Patents by Inventor Hugues Contamin

Hugues Contamin 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).

  • Method for detecting Nipah virus and method for providing immunoprotection against Henipa viruses
    Publication number: 20070150972
    Abstract: The present invention provides an animal model for monitoring Nipah virus infection, a method for the quantitative detection and rapid characterization of Nipah virus RNA in a sample, a composition which can be used to provide immunoprotection in an individual as well as monoclonal antibodies which neutralize Nipah and Hendra virus and can be used for prophylaxis, treatment, and/or prevention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: INSTITUT PASTEUR
    Inventors: Marie-Claude George Courbot, Fabian Wild, Vincent Deubel, Robin Buckland, Hugues Contamin, Thong Wong Kum, Philippe Loth
  • Use of golden hamster as infectivity model of SARS
    Publication number: 20060143719
    Abstract: A model system for sudden acute respiratory syndrome infection (SARS) in humans, comprising a non-human animal infected with a SARS-causing coronavirus (CoV), wherein the non-human animal is a golden hamster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Philippe Marianneau, Vincent Deubel, Hugues Contamin, Ingrid Marendat, Philippe Loth, Marie Georges-Courbot
  • Method for detecting Nipah virus and method for providing immunoprotection against Henipa viruses
    Publication number: 20060053501
    Abstract: The present invention provides an animal model for monitoring Nipah virus infection, a method for the quantitative detection and rapid characterization of Nipah virus RNA in a sample, a composition which can be used to provide immunoprotection in an individual as well as monoclonal antibodies which neutralize Nipah and Hendra virus and can be used for prophylaxis, treatment, and/or prevention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: INSTITUT PASTEUR
    Inventors: Marie-Claude George Courbot, Fabian Wild, Vincent Deubel, Robin Buckland, Hugues Contamin, Thong Kum, Philippe Loth