Patents by Inventor Christine Malboeuf

Christine Malboeuf 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).

  • Combined human papillomavirus VLP/gene delivery system and use thereof as a vaccine for prophylaxis and immunotherapy of infectious diseases and tumors
    Patent number: 8778351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions that contain a chimeric papillomavirus virus-like particle (VLP) in combination with a DNA molecule encoding a protein or polypeptide epitope. The chimeric papillomavirus VLP is assembled from an L1 protein or polypeptide and a chimeric protein or polypeptide containing at least a portion of the L2 protein and a protein or polypeptide including an immunogenic epitope. The composition is useful for inducing an enhanced immune response against a pathogen or a tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventors: Robert C. Rose, Christine Malboeuf, Young-Eun Ellen Lee
  • COMBINED HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VLP/GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF AS A VACCINE FOR PROPHYLAXIS AND IMMUNOTHERAPY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TUMORS
    Publication number: 20100092504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions that contain a chimeric papillomavirus virus-like particle (VLP) in combination with a DNA molecule encoding a protein or polypeptide epitope. The chimeric papillomavirus VLP is assembled from an L1 protein or polypeptide and a chimeric protein or polypeptide containing at least a portion of the L2 protein and a protein or polypeptide including an immunogenic epitope. The composition is useful for inducing an enhanced immune response against a pathogen or a tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
    Inventors: Robert C. Rose, Christine Malboeuf, Young-Eun Ellen Lee