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).

  • Publication number: 20220088162
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to the provision of a vaccine comprising a first component (K) and a second component (V), wherein the first component (K) comprises a complex in which a cell penetrating peptide, an antigenic domain and a TLR agonist are functionally linked and the second component (V) comprises an oncolytic recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus expressing an antigenic domain. The invention further pertains to the use of the inventive vaccine in the treatment of cancer. The invention also provides a recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus expressing an antigenic domain and its use in cancer vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Guido WOLLMANN, Krishna DAS, Madiha DEROUAZI, Elodie BELNOUE, Knut ELBERS
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20200085944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of biomedicine, and in particular to the field of therapeutic nucleic acids. The present invention provides a combination of an RNA encoding an epitope and immune checkpoint inhibitors. A pharmaceutical composition, vaccine, and kit-of-parts comprising said combination are also provided. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the combination, (pharmaceutical) composition, vaccine or kit-of-parts for use in medicine, and in particular in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cancer, infectious diseases and other diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Regina HEIDENREICH, Katja FIEDLER, Mariola FOTIN-MLECZEK, Aleksandra KOWALCZYK, Knut ELBERS, Melanie WURM
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20180250380
    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: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Vicky FACHINGER, Knut ELBERS, Axel LISCHEWSKI, Marion KIXMOELLER, Francois-Xavier ORVEILLON, Isabelle FREIIN VON RICHTHOFEN, Michael D. PIONTKOWSKI
  • 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: 20170049878
    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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 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
  • Publication number: 20170014308
    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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Neven RAULEDER, Gerald BEHRENS, Knut ELBERS
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20150320853
    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: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Knut ELBERS, Vicky FACHINGER
  • Publication number: 20150273046
    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: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Vicky FACHINGER, Knut ELBERS, Marion KIXMOELLER, Francois-Xavier ORVEILLON, Isabelle FREIIN VON RICHTHOFEN, Axel LISCHEWSKI