Patents by Inventor Laurent Verkoczy

Laurent Verkoczy 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TRANSIENT IMMUNE RESPONSE MODULATION DURING VACCINATION
    Publication number: 20170216426
    Abstract: In certain aspects the invention provides a selection of HIV-1 envelopes suitable for use as immunogens, and methods of using these immunogens to induce neutralizing antibodies. In certain embodiments, the immunogens are designed to trimerize. In other embodiments, the immunogenic compositions and methods comprise at least one agent for transient immune response modulation during vaccination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Barton F. HAYNES, Garnett KELSOE, Masayuki KURAOKA, M. Anthony MOODY, Hua-Xin LIAO, Laurent VERKOCZY
  • Adjuvant
    Patent number: 8926995
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) and, in particular, to a method of enhancing an immune response to an HIV-1 immunogen, and to compounds and compositions suitable for use in such a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Barton F. Haynes, Laurent Verkoczy, M. Anthony Moody, Matt T. Holl, Masayuki Kuraoka, Garnett Kelsoe
  • ADJUVANT
    Publication number: 20130243850
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to human immunodeficiency vims (HIV-1) and, in particular, to a method of enhancing an immune response to an HIV-1 immunogen, and to compounds and compositions suitable for use in such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Barton F. Haynes, Laurent Verkoczy, Anthony M. Moody, Matt T. Holl, Masayuki Kuraoka, Garnett Kelsoe
  • Tetramers
    Publication number: 20090317419
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and, in particular, to B cell tetramers and to methods of using same for diagnosis, disease monitoring and vaccine development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Duke University
    Inventors: Barton F. Haynes, M. Anthony Moody, Laurent Verkoczy, S. Munir Alam, Hua-Xin Liao