Patents by Inventor Dean Hamer

Dean Hamer 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).

  • Commensal strain of encoding an HIV GP41 protein
    Patent number: 8349586
    Abstract: The present invention relates, e.g., to a commensal bacterium which can colonize the genitourinary and/or gastrointestinal mucosa, and which, under suitable conditions, secretes a heterologous antimicrobial polypeptide, wherein the secreted antimicrobial polypeptide is effective to inhibit infectivity by, or a pathogenic activity of, a pathogen. In a most preferred embodiment, the antimicrobial polypeptide inhibits HIV infection (e.g., fusion) and/or pathogenesis. Also described are preventive or therapeutic compositions comprising the commensal bacteria, and methods to inhibit infectivity and/or pathogenesis, using the bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventor: Dean Hamer