Patents by Inventor Brendan Kenny
Brendan Kenny 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).
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Patent number: 8021861Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide, called EspA, which is secreted by pathogenic E. coli, such as the enteropathogenic (SPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding EspA polypeptide, EspA peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant EspA, antibodies which bind to EspA, and a kit for the detection of EspA-producing E. coli.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: University of British ColumbiaInventors: B. Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Markus Stein, Michael S. Donnenberg, Li-Ching Lai
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Publication number: 20110003339Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide, called EspA, which is secreted by pathogenic E. coli, such as the enteropathogenic (SPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding EspA polypeptide, EspA peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant EspA, antibodies which bind to EspA, and a kit for the detection of EspA-producing E. coli.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2007Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: The University of British ColumbiaInventors: B. Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Markus Stein, Michael S. Donnenberg, Li-Ching Lai
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Patent number: 7759462Abstract: A polypeptide, called Tir (for translocated intimin receptor, which is secreted by attaching and effacing pathogens, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. These bacterial pathogens inserts their own receptors into mammalian cell surfaces, to which the bacterial pathogen then adheres to trigger additional host signaling events and actin nucleation. Diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic E. coli can be performed by the use of antibodies which bind to Tir to detect the protein or the use of nucleic acid probes for detection of nucleic acids encoding Tir polypeptide. Isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding Tir polypeptide, Tir peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant Tir, antibodies which bind to Tir, and a kit for the detection of Tir-producing E. coli are provided. A method of immunizing a host with Tir to induce a protective immune response to Tir or a second polypeptide of interst is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: University of British ColumbiaInventors: Brett B. Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Rebekah DeVinney, Markus Stein
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Patent number: 7531315Abstract: A polypeptide, called Tir (for translocated intimin receptor, which is secreted by attaching and effacing pathogens, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. These bacterial pathogens inserts their own receptors into mammalian cell surfaces, to which the bacterial pathogen then adheres to trigger additional host signaling events and actin nucleation. Diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic E. coli can be performed by the use of antibodies which bind to Tir to detect the protein or the use of nucleic acid probes for detection of nucleic acids encoding Tir polypeptide. Isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding Tir polypeptide, Tir peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant Tir, antibodies which bind to Tir, and a kit for the detection of Tir-producing E. coli are provided. A method of immunizing a host with Tir to induce a protective immune response to Tir or a second polypeptide of interest is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Assignee: The University of British ColumbiaInventors: Brett B. Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Rebekah DeVinney, Markus Stein
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Publication number: 20070218518Abstract: A polypeptide, called Tir (for translocated intimin receptor, which is secreted by attaching and effacing pathogens, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. These bacterial pathogens inserts their own receptors into mammalian cell surfaces, to which the bacterial pathogen then adheres to trigger additional host signaling events and actin nucleation. Diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic E. coli can be performed by the use of antibodies which bind to Tir to detect the protein or the use of nucleic acid probes for detection of nucleic acids encoding Tir polypeptide. Isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding Tir polypeptide, Tir peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant Tir, antibodies which bind to Tir, and a kit for the detection of Tir-producing E. coli are provided. A method of immunizing a host with Tir to induce a protective immune response to Tir or a second polypeptide of interest is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: The University of British ColumbiaInventors: Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Rebekah DeVinney, Markus Stein
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Publication number: 20070213509Abstract: A polypeptide, called Tir (for translocated intimin receptor, which is secreted by attaching and effacing pathogens, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. These bacterial pathogens inserts their own receptors into mammalian cell surfaces, to which the bacterial pathogen then adheres to trigger additional host signaling events and actin nucleation. Diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic E. coli can be performed by the use of antibodies which bind to Tir to detect the protein or the use of nucleic acid probes for detection of nucleic acids encoding Tir polypeptide. Isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding Tir polypeptide, Tir peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant Tir, antibodies which bind to Tir, and a kit for the detection of Tir-producing E. coli are provided. A method of immunizing a host with Tir to induce a protective immune response to Tir or a second polypeptide of interst is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: September 13, 2007Applicant: The University of British ColumbiaInventors: Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Rebekah DeVinney, Markus Stein
