Patents by Inventor Kimberly Cole
Kimberly Cole 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).
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Patent number: 10842858Abstract: Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vectors comprising TRAP polypeptides are provided. The vaccines may also include a CD154 polypeptide capable of binding to CD40. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Apicomplexan parasites and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with Apicomplexan parasites.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignees: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPHInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton, Saeed El-Ashram, John Barta, Guillermo Tellez
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Publication number: 20180333474Abstract: Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vectors comprising TRAP polypeptides are provided. The vaccines may also include a CD154 polypeptide capable of binding to CD40. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Apicomplexan parasites and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with Apicomplexan parasites.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicants: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEMInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton, Saeed El-Ashram, John Barta, Guillermo Tellez
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Patent number: 10016493Abstract: Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vectors comprising TRAP polypeptides are provided. The vaccines may also include a CD154 polypeptide capable of binding to CD40. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Apicomplexan parasites and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with Apicomplexan parasites.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignees: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEMInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton, Saeed El-Ashram, John Barta, Guillermo Tellez
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Patent number: 10004798Abstract: Provided herein are Salmonella enteritidis 13A strains and compositions comprising these strains. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Influenza A and methods of reducing morbidity associated with an Influenza A infection. Methods of enhancing an immune response to a vaccine vector by expressing a polypeptide of CD154 capable of binding CD40 are also disclosed. Methods of developing a bacterial vaccine vector are disclosed. Methods of generating scarless site-specific mutations in a bacterium are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton
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Patent number: 9796349Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow and the at least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the downstream end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushType: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO. LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Jonathon David Ruddy, Dennis Ames Burton, Kimberly Cole
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Publication number: 20160244017Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow and the at least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the downstream end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushType: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Jonathon David Ruddy, Dennis Ames Burton, Kimberly Cole
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Patent number: 9365182Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow and the at least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the downstream end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushType: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., LtdInventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Jonathon David Ruddy, Dennis Ames Burton, Kimberly Cole
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Publication number: 20160114025Abstract: Provided herein are Salmonella enteritidis 13A strains and compositions comprising these strains. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Influenza A and methods of reducing morbidity associated with an Influenza A infection. Methods of enhancing an immune response to a vaccine vector by expressing a polypeptide of CD154 capable of binding CD40 are also disclosed. Methods of developing a bacterial vaccine vector are disclosed. Methods of generating scarless site-specific mutations in a bacterium are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Applicants: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEMInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton
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Patent number: 9226957Abstract: Provided herein are Salmonella enteritidis 13A strains and compositions comprising these strains. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Influenza A and methods of reducing morbidity associated with an Influenza A infection. Methods of enhancing an immune response to a vaccine vector by expressing a polypeptide of CD154 capable of binding CD40 are also disclosed. Methods of developing a bacterial vaccine vector are disclosed. Methods of generating scarless site-specific mutations in a bacterium are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignees: The Texas A&M University System, The Board of Trustees of the University of ArkansasInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton
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Publication number: 20150360638Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow and the at least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the downstream end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushType: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Jonathon David Ruddy, Dennis Ames Burton, Kimberly Cole
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Patent number: 9125854Abstract: Vaccines comprising fliC and CD 154 polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vaccine vectors comprising fliC polypeptides are provided. Also provided arc methods of enhancing an immune response against flagellated bacteria and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with flagellated bacteria.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, The Texas A&M University SystemInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Sherryll Layton
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Publication number: 20150216954Abstract: Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vectors comprising TRAP polypeptides are provided. The vaccines may also include a CD 154polypeptide capable of binding to CD40. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Apicomplexan parasites and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with Apicomplexan parasites.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicants: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPHInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton, Said El-Ashram, John Barta, Guillermo Tellez
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Publication number: 20150197211Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow'and the least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the do tread end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushion cType: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Jonathon David Ruddy, Dennis Ames Burton, Kimberly Cole
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Patent number: 8998249Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow and the least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the downstream end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushionType: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Jonathon David Ruddy, Dennis Ames Burton, Kimberly Cole
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Patent number: 8956849Abstract: Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vectors comprising TRAP polypeptides are provided. The vaccines may also include a CD154 polypeptide capable of binding to CD40. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Apicomplexan parasites and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with Apicomplexan parasites.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, The Texas A&M University System, The University of GuelphInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton, Said El-Ashram, John Barta, Guillermo Tellez
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Publication number: 20140093534Abstract: Provided herein are Salmonella enteritidis 13A strains and compositions comprising these strains. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Influenza A and methods of reducing morbidity associated with an Influenza A infection. Methods of enhancing an immune response to a vaccine vector by expressing a polypeptide of CD154 capable of binding CD40 are also disclosed. Methods of developing a bacterial vaccine vector are disclosed. Methods of generating scarless site-specific mutations in a bacterium are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicants: THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton
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Patent number: 8604178Abstract: Provided herein are Salmonella enteritidis 13A strains and compositions comprising these strains. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Influenza A and methods of reducing morbidity associated with an Influenza A infection. Methods of enhancing an immune response to a vaccine vector by expressing a polypeptide of CD 154 capable of binding CD40 are also disclosed. Methods of developing a bacterial vaccine vector are disclosed. Methods of generating scarless site-specific mutations in a bacterium are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2007Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, The Texas A&M University of SystemInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton
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Patent number: 8393636Abstract: An airbag device for a vehicle including at least one airbag housing interface chamber that attaches to an airbag housing; at least one airbag cushion chamber downstream of the at least one interface chamber; an elbow that fluidly connects the housing interface chamber with the cushion chamber and configured so that it controllably regulates gas flow into the at least one airbag cushion chamber; the elbow having an internal configuration, which includes at least one opening that permits back and forth gas flow between the elbow and the at least one airbag cushion chamber, and which controls the directional deployment of the airbag cushion chamber so that upon deployment the downstream end of the cushion chamber exits an airbag housing outwardly in a first direction and then in at least one second direction, so that the direction of deployment of the cushion chamber changes in direction to thereby wrap at least partially around a structure of a vehicle of the vehicle and at least temporarily interpose the cushType: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. LtdInventors: Hiroki Tanaka, Jonathan David Ruddy, Dennis Ames Burton, Kimberly Cole
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Publication number: 20110159026Abstract: Vaccines comprising fliC and CD 154 polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vaccine vectors comprising fliC polypeptides are provided. Also provided arc methods of enhancing an immune response against flagellated bacteria and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with flagellated bacteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2008Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAInventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton
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Publication number: 20110111015Abstract: Vaccines comprising TRAP polypeptides and Salmonella enteritidis vectors comprising TRAP polypeptides are provided. The vaccines may also include a CD 154 polypeptide capable of binding to CD4Q. Also provided are methods of enhancing an immune response against Apicomplexan parasites and methods of reducing morbidity associated with infection with Apicomplexan parasites.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2008Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Walter Bottje, Billy Hargis, Luc Berghman, Young Min Kwon, Kimberly Cole, Mandy Cox, Sherryll Layton, Said El-Ashram, John Barta, Guillermo Tellez