Patents by Inventor Francesca Boato

Francesca Boato 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).

  • Coiled-coil lipopeptide helical bundles and synthetic virus-like particles
    Patent number: 8450284
    Abstract: The invention relates to lipopeptide building blocks consisting of a peptide chain comprising a coiled-coil domain, linked covalently to a lipid moiety comprising long alkyl or alkenyl chains, and optionally linked to an antigen; and to helical lipopeptide bundles and synthetic virus-like particles formed by aggregation. The nanometer size and shape of these bundles and particles, their stability under aqueous physiological conditions, their chemical composition, the possibility to incorporate B- and T-cell epitopes, and their production by chemical synthesis, make them highly suitable as vaccine delivery vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Universitaet Zuerich
    Inventors: Francesca Boato, Anabelle Freund, Arin Ghasparian, Kerstin Möhle, John A. Robinson, Richard M. Thomas
  • COILED-COIL LIPOPEPTIDE HELICAL BUNDLES AND SYNTHETIC VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES
    Publication number: 20100015173
    Abstract: The invention relates to lipopeptide building blocks consisting of a peptide chain comprising a coiled-coil domain, linked covalently to a lipid moiety comprising long alkyl or alkenyl chains, and optionally linked to an antigen; and to helical lipopeptide bundles and synthetic virus-like particles formed by aggregation. The nanometer size and shape of these bundles and particles, their stability under aqueous physiological conditions, their chemical composition, the possibility to incorporate B- and T-cell epitopes, and their production by chemical synthesis, make them highly suitable as vaccine delivery vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITÄT ZÓRICH PROREKTORAT FORSCHUNG
    Inventors: Francesca Boato, Annabelle Freund, Arin Ghasparian, Kerstin Moehle, John A. Robinson, Richard M. Thomas