Patents by Inventor Keer Sun

Keer Sun 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).

  • Blockage of interferon-gamma for prevention of polymicrobial synergy
    Patent number: 9598488
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for treating a viral respiratory infection in a subject, preventing polymicrobial synergy in a subject, or preventing a bacterial infection in a subject. These methods include selecting a subject with a viral respiratory infection, a subject susceptible to polymicrobial synergy, or a subject susceptible to bacterial infection, respectively. In each case a therapeutic agent that inhibits interferon-gamma (IFN?) is provided and administered to the selected subject under conditions effective to treat the viral respiratory infection, to prevent polymicrobial synergy, or to prevent a bacterial infection, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Albany Medical College
    Inventors: Dennis W. Metzger, Keer Sun
  • BLOCKAGE OF INTERFERON-GAMMA FOR PREVENTION OF POLYMICROBIAL SYNERGY
    Publication number: 20110104104
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for treating a viral respiratory infection in a subject, preventing polymicrobial synergy in a subject, or preventing a bacterial infection in a subject. These methods include selecting a subject with a viral respiratory infection, a subject susceptible to polymicrobial synergy, or a subject susceptible to bacterial infection, respectively. In each case a therapeutic agent that inhibits interferon-gamma (IFN?) is provided and administered to the selected subject under conditions effective to treat the viral respiratory infection, to prevent polymicrobial synergy, or to prevent a bacterial infection, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE
    Inventors: Dennis W. Metzger, Keer Sun