Patents by Inventor Dror I. Baruch

Dror I. Baruch 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).

  • Identification of the domain of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) that mediates adhesion to chondroitin sulfate A
    Patent number: 6855323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of a var gene and corresponding protein that modulates adhesion of parasitized red blood cells to chondroitin sulfate A. Novel biological tools, prophylactics, therapeutics, diagnostics, and methods of use of the foregoing are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Artur Scherf, Louis H. Miller, Benoit Gamain, Dror I. Baruch, Pierre Buffet, Christine Scheidig, Jurg Gysin, Bruno Pouvelle, Nobutaka Fujii, Joseph Smith
  • Identification of the domain of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) that mediates adhesion to chondroitin sulfate A
    Publication number: 20040062769
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of a var gene and corresponding protein that modulates adhesion of parasitized red blood cells to chondroitin sulfate A. Novel biological tools, prophylactics, therapeutics, diagnostics, and methods of use of the foregoing are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Arthur Scherf, Louis H. Miller, Benoit Gamain, Dror I. Baruch, Pierre Buffet, Christine Scheidig, Jurg Gysin, Bruno Pouvelle, Nobutaka Fujii, Joseph Smith