Patents by Inventor Heike Dreier

Heike Dreier 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).

  • Recombinant attenuation of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRSV)
    Publication number: 20040009190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to live PRRS viruses which are attenuated by amino acid mutations in a specific site of the viral protein coded by the open reading frame (ORF) selected from the group of ORF 1a, ORF 1b and/or ORF 2. The invention also pertains to nucleotide sequences coding said viruses, methods of generating such viruses and their use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis and treatment of PRRS infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Knut Elbers, Stefan Pesch, Heike Dreier
  • Recombinant attenuation of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRSV)
    Publication number: 20020012670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to live PRRS viruses which are attenuated by amino acid mutations in a specific site of the viral protein coded by the open reading frame (ORF) selected from the group of ORF 1a, ORF 1b and/or ORF 2. The invention also pertains to nucleotide sequences coding said viruses, methods of generating such viruses and their use for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis and treatment of PRRS infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Knut Elbers, Stefan Pesch, Heike Dreier