Patents by Inventor Lia Higgins

Lia Higgins 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).

  • Genetic analysis of peyer's patches and M cells and methods and compositions targeting peyer's patches and M cell receptors
    Publication number: 20030211476
    Abstract: Methods of increasing of or decreasing the levels of a protein in a PP cell; methods of increasing antigen, vaccine, DNA vaccine delivery to M cells, use of human serum albumin and other transport enhancing proteins to enhance oral drug delivery; use of calreticulin to enhance oral antigen delivery, use of other cell surface proteins, receptors, and transporters to enhance delivery to M cells of antigens or vaccine delivery vehicles, use of other cytoplasmic proteins to regulate intracellular trafficking and delivery to mucosal immune sampling and processing systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel O'Mahony, David Brayden, Daragh Byrne, Imelda Lambkin, Lia Higgins