Patents by Inventor Bill Severson

Bill Severson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ANTI-VIRAL TREATMENT AND ASSAY TO SCREENFOR ANTI-VIRAL AGENT
    Publication number: 20130085133
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel compounds of formulas (1) through (19) and to a method for treating humans infected with a virus including various respiratory viruses such as members of the Paramyxoviridae family (respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), human metapneumovirus (HMPV), human parainfluenza virus (HPIV), measles virus, and mumps virus) with a compound of formulas (1) through (19). The present disclosure also relates to a cytopathic effect (CPE)-based assay that will assess virus-induced CPE for screening of compounds for treating viral diseases or inhibiting a virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Sourthern Research Institute Office of Commercialization and Intellectual Prop.
    Inventors: Bill Severson, Dong Hong Chung, Colleen B. Jonsson, Ellie Lucile White, Lynn Rasmussen, Clinton Boykin Maddox, Subramaniam Ananthan, Ashish K. Pathak, Joseph A. Maddry
  • ANTI-VIRAL COMPOUNDS, TREATMENT, AND ASSAY
    Publication number: 20120040966
    Abstract: The compounds provided herein are suitable for inhibiting a virus in a patient and for treating a patient suffering from a viral infection such as an influenza virus. Also provided is a method for screening of compounds for use in treating and preventing viral infections. The assay screens compounds for activity against an influenza virus by measuring the cytopathogenic effect (CPE) of the compound on influenza infected-cells using percent cell viability as the end point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Southern Research Institute Office of Commercialization and Intellectual Prop
    Inventors: Joseph A. Maddry, Bill Severson, Colleen B. Jonsson, James W. Noah, Diana L. Noah, Xi Chen