Patents by Inventor Knut Elbers

Knut Elbers 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).

  • Patent number: 10780156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of a PCV2 infection or for reduction of clinical symptoms caused by or associated with a PCV2 infection in animals a) having anti-PCV2 antibodies and/or b) being young piglets of 1 to 22 days of age, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a PCV2 antigen to that animal in need of such treatment. Preferably, those animals are pigs or young piglets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Axel Lischewski, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois-Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin Von Richthofen, Michael D. Piontkowski
  • Patent number: 10143624
    Abstract: A method for preparing a vaccine for immunization against the disease Porcine Circovirus Disease and/or Enzootic Pneumonia in pigs in which a first container is only partly filled with a first vaccine and a second container is filled with a second vaccine, the second vaccine being transferred into the first container through an adapter device, when a closure device is penetrated for the first and/or only time, and the vaccinating agent is prepared therein, thus making the operation simple, less error-prone and more hygienic, while reducing the materials required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH
    Inventors: Dirk Neven Rauleder, Gerald Behrens, Knut Elbers
  • Patent number: 10010603
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of a PCV2 infection or for reduction of clinical symptoms caused by or associated with a PCV2 infection in animals a) having anti-PCV2 antibodies and/or b) being young piglets of 1 to 22 days of age, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a PCV2 antigen to that animal in need of such treatment. Preferably, those animals are pigs or young piglets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Axel Lischewski, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois-Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin Von Richthofen, Michael D. Piontkowski
  • Patent number: 10010604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for the prevention and treatment, including a reduction in the severity of, duration of, and manifestations of, porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) in animals, preferably in pigs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois-Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin Von Richthofen, Axel Lischewski
  • Patent number: 9943587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for the prevention and treatment of sub-clinical PCV2 infection in animals, preferably in pigs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin von Richthofen, Axel Lischewski
  • Patent number: 9636389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen and Lawsonia intracellularis (L. intracellularis) antigen for the prevention, reduction in severity of, lessening of the clinical symptoms associated therewith, reduced incidence in a herd, and treatment of swine against Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases (PCVAD) and L. intracellularis associated diseases. In particular, the present invention provides a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of an animal against PCV2 infection and ileitis caused by L. intracellularis, or a method for reduction of clinical symptoms caused by or associated with a PCV2 and L. intracellularis infection, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of PCV2 antigen and L. intracellularis antigen to an animal in need of such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers
  • Publication number: 20170087241
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for the prevention and treatment of sub-clinical PCV2 infection in animals, preferably in pigs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin von Richthofen, Axel Lischewski
  • Publication number: 20170049876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of a PCV2 infection or for reduction of clinical symptoms caused by or associated with a PCV2 infection in animals a) having anti-PCV2 antibodies and/or b) being young piglets of 1 to 22 days of age, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a PCV2 antigen to that animal in need of such treatment. Preferably, those animals are pigs or young piglets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Axel Lischewski, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois-Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin Von Richthofen, Michael D. Piontkowski
  • Patent number: 9555092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for the prevention and treatment of sub-clinical PCV2 infection in animals, preferably in pigs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin von Richthofen, Axel Lischewski
  • Patent number: 9522182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for the prevention and treatment, including a reduction in the severity of, duration of, and manifestations of, porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC) in animals, preferably in pigs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois-Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin Von Richthofen, Axel Lischewski
  • Patent number: 9517260
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of a PCV2 infection or for reduction of clinical symptoms caused by or associated with a PCV2 infection in animals a) having anti-PCV2 antibodies and/or b) being young piglets of 1 to 22 days of age, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a PCV2 antigen to that animal in need of such treatment. Preferably, those animals are pigs or young piglets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Axel Lischewski, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois-Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin von Richthofen, Michael D. Piontkowski
  • Patent number: 9474692