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Publication number: 20070184500Abstract: A polypeptide, called Tir (for translocated intimin receptor, which is secreted by attaching and effacing pathogens, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. These bacterial pathogens inserts their own receptors into mammalian cell surfaces, to which the bacterial pathogen then adheres to trigger additional host signaling events and actin nucleation. Diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic E. coli can be performed by the use of antibodies which bind to Tir to detect the protein or the use of nucleic acid probes for detection of nucleic acids encoding Tir polypeptide. Isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding Tir polypeptide, Tir peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant Tir, antibodies which bind to Tir, and a kit for the detection of Tir-producing E. coli are provided. A method of immunizing a host with Tir to induce a protective immune response to Tir or a second polypeptide of interest is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: August 9, 2007Applicant: The University of British ColumbiaInventors: Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Rebekah DeVinney, Markus Stein
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Patent number: 7214499Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide, called EspA, which is secreted by pathogenic E. coli, such as the enteropathogenic (SPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding EspA polypeptide, EspA peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant EspA, antibodies which bind to EspA, and a kit for the detection of EspA-producing E. coli.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: University of British ColumbiaInventors: B. Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Markus Stein, Michael S. Donnenberg, Li-Ching Lai
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Patent number: 7208574Abstract: A polypeptide, called Tir (for translocated intimin receptor, which is secreted by attaching and effacing pathogens, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. These bacterial pathogens inserts their own receptors into mammalian cell surfaces, to which the bacterial pathogen then adheres to trigger additional host signaling events and actin nucleation. Diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic E. coli can be performed by the use of antibodies which bind to Tir to detect the protein or the use of nucleic acid probes for detection of nucleic acids encoding Tir polypeptide. Isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding Tir polypeptide, Tir peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant Tir, antibodies which bind to Tir, and a kit for the detection of Tir-producing E. coli are provided. A method of immunizing a host with Tir to induce a protective immune response to Tir or a second polypeptide of interest is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1998Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: The University of British ColumbiaInventors: B. Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Rebekah DeVinney, Markus Stein
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Publication number: 20060292180Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide, called EspA, which is secreted by pathogenic E. coli, such as the enteropathogenic (SPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding EspA polypeptide, EspA peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant EspA, antibodies which bind to EspA, and a kit for the detection of EspA-producing E. coli.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: The University of British ColumbiaInventors: B. Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Markus Stein, Michael Donnenberg, Li-Ching Lai
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Patent number: 7078193Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide, called EspA, which is secreted by pathogenic E. coli, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding EspA polypeptide, EspA peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant EspA, antibodies which bind to EspA, and a kit for the detection of EspA-producing E. coli.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2001Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: University of British ColumbiaInventors: B. Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Markus Stein, Michael S. Donnenberg, Li-Ching Lai
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Publication number: 20020115829Abstract: The present invention provides a polypeptide, called EspA, which is secreted by pathogenic E. coli, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding EspA polypeptide, EspA peptides, a recombinant method for producing recombinant EspA, antibodies which bind to EspA, and a kit for the detection of EspA-producing E. coli.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: B. Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Markus Stein, Michael S. Donnenberg, Li-Ching Lai
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Patent number: 6355254Abstract: The present invention provides the EspA polypeptide, which is secreted by pathogenic E coli, such as the enteropathogenic (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E coli. Diagnosis of disease caused by such pathogenic E coli can be performed by standard techniques, such as those based upon the use of antibodies which bind to EspA to detect the protein, as well as those based on the use of nucleic acid probes for detection of nucleic acids encoding EspA protein. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding EspA, EspA polypeptide, EspA peptides, a method for producing recombinant EspA, antibodies which bind to EspA, and a kit for the detection of EspA-producing E coli. The invention also provides a method of immunizing a host with EspA to induce a protective immune response to EspA.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1999Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: University of British ColumbiaInventors: B. Brett Finlay, Brendan Kenny, Markus Stein, Michael S. Donnenberg, Li-Ching Lai