Patents by Inventor Kennetta Nunn

Kennetta Nunn 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).

  • Compositions and methods for inhibiting pathogen infection
    Patent number: 10100102
    Abstract: The presently-disclosed subject matter relates to antibodies, compositions, and methods for inhibiting and treating pathogen infection and providing contraception. In particular, the presently-disclosed subject matter relates to inhibiting and treating pathogen infection and providing contraception in a subject using compositions and antibodies capable of trapping pathogens or sperm in mucus, thereby inhibiting transport of pathogens or sperm across mucus secretions. The subject matter further relates to methods for monitoring the effectiveness of vaccines by detecting antibodies capable of trapping pathogens in mucus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignees: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Samuel Lai, Ying-Ying Wang, Arthi Kannan, Kennetta Nunn, Durai Babu Subramani, Richard Cone
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PATHOGEN INFECTION
    Publication number: 20150284451
    Abstract: The presently-disclosed subject matter relates to antibodies, compositions, and methods for inhibiting and treating pathogen infection and providing contraception. In particular, the presently-disclosed subject matter relates to inhibiting and treating pathogen infection and providing contraception in a subject using compositions and antibodies capable of trapping pathogens or sperm in mucus, thereby inhibiting transport of pathogens or sperm across mucus secretions. The subject matter further relates to methods for monitoring the effectiveness of vaccines by detecting antibodies capable of trapping pathogens in mucus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Samuel Lai, Ying-Ying Wang, Arthi Kannan, Kennetta Nunn, Durai Babu Subramani, Richard Cone