Patents by Inventor JoAnne Welsch

JoAnne Welsch 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).

  • Complement factor H-based assays for serum bactericidal activity against
    Patent number: 8476032
    Abstract: Assays for detection of bactericidal anti-Neisserial antibodies using a factor H polypeptide having a human amino acid sequence that mediates binding to Neisserial factor H binding protein (fHBp) are provided, as well as non-human animal models of Neisserial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, SRL, The University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Dan M. Granoff, JoAnne Welsch, Sanjay Ram
  • COMPLEMENT FACTOR H-BASED ASSAYS FOR SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY AGAINST NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS
    Publication number: 20100240075
    Abstract: Assays for detection of bactericidal anti-Neisserial antibodies using a factor H polypeptide having a human amino acid sequence that mediates binding to Neisserial factor H binding protein (fHBp) are provided, as well as non-human animal models of Neisserial infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Dan M. Granoff, JoAnne Welsch, Sanjay Ram