Patents by Inventor Luz P. Blanco

Luz P. Blanco 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).

  • Patent number: 8962026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic nanoemulsion compositions and to methods of utilizing the same. In particular, nanoemulsion compositions are described herein that find use in the treatment and/or prevention of infection (e.g., respiratory infection (e.g., associated with cystic fibrosis)), in burn wound management, and in immunogenic compositions (e.g., comprising a Burkholderia antigen) that generate an effective immune response (e.g., against a bacterial species of the genus Burkholderia) in a subject administered the immunogenic composition. Compositions and methods of the present invention find use in, among other things, clinical (e.g. therapeutic and preventative medicine), industrial, and research applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: James R. Baker, Jr., Mark R. Hemmila, Stewart C. Wang, Tarek Hamouda, John J. LiPuma, Jessica A. Knowlton, Paul E. Makidon, Luz P. Blanco, Jeffery V. Groom, II, Anna U. Bielinska
  • Publication number: 20150050318
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the stimulation of immune responses. Specifically, the present invention provides methods of inducing an immune response against one or a plurality of pathogens (e.g., vaccinia virus, H5N1 influenza virus, Bacillus anthracis, C. botulinum, Y. pestis, Hepatits B, and/or HIV, etc.) in a subject (e.g., a human subject) and compositions useful in such methods (e.g., immunogenic composition comprising nanoemulsion and one or a plurality of pathogens (e.g., inactivated by the nanoemulsion) and/or pathogen products and/or pathogen components). Compositions and methods of the present invention find use in, among other things, clinical (e.g. therapeutic and preventative medicine (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: James R. Baker, JR., Anna U. Bielinska, Nicholas J. Mank, Paul E. Makidon, Jessica A. Knowlton, Luz P. Blanco
  • Patent number: 8877208
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the stimulation of immune responses. Specifically, the present invention provides methods of inducing an immune response against one or a plurality of pathogens (e.g., vaccinia virus, H5N1 influenza virus, Bacillus anthracis, C. botulinum, Y. pestis, Hepatitis B, and/or HIV, etc.) in a subject (e.g., a human subject) and compositions useful in such methods (e.g., immunogenic composition comprising nanoemulsion and one or a plurality of pathogens (e.g., inactivated by the nanoemulsion) and/or pathogen products and/or pathogen components). Compositions and methods of the present invention find use in, among other things, clinical (e.g. therapeutic and preventative medicine (e.g., vaccination)) and research applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: James R. Baker, Jr., Paul E. Makidon, Nicholas J. Mank, Anna U. Bielinska, Luz P. Blanco, Jessica Knowlton
  • Publication number: 20120107349
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for the stimulation of immune responses. Specifically, the present invention provides methods of inducing an immune response against one or a plurality of pathogens (e.g., vaccinia virus, H5N1 influenza virus, Bacillus anthracis, C. botulinum, Y. pestis, Hepatits B, and/or HIV, etc.) in a subject (e.g., a human subject) and compositions useful in such methods (e.g., immunogenic composition comprising nanoemulsion and one or a plurality of pathogens (e.g., inactivated by the nanoemulsion) and/or pathogen products and/or pathogen components). Compositions and methods of the present invention find use in, among other things, clinical (e.g. therapeutic and preventative medicine (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: James R. Baker, JR., Paul E. Makidon, Nicholas J. Mank, Anna U. Bielinska, Luz P. Blanco, Jessica A. Knowlton
  • Publication number: 20100203139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic nanoemulsion compositions and to methods of utilizing the same. In particular, nanoemulsion compositions are described herein that find use in the treatment and/or prevention of infection (e.g., respiratory infection (e.g., associated with cystic fibrosis)), in burn wound management, and in immunogenic compositions (e.g., comprising a Burkholderia antigen) that generate an effective immune response (e.g., against a bacterial species of the genus Burkholderia) in a subject administered the immunogenic composition. Compositions and methods of the present invention find use in, among other things, clinical (e.g. therapeutic and preventative medicine), industrial, and research applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: James R. Baker, JR., Mark R. Hemmila, Stewart C. Wang, Tarek Hamouda, John J. LiPuma, Jessica A. Knowlton, Paul E. Makidon, Luz P. Blanco, Jeffery V. Groom, II, Anna U. Bielinska