Patents by Inventor Laimonis Laimins

Laimonis Laimins 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).

  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MODULATING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV)
    Publication number: 20090258928
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods and compositions for treating a patient having, suspected of having, or at risk of obtaining a HPV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicants: Asuragen, Inc., Northwestern University
    Inventors: Sylvie Beaudenon-Huibregtse, Laimonis Laimins, Laura Langfield, Gu Li, Emmanuel Labourier
  • Papillomavirus: biosynthetic process and assays
    Patent number: 6399353
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process of biosynthesizing papillomavirus by inducing complete differentiation of an epithelial cell that contains papillomavirus DNA. Complete differentiation is induced by exposing epithelial cells to a protein kinase C inducer. Assays for screening agents that modify papillomavirus biosynthesis, determining the papillomavirus infectivity of epithelial cells, detecting the presence of anti-papillomavirus antibodies and vaccinating against papillomavirus infection are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventors: Craig M. Meyers, Laimonis A. Laimins