Patents by Inventor David Vremec

David Vremec 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).

  • Therapeutic agents and uses therefor
    Publication number: 20070148129
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to therapeutic agents and methods which enhance or otherwise maintain a state of immune tolerance in a subject. The present invention further provides agents and methods for preventing or at least delaying onset of an autoimmune disease such as but not limited to autoimmune diabetes. Furthermore, the agents and methods of the present invention are useful in enhancing the effectiveness of vaccine regimes such as against cancer cells or pathogenic organisms and viruses or for generally enhancing the immune responsiveness against such entities. The present invention further enables the prevention of pathogenic agent-induced autoimmune conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTIUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ken Shortman, Meredith O'Keeffe, Ben Fancke, Len Harrison, Ray Steptoe, David Vremec