Patents by Inventor Epifanio Fichera

Epifanio Fichera 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: 20180311340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain polyphenol(s) having adjuvant property that can be used for the vaccine preparation. Also, the current invention provides adjuvant system comprising said polyphenol(s) and delivery system such as an immunostimulating reconstituted influenza virosomes (IRIVs). The present invention illustrates the said polyphenol(s) or an adjuvant system comprising of such polyphenol(s) and IRIVs can provide better level of immune response against antigen of interest than conventional vaccine systems. The preferred polyphenol according to the present invention can be beta-sitosterol. Beta-sitosterol can be optionally combined with the known adjuvant(s) to enhance immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Epifanio FICHERA, Gaurav GUPTA, Reinhard GLUECK
  • Publication number: 20170296638
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a preparation of an adjuvant system to achieve required level of humoral and cellular immune response against antigen of interest. The current invention provides an adjuvant system comprising an immunostimulating reconstituted influenza virosomes (IRIVs) and immunopotentiators. The current invention illustrates that an antigen is adsorbed or incorporated into IRIVs and further formulated with lipophilic adjuvant such as MPL or glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (synthetic analogue of MPL).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: CADILA HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Gaurav GUPTA, Epifanio FICHERA, Reinhard GLUECK
  • Patent number: 9603921
    Abstract: The present invention provides a virosome comprising a virosomal membrane comprising at least one lipid and envelope proteins of an enveloped virus and of the virosome and attached to said envelope proteins. Furthermore, the invention provides a vaccine comprising the virosome of the invention and, a method for the production of a virosome of the invention. Moreover, the invention provides a use of a virosome of the invention for the preparation of a vaccine, e.g. for the prevention or alleviation of a disease related to an HBV infection, and a method for the vaccination of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Janssen Vaccines AG
    Inventors: Christian Moser, Giovanna Assero, Epifanio Fichera, Dario Ventura, Laurence Lempereur, Diana Felnerova
  • Publication number: 20090087453
    Abstract: The present invention provides a virosome comprising a virosomal membrane comprising at least one lipid and envelope proteins of an enveloped virus and of the virosome and attached to said envelope proteins. Furthermore, the invention provides a vaccine comprising the virosome of the invention and, a method for the production of a virosome of the invention. Moreover, the invention provides a use of a virosome of the invention for the preparation of a vaccine, e.g. for the prevention or alleviation of a disease related to an HBV infection, and a method for the vaccination of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Christian Moser, Giovanna Assero, Epifanio Fichera, Dario Ventura, Laurence Lempereur, Diana Felnerova