Patents by Inventor Elizer Benjamini

Elizer Benjamini 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).

  • Method for immunization against and treatment of infection by ectoparasites and endoparasites
    Patent number: 4891219
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the active or passive immunization of a vertebrate against ectoparasites and endoparasites, and a method of treating a vertebrate host infected by ectoparasites or endoparasites, comprising administering to the vertebrate an immunogen comprising one or more endocrine products of ectoparasites and endoparasites, coupled with an immunogenic carrier, or administering to the vertebrate, monoclonal antibodies capable of binding to the native form of the endocrine product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Aphton Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen L. Karr, Jr., Elizer Benjamini, Robert J. Scibienski, Stephen Grimes
  • Method for contraception by immunization against the zona pellucida
    Patent number: 4795634
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for contraception comprising the active immunization of a female mammal against zona pellucida using a composition comprising an effective amount of anti-idiotypic antibodies formed against anti-zona pellucida antibodies, which anti-idiotypic antibodies express internal images of zona pellucida antigenic determinants capable of eliciting a contraceptive response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Aphton Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Grimes, Elizer Benjamini, Philip Gevas