Patents by Inventor Kerry Millington

Kerry Millington 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).

  • Clinical correlates
    Patent number: 8765366
    Abstract: A method of assessing an intracellular pathogen infection and/or monitoring an intracellular pathogen infection in an individual comprises determining whether the individual has (a) T-cells that secrete IFN-? only, (b) T-cells that secrete IL-2 only or (c) T-cells that secrete both IFN-? and IL-2 in response to an intracellular pathogen antigen and optionally determining any change in this cytokine profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Inventors: Ajit Lalvani, Kerry Millington
  • METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO PROGRESS TO AN ACTIVE MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASE
    Publication number: 20100008955
    Abstract: A method for detecting whether an individual will progress to having active mycobacterial disease comprising determining whether the individual has a T cell response to one or more of the following mycobacterial antigens: CFP-10; Rv1989c; Rv3873; or Rv3878.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Ajit Lalvani, Kerry Millington
  • Clinical Correlates
    Publication number: 20090170120
    Abstract: A method of assessing an intracellular pathogen infection and/or monitoring an intracellular pathogen infection in an individual comprises determining whether the individual has (a) T-cells that secrete IFN-? only, (b) T-cells that secrete IL-2 only or (c) T-cells that secrete both IFN-? and IL-2 in response to an intracellular pathogen antigen and optionally determining any change in this cytokine profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Ajit Lalvani, Kerry Millington