Patents by Inventor Mark E. T. Penfold

Mark E. T. Penfold 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).

  • CMV vaccines
    Patent number: 7025968
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting CMV infection and dissemination in an animal, as well as in vitro and in vivo assay systems for identifying such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: ChemoCentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Schall, Mark E. T. Penfold
  • Methods and compositions useful for stimulating an immune response
    Patent number: 6740324
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions containing modified cytomegalovirus, and methods of using the compositions. In various embodiments, the modifications include adding a heterologous sequence encoding a non-viral chemokine element and/or immunogenic polypeptide, and/or disabling a viral dissemination gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: ChemoCentryx, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Schall, Mark E. T. Penfold