Patents by Inventor Herman N. Eiser

Herman N. Eiser 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).

  • IN VIVO CTL ELICITATION BY HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN FUSION PROTEINS MAPS TO A DISCRETE DOMAIN AND IS CD4+ T CELL-INDEPENDENT
    Publication number: 20100040645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response to a molecule in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual art hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating HIV in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual an hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. Also encompassed by the present invention is a method of inducing a CD4+ independent CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. The present invention also relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Qian Huang, Joan F.L. Richmond, Bryan K. Cho, Deborah Palliser, Jianzhu Chen, Herman N. Eiser, Richard A. Young