Patents by Inventor Julia Y. Wang

Julia Y. Wang 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).

  • Publication number: 20100260801
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of the capsular polysaccharide/adhesin (PS/A) of staphylococci. The PS/A may be isolated or synthesized and includes various modifications to the structure of native PS/A based on the chemical characterization of PS/A. The invention also relates to the use of the PS/A as a vaccine for inducing active immunity to infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, other related coagulase-negative staphylococci and organisms carrying the ica (intracellular adhesin) locus, and to the use of antibodies directed to PS/A for inducing passive immunity to the same class of infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald B. Pier, Julia Y. Wang, David McKenney
  • Patent number: 7252828
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of the capsular polysaccharide/adhesin (PS/A) of staphylococci. The PS/A may be isolated or synthesized and includes various modifications to the structure of native PS/A based on the chemical characterization of PS/A. The invention also relates to the use of the PS/A as a vaccine for inducing active immunity to infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, other related coagulase-negative staphylococci and organisms carrying the ica (intracellular adhesin) locus, and to the use of antibodies directed to PS/A for inducing passive immunity to the same class of infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald B. Pier, Julia Y. Wang, David McKenney