Patents by Inventor Blanca Irene Escudero-Abarca

Blanca Irene Escudero-Abarca 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).

  • Aptamers with binding affinity to norovirus
    Patent number: 10883149
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides norovirus-binding aptamers, compositions comprising such aptamers, and methods of using and producing such aptamers. The aptamers are useful, for example, for detecting the presence of norovirus in test samples, for capturing and/or concentrating norovirus from test samples, for evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic agents in patients diagnosed with a norovirus infection, and for evaluating the efficacy of norovirus vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lee-Ann Jaykus, Blanca Irene Escudero-Abarca, Matthew D. Moore, Helen Rawsthorne
  • APTAMERS WITH BINDING AFFINITY TO NOROVIRUS
    Publication number: 20190233905
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides norovirus-binding aptamers, compositions comprising such aptamers, and methods of using and producing such aptamers. The aptamers are useful, for example, for detecting the presence of norovirus in test samples, for capturing and/or concentrating norovirus from test samples, for evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic agents in patients diagnosed with a norovirus infection, and for evaluating the efficacy of norovirus vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Lee-Ann Jaykus, Blanca Irene Escudero-Abarca, Matthew D. Moore, Helen Rawsthorne
  • Aptamers with binding affinity to norovirus
    Patent number: 10308989
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides norovirus binding aptamers, compositions comprising such aptamers, and methods of using and producing such aptamers. The aptamers are useful, for example, for detecting the presence of norovirus in test samples, for capturing and/or concentrating norovirus from test samples, for evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic agents in patients diagnosed with a norovirus infection, and for evaluating the efficacy of norovirus vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Lee-Ann Jaykus, Blanca Irene Escudero-Abarca, Matthew D. Moore, Helen Rawsthorne
  • APTAMERS WITH BINDING AFFINITY TO NOROVIRUS
    Publication number: 20170114420
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides norovirus-binding aptamers, compositions comprising such aptamers, and methods of using and producing such aptamers. The aptamers are useful, for example, for detecting the presence of norovirus in test samples, for capturing and/or concentrating norovirus from test samples, for evaluating the efficacy of therapeutic agents in patients diagnosed with a norovirus infection, and for evaluating the efficacy of norovirus vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Lee-Ann Jaykus, Blanca Irene Escudero-Abarca, Matthew D. Moore, Helen Rawsthorne