Patents by Inventor Helen M. Amerongen

Helen M. Amerongen 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).

  • Hydroxyapatite-antigen conjugates and methods for generating a poly-Ig immune response
    Patent number: 6541000
    Abstract: A method for generating antigen-sensitized Ig-A-producing lymphoblasts in a mammal, using an immunogen comprising an antigen or antigen mixture in association with hydroxylated calcium phosphate (hydroxy apatite) is administered to a mucosal surface of the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignees: President & Fellows of Harvard College, Institut Suisse de Recherche Experimentale sur le Cancer
    Inventors: Helen M. Amerongen, Marian R. Neutra, Jean-Pierre Kraehenbuhl
  • Hydroxyapatite-antigen conjugates and methods for generating a poly-Ig immune response
    Patent number: 5443832
    Abstract: A method for generating antigen-sensitized Ig-A-producing lymphoblasts in a mammal, using an immunogen comprising an antigen or antigen mixture in association with hydroxylated calcium phosphate (hydroxy apatite) is administered to a mucosal surface of the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1995
    Assignee: Institut Swisse de Recherches Experimentales sur le Cancer
    Inventors: Helen M. Amerongen, Marian R. Neutra, Jean-Pierre Kraehenbuhl