Patents by Inventor Lynne Bountiff

Lynne Bountiff 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).

  • AIDS therapy and vaccine
    Patent number: 5935579
    Abstract: The present invention provides therapy and prophylaxis against HIV-induced AIDS, as well as methods for ascertaining the susceptibility of an individual to HIV-induced AIDS, the invention being based on the discovery that AIDS results from gp120 of HIV mimicking the antigen-presenting component of the immune system, thereby spuriously activating certain CD4+ T cells in susceptible individuals, leading to a condition similar to graft versus host disease, the condition being treatable by eliminating the responsible T cells, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Retroscreen Limited
    Inventors: John Anthony Habeshaw, Angus George Dalgleish, Elizabeth Hounsell, Lynne Bountiff