Patents by Inventor Gerard Cuny

Gerard Cuny 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).

  • Antigenic structure and uses thereof for screening trypanosomiases in humans and animals
    Patent number: 9201070
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antigenic structure that contains a tryptophan epitope, characterised in that said structure is made up of a tryptophan pattern W or a peptide of 3 or 4 amino acids comprising a pattern W, coupled with glutaraldehyde. The invention can he used for screening trypanosomiasis in humans or animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DEVELOPMENT (CIRAD)
    Inventors: Philippe Holzmuller, Silla Semballa, Philippe Vincendeau, Gerard Cuny
  • ANTIGENIC STRUCTURE AND USES THEREOF FOR SCREENING TRYPANOSOMIASES IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20130203085
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antigenic structure that contains a tryptophan epitope, characterised in that said structure is made up of a tryptophan pattern W or a peptide of 3 or 4 amino acids comprising a pattern W, coupled with glutaraldehyde. The invention can he used for screening trypanosomiasis in humans or animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpment (IRD)
    Inventors: Philippe Holzmuller, Silla Semballa, Philippe Vincendeau, Gerard Cuny
  • USE OF APROTININ FOR TREATING PARASITIC INFECTIONS AND PROGNOSING BOVINE TRYPANOTOLERANCE
    Publication number: 20120295844
    Abstract: The present invention relates the use of aprotinin in the treatment of parasitic diseases or infections that affect domesticated mammals, in particular the cattle, especially bovines. In particular, aprotinin finds application in the fight against pathogenic effects induced by parasites in the Trypanosomatidae family, such as the protozoa that belong to the Trypanosoma genus or Leishmania genus. The invention also relates to the use of aprotinin for the prognosis of bovine tolerance to trypanosomosis infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT (IRD)
    Inventors: David Berthier, Gerard Cuny, Sophie Thevenon, Isabelle Chantal, Anne Boissiere