Patents by Inventor FRANCY L. CROSBY

FRANCY L. CROSBY 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).

  • VIRB10 FOR VACCINATION AGAINST GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20210205430
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of VirB10 to immunize a host against an infection by a bacterium having T4SS. The invention provides a vaccine comprising VirB10, a fragment of VirB10, a polynucleotide encoding VirB10 or a polynucleotide encoding a fragment of VirB10 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or adjuvant. The invention also provides a method of immunizing a host against an infection caused by a bacterium having T4SS, the method comprising administering to the host a vaccine of the invention. The vaccines and the methods of the invention can be used to immunize against infections caused by bacteria having T4SS in dogs, rabbits, cats, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, deer, horses, rodents and humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Anthony F. BARBET, Francy L. CROSBY
  • VirB10 for vaccination against gram negative bacteria
    Patent number: 10918707
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of VirB10 to immunize a host against an infection by a bacterium having T4SS. The invention provides a vaccine comprising VirB10, a fragment of VirB10, a polynucleotide encoding VirB10 or a polynucleotide encoding a fragment of VirB10 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or adjuvant. The invention also provides a method of immunizing a host against an infection caused by a bacterium having T4SS, the method comprising administering to the host a vaccine of the invention. The vaccines and the methods of the invention can be used to immunize against infections caused by bacteria having T4SS in dogs, rabbits, cats, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, deer, horses, rodents and humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Anthony F. Barbet, Francy L. Crosby
  • VIRB10 FOR VACCINATION AGAINST GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20180296657
    Abstract: The invention pertains to the use of VirB10 to immunize a host against an infection by a bacterium having T4SS. The invention provides a vaccine comprising VirB10, a fragment of VirB10, a polynucleotide encoding VirB10 or a polynucleotide encoding a fragment of VirB10 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or adjuvant. The invention also provides a method of immunizing a host against an infection caused by a bacterium having T4SS, the method comprising administering to the host a vaccine of the invention. The vaccines and the methods of the invention can be used to immunize against infections caused by bacteria having T4SS in dogs, rabbits, cats, pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, deer, horses, rodents and humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: ANTHONY F. BARBET, FRANCY L. CROSBY