Patents by Inventor Diane W. Taylor

Diane W. Taylor 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).

  • Monoclonal antibodies to a pan-malarial antigen
    Patent number: 5001225
    Abstract: A continuous hybridoma cell line, designated 7H8, which secretes a monoclonal antibody (MAb 7H8) of the IgM class and which binds to a protein present in species of the genus Plasmodium. MAb 7H8 also recognizes an antigen (antigen Pf93) unique to P. falciparum. Methods of isolating the substantially pure antigen using the antibody of the present invention are disclosed. MAb 7H8 is well suited for use in immunometric assays. Preferred is a two-sited assay developed with MAb 7H8. Anti-idiotypic and anti anti-idiotypic antibodies to MAb 7H8 are disclosed. The antibodies and antigens of the present invention are useful for immunodiagnostic and immunotherapeutic treatment of malarial diseases of man and animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventor: Diane W. Taylor