Patents by Inventor Karl R. VanDerMeid

Karl R. VanDerMeid 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).

  • 74-kilodalton outer membrane protein from Moraxella catarrhalis
    Patent number: 6899885
    Abstract: A protein from M. catarrhalis, designated the 74 kD protein, is isolated and purified. The 74 kD protein has an amino-terminal amino acid sequence which is conserved among various strains of M. catarrhalis. The protein has a molecular weight of approximately 74.9 kD as measured on a 10% SDS-PAGE gel, while its molecular weight as measured by mass spectrometry is approximately 74 kD. The 74 kD protein is used to prepare a vaccine composition which elicits a protective immune response in a mammalian host, to protect the host against disease caused by M. catarrhalis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Wyeth Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Dexiang Chen, Karl R. VanDerMeid, John C. McMichael, Vicki L. Barniak
  • 74 kilodalton outer membrane protein from moraxella catarrhalis
    Patent number: 6461618
    Abstract: A protein from the M. catarrhalis designated the 74 kD protein is isolated and purified. The 74 kD protein has an amino-terminal amino acid sequence which is conserved among various strains of M. catarrhalis. The protein has a molecular weight of approximately 74,9 kD as measured on a 10% SDS-PAGE gel, while its molecular weight as measured by mass spectrometry is approximately 74 kD. The 74 kD protein is used to prepare a vaccine composition which elicits a protective immune response in a mammalian host to protect the host again disease caused by M. catarrhalis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: American Cyanamid Company
    Inventors: Dexiang Chen, Karl R. VanDerMeid, John C. McMichael, Vicki L. Barniak