Patents by Inventor Heinrich D. Luetticken

Heinrich D. Luetticken 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).

  • Attenuated, live vaccine for Delaware strain IBDV
    Patent number: 5632989
    Abstract: Live, attenuated Delaware infectious bursal disease viruses are screened for effectiveness by a monoclonal antibody specific for said Delaware strain. Those which are not bound by the antibody are not or may not be as effective in conferring protection against homologous wild type infectious bursal disease infection. Currently available live, attenuated vaccines do not include a virus having the binding site specified. A monoclonal antibody specific for the Delaware strain also provides a vaccine for passive immunization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: University of Maryland
    Inventors: David B. Snyder, Vikram Vakharia, Heinrich D. Luetticken