Patents by Inventor Lynn W. Kitchen

Lynn W. Kitchen 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).

  • Use of diethylcarbamazine to enhance antigen-antibody and antigen-host immune cell interactions
    Patent number: 4900548
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of diethylcarbamazine (DEC), its analogs, homologs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an antiviral agent. This invention further relates to the use of DEC in in vivo diagnosis to increase antibodies to a particular disease; to the use of DEC in in vitro serologic assays to increase efficacy; and to the use of DEC as a vaccine adjuvant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Harvard University
    Inventor: Lynn W. Kitchen