Patents by Inventor Ina Bärbel Scheuerpflug

Ina Bärbel Scheuerpflug 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 PilC proteins, methods for producing them and their use
    Patent number: 6268171
    Abstract: The invention relates to recombinant gene sequences for synthesizing a protein having the biological activity of the PilC protein. Furthermore, the invention relates to DNA recombinant methods for the production of proteins having the biological activity of the PilC protein as well as the tools of molecular biology needed therein. Besides, the invention relates to proteins having the biological activity of the PilC protein and its antibodies. Further embodiments of the invention are pharmaceutical compositions with a content of the mentioned proteins or antibodies. Preferably, these pharmaceutical compositions serve as vaccines for the immunization against pathogenic bacteria bearing type 4 pili. The invention also relates to kits for the detection of bacteria bearing type 4 pili or antibodies directed against them containing the mentioned proteins or antibodies. Finally, the invention relates to cellular receptors for bacteria bearing type 4 pili and analogues thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Franz Ferdinand Meyer, Thomas Rudel, Roland Richard Ryll, Ina Bärbel Scheuerpflug