Patents by Inventor Edward N. Martin, Jr.

Edward N. Martin, Jr. 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ANTHRAX LETHALITY
    Publication number: 20100247525
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for preventing and inhibiting anthrax lethality. The present invention relates to protect a subject from anthrax lethality by presensitizing a subject prior to anthrax infection. The present invention further provides compositions and methods for enhancing the innate system to inhibit anthrax-associated lethality. The invention further provides compositions and methods for preventing and inhibiting lethality due to infection regulated via a TNF-? pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Edward N. Martin, JR., W. Michael Scheld
  • Antigen-based heteropolymers and method for treating autoimmune diseases using the same
    Patent number: 5879679
    Abstract: Constructs consisting of antigen-based heteropolymers (AHP's) are provided. The antigen-based heteropolymers comprise at least one monoclonal antibody specific for binding to complement receptor (CR1) site on a human or non-human primate erythrocyte, and the anti-CR1 monoclonal antibody is crosslinked to an antigen specific for a target pathogenic autoantibody. Further provided is a method for treating autoimmune diseases in human or non-human primates using the AHP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: University of Virginia Alumni Patents Foundation
    Inventors: Ronald P. Taylor, Polly J. Ferguson, Edward N. Martin, Jr., William M. Sutherland, Craig J. Reist, Kirsten Greene, Cyd Johnson