Patents by Inventor Kimberly Louise Taylor

Kimberly Louise Taylor 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).

  • Use of panton-valentine leukocidin for treating and preventing staphylococcus infections
    Publication number: 20090074755
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections. In particular, the present invention provides vaccines comprising a Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (u) antigen, antibodies which bind a PVL antigen and compositions containing the same, methods of making such compositions and methods for treating S. aureus infections, including those that are community acquired methicillin-resistant infections. The present invention also provides PVL antibodies, including PVL antibodies specific for a single PVL subunit, and PVL antigens, including conjugated and mutated PVL antigens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Kimberly Louise Taylor, Ali Ibrahim Fattom