Patents by Inventor James W. Lederer

James W. Lederer 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 multivalent M protein vaccine
    Patent number: 6063386
    Abstract: A recombinant multivalent hybrid protein vaccine against multiple serotypes of group A streptococci that may result in rheumatic fever. The vaccine can also evoke other protective antibodies of the mucosal type DNA sequences e.g. genes which encode the necessary amino acids that carry our the desired epitopes. A method of vaccination against streptococcal infections and compositions for carrying out the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Dale, James W. Lederer