Patents by Inventor Erwin Diener

Erwin Diener 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).

  • Composition for establishing immunological tolerance
    Patent number: 4415552
    Abstract: A water-soluble non-immunogenic carrier, namely carboxymethyl cellulose, is provided which, in attachment to allergens or other haptens, is capable of inducing an immunological tolerance in an individual of a mammalian species to the allergen or hapten. The allergen or hapten is attached to each of a plurality of the carboxyl groups of carboxymethyl cellulose. Tolerance has been induced in mice to three particular haptens, namely 2,4-dinitrophenyl, penicillin G and fluorescein in the specific embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: The Governors of The University of Alberta
    Inventors: Erwin Diener, Uriel Diner