Patents by Inventor Margot Skinner

Margot Skinner 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).

  • Mycobacterium vaccae antigens
    Patent number: 6001361
    Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptides comprising an immunogenic portion of a M. vaccae soluble protein and DNA molecules encoding such polypeptides, together with methods for their use in the diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterial infection. Methods for enhancing the immune response to an antigen including administration of M. vaccae culture filtrate or delipidated M. vaccae cells are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Genesis Research & Development Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Paul Tan, Jun Hiyama, Elizabeth Visser, Margot Skinner, Linda Scott, Ross Prestidge
  • Compounds and methods for treatment and diagnosis of mycobacterial infections
    Patent number: 5985287
    Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptides comprising an immunogenic portion of a M. vaccae protein and DNA molecules encoding such polypeptides, together with methods for their use in the diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterial infection. Methods for enhancing the immune response to an antigen including administration of M. vaccae culture filtrate or delipidated M. vaccae cells are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Genesis Research and Development Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Paul Tan, Margot Skinner, Ross Prestidge