Patents by Inventor M. Alexander Schmidt

M. Alexander Schmidt 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).

  • Immunogenic pili presenting foreign peptides, their production and use
    Publication number: 20020142008
    Abstract: A method of producing pili and vaccines containing pili are described using bacteria that express at least one immunogenic peptide in a PapA region that does not normally contain such a peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Peter O'Hanley, Kenneth Denich, M. Alexander Schmidt
  • Synthetic vaccine against urinary infections
    Patent number: 4740585
    Abstract: A vaccine effective in protecting mammals against urinary tract infections is prepared from synthetic peptides substantially equivalent to short sequences contained in HU849 pilin conjugated to substantially antigenically neutral carriers or from a CNBrII fragment of HU849 pilin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: M. Alexander Schmidt, Peter O'Hanley, Gary K. Schoolnik