Patents by Inventor Marta Lorinczi

Marta Lorinczi 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).

  • Viral pseudo-capsids including assembly agonists and antagonists
    Patent number: 6849429
    Abstract: Recombinant hepatitis C virus (HCV) capsid proteins that self-assemble into large spherical virus-like particles structures and viral capsids that include conformational antigenic epitopes are provided. The large spherical virus-like particles structures and viral capsids, including capsid proteins that are expression products of a viral particle coding sequence protein, may be prepared as vaccines to induce a cellular or humoral immune response. The self assembling capsid proteins may also be used as elements of diagnostic immunoassay procedures for HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Stanley J. Watowich, Meghan Kunkel, Marta Lorinczi