Patents by Inventor Gregory P. Nitzel

Gregory P. Nitzel 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).

  • PCV/mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine
    Patent number: 11154609
    Abstract: This invention provides a combination vaccine which includes a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen and a cell free Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) culture supernatant for protecting a pig against PCV2 and M. hyo infections, wherein the M. hyo culture supernatant is substantially free of PCV2 antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine
    Patent number: 11141472
    Abstract: This invention provides a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) antigen that is compatible with antigens from other swine pathogens, wherein the M. hyo antigen is a cell free M. hyo culture supernatant which is substantially free of swine IgG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Galvin, Gregory P. Nitzel, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE VACCINE
    Publication number: 20200338187
    Abstract: This invention provides a combination vaccine which includes a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen and a cell free Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) culture supernatant for protecting a pig against PCV2 and M.hyo infections, wherein the M.hyo culture supernatant is substantially free of PCV2 antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE VACCINE
    Publication number: 20200330577
    Abstract: This invention provides a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) antigen that is compatible with antigens from other swine pathogens, wherein the M.hyo antigen is a cell free M.hyo culture supernatant which is substantially free of swine IgG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Galvin, Gregory P. Nitzel, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • vaccine
    Patent number: 10668139
    Abstract: This invention provides a protein-A or protein-G treated Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) antigen that is compatible with antigens from other swine pathogens, wherein the M.hyo antigen is an M.hyo culture supernatant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Galvin, Gregory P. Nitzel, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/vaccine for use with PRRSV vaccine
    Patent number: 10668145
    Abstract: This invention provides a combination of a first vaccine comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen and a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) culture supernatant and a second vaccine comprising a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus antigen, for treating an animal against an infection with PCV2, an infection with M. hyo, and an infection with PRRS virus, wherein the M. hyo culture supernatant has been separated from insoluble cellular material and is substantially free of both IgG and immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE VACCINE FOR USE WITH PRRSV VACCINE
    Publication number: 20190209673
    Abstract: This invention provides a combination of a first vaccine comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen and a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) culture supernatant and a second vaccine comprising a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus antigen, for treating an animal against an infection with PCV2, an infection with M. hyo, and an infection with PRRS virus, wherein the M. hyo culture supernatant has been separated from insoluble cellular material and is substantially free of both IgG and immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE VACCINE
    Publication number: 20190134176
    Abstract: This invention provides a protein-A or protein-G treated Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) antigen that is compatible with antigens from other swine pathogens, wherein the M.hyo antigen is an M.hyo culture supernatant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Galvin, Gregory P. Nitzel, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine
    Patent number: 10206991
    Abstract: This invention provides an immunogenic composition including the supernatant of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) culture, wherein the supernatant of the M.hyo culture has been separated from insoluble cellular material by centrifugation, filtration, or precipitation and is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Galvin, Gregory P. Nitzel, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/mycoplasma hyopneumoniae/lawsonia intracellularis combination vaccine
    Patent number: 10206993
    Abstract: This invention provides a multivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) whole cell preparation; a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen; and a Lawsonia intracellularis antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M.hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE/LAWSONIA INTRACELLULARIS COMBINATION VACCINE
    Publication number: 20170216423
    Abstract: This invention provides a multivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) whole cell preparation; a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen; and a Lawsonia intracellularis antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M.hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE VACCINE
    Publication number: 20170209560
    Abstract: This invention provides an immunogenic composition including the supernatant of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) culture, wherein the supernatant of the M.hyo culture has been separated from insoluble cellular material by centrifugation, filtration, or precipitation and is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Galvin, Gregory P. Nitzel, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • vaccine
    Patent number: 9650600
    Abstract: This invention provides an immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) whole cell preparation, wherein the soluble portion of the M.hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Galvin, Gregory P. Nitzel, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/mycoplasma hyopneumoniae/PRRS combination vaccine
    Patent number: 9650601
    Abstract: This invention provides a trivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) whole cell preparation; a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen; and a PRRS virus antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M.hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/combination vaccine
    Patent number: 9649369
    Abstract: This invention provides a multivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) whole cell preparation; and a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M. hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae Vaccine
    Publication number: 20150284677
    Abstract: This invention provides an immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) whole cell preparation, wherein the soluble portion of the M.hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Jeffrey E. Galvin, Gregory P. Nitzel, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae Combination Vaccine
    Publication number: 20150283222
    Abstract: This invention provides a multivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) whole cell preparation; and a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M. hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae/PRRS Combination Vaccine
    Publication number: 20150284678
    Abstract: This invention provides a trivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) whole cell preparation; a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen; and a PRRS virus antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M. hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/mycoplasma hyopneumoniae/PRRS combination vaccine
    Patent number: 9125886
    Abstract: This invention provides a trivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.hyo) whole cell preparation; a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen; and a PRRS virus antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M. hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer
  • PCV/combination vaccine
    Patent number: 9125885
    Abstract: This invention provides a multivalent immunogenic composition including a soluble portion of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo) whole cell preparation; and a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen, wherein the soluble portion of the M. hyo preparation is substantially free of both (i) IgG and (ii) immunocomplexes comprised of antigen bound to immunoglobulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Gregory P. Nitzel, Jeffrey E. Galvin, John Keith Garrett, James R. Kulawik, II, Tracy L. Ricker, Megan Marie Smutzer