Patents by Inventor Ernesto Torres De Azeved Marques

Ernesto Torres De Azeved Marques 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).

  • Patent number: 11531029
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for the detection of a Flavivirus infection. In some embodiments, the method comprises detecting a recent Flavivirus infection by measuring the amount of anti-NS1 IgG3. In other embodiments, the method comprises detecting a prior Dengue virus infection in a subject previously immunized with a Dengue virus vaccine comprising one or more non-Dengue Flavivirus proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Ernesto Torres De Azeved Marques, Jr., Eduardo Nascimento, Albert Icksang Ko, Donald S. Burke
  • Publication number: 20210181199
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for the detection of a flavivirus infection. In some embodiments, the method comprises detecting a recent flavivirus infection by measuring the amount of anti-NS1 IgG3. In other embodiments, the method comprises detecting a prior Dengue virus infection in a subject previously immunized with a Dengue virus vaccine comprising one or more non-Dengue flavivirus proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicants: University of Pittsburgh--of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Yale University
    Inventors: Ernesto Torres De Azeved MARQUES, Jr., Eduardo NASCIMENTO, Albert Icksang KO, Donald S. BURKE
  • Publication number: 20180228886
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are isolated flavivirus polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence at least 75% identical to one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-11, or a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide, or a viral like particle encoding the polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide does not comprise the amino acid sequence of a full-length flavivirus NS1 polypeptide. Methods of using these polypeptides are also disclosed, such as for preventing, treating, or determining the prognosis of a flavivirus infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Ernesto Torres De Azeved Marques, Eduardo Jose Moura do Nascimento, Guangchao Gu