Patents by Inventor Lea-Ann Kirkham

Lea-Ann Kirkham 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).

  • TREATING OR PREVENTING RESPIRATORY INFECTION
    Publication number: 20210369791
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for treating or preventing a viral and/or bacterial respiratory infection in a subject, the method comprising administering to the respiratory tract of the subject an effective amount of one or more bacteria from family Pasteurellaceae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Caitlyn Granland, Lea-Ann Kirkham, Peter Richmond
  • Adjuvant compounds
    Patent number: 9370557
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of bacterial cytolysin proteins, such as pneumolysin, as adjuvants for stimulating or enhancing immune responses against co-administered target antigens. Desirably, the target antigen is provided as a fusion protein with the cytolysin. The inventors have found that cytolysins may be particularly effective for stimulation of mucosal immune responses against the target antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of Glasgow
    Inventors: Timothy John Mitchell, Lea-Ann Kirkham, Graeme James Cowan, Gillian Douce
  • Novel Adjuvant Compounds
    Publication number: 20100166795
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of bacterial cytolysin proteins, such as pneumolysin, as adjuvants for stimulating or enhancing immune responses against co-administered target antigens. Desirably, the target antigen is provided as a fusion protein with the cytolysin. The inventors have found that cytolysins may be particularly effective for stimulation of mucosal immune responses against the target antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Timothy John Mitchell, Lea-Ann Kirkham, Graeme James Cowan, Gillian Douce