Patents by Inventor Joanne Pollock

Joanne Pollock 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).

  • Allergenic proteins and peptides from Japanese cedar pollen
    Patent number: 8540999
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences coding for the Cryptomeria japonica major pollen allergen Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and fragments or peptides thereof. The present invention also provides purified Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and at least one fragment thereof produced in a host cell transformed with a nucleic acid sequence coding for Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I or at least one fragment thereof, and fragments of Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I or Jun v I or at least one fragment thereof, and fragments of Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I or Jun v I prepared synthetically. Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and fragments thereof are useful for diagnosing, treating, and preventing Japanese cedar pollinosis. The present invention also provides isolated peptides of Cry j I and Cry j II. Peptides within the scope of the invention comprise at least one T cell epitope, or preferably at least two T cell epitopes of Cry j I or Cry j II.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Irwin J. Griffith, Joanne Pollock, Julian F. Bond, Richard D. Garman, Mei-Chang Kuo, Stephen P. Powers, Mark A. Exley, Xian Chen, Ze'ev Shaked
  • Allergenic proteins and peptides from Japanese cedar pollen
    Patent number: 6982326
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences coding for the Cryptomeria japonica major pollen allergen Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and fragments or peptides thereof. The present invention also provides purified Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and at least one fragment thereof produced in a host cell transformed with a nucleic acid sequence coding for Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I or at least one fragment thereof, and fragments of Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I or Jun v I or at least one fragment thereof, and fragments of Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I or Jun v I prepared synthetically. Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and fragments thereof are useful for diagnosing, treating, and preventing Japanese cedar pollinosis. The present invention also provides isolated peptides of Cry j I and Cry j II. Peptides within the scope of the invention comprise at least one T cell epitope, or preferably at least two T cell epitopes of Cry j I or Cry j II.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: ImmuLogic Pharmaceutical Corporation
    Inventors: Irwin J. Griffith, Joanne Pollock, Julian F. Bond, Richard D. Garman, Mei-chang Kuo, Stephen P. Powers, Mark A. Exley, Xian Chen, Ze'ev Shaked
  • Allergenic proteins and peptides from Japanese cedar pollen
    Publication number: 20050152927
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences coding for the Cryptomeria japonica major pollen allergen Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and fragments or peptides thereof. The present invention also provides purified Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and at least one fragment thereof produced in a host cell transformed with a nucleic acid sequence coding for Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I or at least one fragment thereof, and fragments of Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I or Jun v I or at least one fragment thereof, and fragments of Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I or Jun v I prepared synthetically. Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and fragments thereof are useful for diagnosing, treating, and preventing Japanese cedar pollinosis. The present invention also provides isolated peptides of Cry j I and Cry j II. Peptides within the scope of the invention comprise at least one T cell epitope, or preferably at least two T cell epitopes of Cry j I or Cry j II.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicant: IMMULOGIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.
    Inventors: Irwin Griffith, Joanne Pollock, Julian Bond, Richard Garman, Mei-Chang Kuo, Stephen Powers, Mark Exley, Xian Chen, Ze'ev Shaked
  • T cell peptides of the CRX JII allergen
    Patent number: 6090386
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences coding for the Cryptomeria japonica major pollen allergen Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and fragments or peptides thereof. The present invention also provides purified Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and at least one fragment thereof produced in a host cell transformed with a nucleic acid sequence coding for Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I or at least one fragment thereof, and fragments of Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I or Jun v I or at least one fragment thereof, and fragments of Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I or Jun v I prepared synthetically. Cry j I, Cry j II, Jun s I and Jun v I and fragments thereof are useful for diagnosing, treating, and preventing Japanese cedar pollinosis. The present invention also provides isolated peptides of Cry j I and Cry j II. Peptides within the scope of the invention comprise at least one T cell epitope, or preferably at least two T cell epitopes of Cry j I or Cry j II.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Inventors: Irwin J. Griffith, Joanne Pollock, Julian F. Bond, Richard D. Garman, Mei-chang Kuo, Stephen P. Powers, Mark A. Exley, Xian Chen, Ze'ev Shaked