Patents by Inventor Kenneth Ugen

Kenneth Ugen 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).

  • Methods of inducing mucosal immunity
    Patent number: 8536145
    Abstract: Methods of inducing mucosal immunity in individuals against proteins and peptides are disclosed. The methods comprise the step of administering topically or by lavage into mucosal tissue selected from the group consisting of rectal, vaginal, urethral, sublingual and buccal, a nucleic acid molecule that comprises a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein or peptide that comprises an epitope against which mucosal immunity is desired. The methods may be used to immunize and individual against a pathogen infection, hyperproliferative diseases or autoimmune diseases using nucleic acid molecules which encode proteins and peptides that share an epitope with a pathogen antigen or protein associated with cells involved in hyperproliferative diseases or autoimmune diseases, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: David B. Weiner, Bin Wang, Kenneth Ugen
  • METHODS OF INDUCING MUCOSAL IMMUNITY
    Publication number: 20080139494
    Abstract: Methods of inducing mucosal immunity in individuals against proteins and peptides are disclosed. The methods comprise the step of administering topically or by lavage into mucosal tissue selected from the group consisting of rectal, vaginal, urethral, sublingual and buccal, a nucleic acid molecule that comprises a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein or peptide that comprises an epitope against which mucosal immunity is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: David B. Weiner, Bin Wang, Kenneth Ugen