Patents by Inventor Erna Moller

Erna Moller 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).

  • Treatment of cytomegalovirus using aminopeptidase N
    Patent number: 6511662
    Abstract: A method for the prevention or treatment of human cytomegalovirus is described. Aminopeptidases, preferably in soluble form is administered exogenously to the patient. The invention involves the discovery that aminopeptidases are a CMV surface protein involved in post-binding events in the CMV infection process. The invention includes the discovery that AP, including specifically APN, on the surface of the virion and on the surface of the cell is involved in the CMV infection process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Inventors: John A. Zaia, Terrence D. Giugni, Erna Moller, Cecilia Söderberg