Patents by Inventor Ellen Sparger

Ellen Sparger 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).

  • Publication number: 20240011047
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides recombinant polynucleotides. In some embodiments, the recombinant polynucleotides comprise a cytomegalovirus (CMV) genome, or a portion thereof, and a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antigen, wherein the CMV genome or portion thereof comprises a mutation within a interleukin-10-like gene sequence. Methods for preventing and treating diseases such as infectious diseases and cancer are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Peter Barry, Dennis Hartigan-O'Connor, Ellen Sparger, William Chang, Mark Walter, Corey Miller
  • Publication number: 20210123074
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides recombinant polynucleotides. In some embodiments, the recombinant polynucleotides comprise a cytomegalovirus (CMV) genome, or a portion thereof, and a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antigen, wherein the CMV genome or portion thereof comprises a mutation within a interleukin-10-like gene sequence. Methods for preventing and treating diseases such as infectious diseases and cancer are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of California, The UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Peter Barry, Dennis Hartigan-O'Connor, Ellen Sparger, William Chang, Mark Walter, Corey Miller