Patents by Inventor James S. Moncrief

James S. Moncrief 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).

  • Clostridium difficle toxins as mucosal adjuvants
    Patent number: 5919463
    Abstract: The invention features methods and compositions for inducing protective and/or therapeutic immune responses to an antigen in a mammal. In these methods, an antigen is administered to the mammal with a toxin of a Clostridium (e.g., C. difficile), or a fragment or derivative thereof having adjuvant activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: OraVax, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Thomas, Jr., Thomas P. Monath, Zhenxi Zhang, Francisco Javier Torres-Lopez, Wende Lei, David M. Lyerly, James S. Moncrief