Patents by Inventor George Mutwiri

George Mutwiri 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).

  • Combination adjuvant formulation
    Patent number: 9408908
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for enhancing an immune response to a selected antigen are described. The methods are useful for the treatment and prevention of microbial infections, such as infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The methods and compositions include host defense peptides, polyphosphazenes and immunostimulatory sequences to enhance the immune response to a coadministered antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Inventors: Sylvia van den Hurk, Volker Gerdts, Andrew Potter, Lorne Babiuk, Robert Hancock, Scott Halperin, Jennifer Kovacs-Nolan, George Mutwiri, Song Lee, Mi-Na Kweon, Jason Kindrachuk, Melissa Elliott
  • Combination adjuvant formulation
    Patent number: 9061001
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for enhancing an immune response to a selected antigen are described. The methods are useful for the treatment and prevention of microbial infections, such as infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The methods and compositions include host defense peptides, polyphosphazenes and immunostimulatory sequences to enhance the immune response to a coadministered antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: University of Saskatchewan, Dalhousie University, International Vaccines Institute, University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk, Volker Gerdts, Andrew Potter, Lorne Babiuk, Robert Hancock, Scott Halperin, Jennifer Kovacs-Nolan, George Mutwiri, Song Lee, Mi-Na Kweon, Jason Kindrachuk, Melissa Elliott
  • Combination adjuvant formulation
    Publication number: 20100239611
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for enhancing an immune response to a selected antigen are described. The methods are useful for the treatment and prevention of microbial infections, such as infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The methods and compositions include host defense peptides, polyphosphazenes and immunostimulatory sequences to enhance the immune response to a coadministered antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk, Volker Gerdts, Andrew Potter, Lorne Babiuk, Robert Hancock, Scott Halperin, Jennifer Kovacs-Nolan, George Mutwiri, Song Lee, Mi-Na Kweon, Jason Kindrachuk, Melissa Elliot