    Abstract: A kit, a method of using it and a process for preparing a vaccine for immunization against the disease Porcine Circovirus Disease and/or Enzootic Pneumonia in pigs are proposed, in which a first container is only partly filled with a first vaccine and a second container is filled with a second vaccine, the second vaccine being transferred into the first container through an adapter device, when a closure device is penetrated for the first and/or only time, and the vaccinating agent is prepared therein, thus making the operation simple, less error-prone and more hygienic, while reducing the materials required. The adapter device has a pair of oppositely facing piercing elements formed of one of needles, hollow, spikes, wedges with at least one through passage extending through both piercing elements, each of the containers being pierced by a respective one of the piercing elements creating a fluid connection between the containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Neven Rauleder, Gerald Behrens, Knut Elbers
  • Publication number: 20150343052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for the prevention and treatment of sub-clinical PCV2 infection in animals, preferably in pigs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin von Richthofen, Axel Lischewski
  • Patent number: 9132187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunogenic composition comprising a porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antigen for the prevention and treatment of sub-clinical PCV2 infection in animals, preferably in pigs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois-Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin Von Richthofen, Axel Lischewski
  • Patent number: 9132186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing the percentage of concomitant infections in pigs or a herd of pigs caused by pathogens other than PCV2 comprising the step administering to said pig(s) an effective amount of PCV2 antigen or an immunogenic composition comprising PCV2 antigen. It also refers to a method for improving the resistance of pigs against concomitant infections with pathogens other than PCV2, comprising the step administering to said pig(s) an effective amount of PCV2 antigen or an immunogenic composition comprising PCV2 antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Marion Kixmoeller
  • Patent number: 8940309
    Abstract: The present invention provides a one phase, aqueous vaccine composition for immunizing an animal against infection by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, comprising: an immunizing amount of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin, an acrylic acid polymer in the concentration range between 0.8 and 1.2 mg/ml, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and substantially no oil. It is especially useful for immunizing a pig against infection by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae for at least 20 weeks after a single administration, which effective immunity is reached within 4 weeks after vaccination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: William Charles Ohnesorge, Isabelle Freiin Von Richthofen, Marika Christine Genzow, Martina Von Freyburg, Carola Kissel, Luc-Etienne Fabry, Knut Elbers, Kathleen Kwan Young Park
  • Patent number: 8865183
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prophylaxis of a PCV2 infection or for reduction of clinical symptoms caused by or associated with a PCV2 infection in animals a) having anti-PCV2 antibodies and/or b) being young piglets of 1 to 22 days of age, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a PCV2 antigen to that animal in need of such treatment. Preferably, those animals are pigs or young piglets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Vicky Fachinger, Knut Elbers, Axel Lischewski, Marion Kixmoeller, Francois-Xavier Orveillon, Isabelle Freiin Von Richthofen, Michael Piontkowski
  • Patent number: 8852613
    Abstract: The present invention provides a one phase, aqueous vaccine composition for immunizing an animal against infection by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, comprising: an immunizing amount of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin, an acrylic acid polymer in the concentration range between 0.8 and 1.2 mg/ml, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and substantially no oil. It is especially useful for immunizing a pig against infection by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae for at least 20 weeks after a single administration, which effective immunity is reached within 4 weeks after vaccination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: William Charles Ohnesorge, Isabelle Freiin von Richthofen, Marika Christine Genzow, Martina von Freyburg, Carola Kissel, Luc-Etienne Fabry, Knut Elbers, Kathleen Kwan Young Park
  • Patent number: 8778355
    Abstract: The invention belongs to the field of animal health and in particular Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV). The invention provides infectious BVDV clones and methods to produce said BVDV clones. The invention further relates to methods of attenuating said clones, attenuated BVDV clones and vaccines comprising said attenuated clones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Knut Elbers, Christiane Fetzer, Martina von Freyburg, Gregor Meyers
  • Patent number: 8734781
    Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to the use of a combination of a vaccine against Lawsonia intracellularis and an anti-Lawsonia antibiotic for the prevention or reduction of early, preferably fulminant Lawsonia intracellularis infections. The present invention relates particularly to the use of a live Lawsonia intracellularis vaccine in conjunction with an antibiotic that is effective against Lawsonia intracellularis, for the avoidance or reduction of early Lawsonia intracellularis infections in animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricarda Deitmer, Knut Elbers