Patents by Inventor Jon Prigge

Jon Prigge 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).

  • Smallpox DNA vaccine and the antigens therein that elicit an immune response
    Patent number: 8535687
    Abstract: The present invention relates to DNA vaccines that are capable of generating a protective immune response in mammals against a pox virus, and comprises at least one DNA plasmid capable of expressing a plurality of VACV MV antigens, and at least one DNA plasmid capable of expressing a plurality of VACV EV antigens. Also, the present invention relates to methods of inducing a protective immune response in a mammal to pox virus, including a neutralizing antibody response, comprising: injecting into tissue of said mammal said DNA vaccine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, Jon Prigge, Niranjan Y. Sardesai, David B. Weiner, Lauren A. Hirao
  • SMALLPOX DNA VACCINE AND THE ANTIGENS THEREIN THAT ELICIT AN IMMUNE RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20090304627
    Abstract: The present invention relates to DNA vaccines that are capable of generating a protective immune response in mammals against a pox virus, and comprises at least one DNA plasmid capable of expressing a plurality of VACV MV antigens, and at least one DNA plasmid capable of expressing a plurality of VACV EV antigens. Also, the present invention relates to methods of inducing a protective immune response in a mammal to pox virus, including a neutralizing antibody response, comprising: injecting into tissue of said mammal said DNA vaccine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicants: VGX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventors: Ruxandra Draghia-Akli, Jon Prigge, Niranjan Y. Sardesai, David B. Weiner, Lauren A. Hirao