Patents by Inventor Michael Hellerstein

Michael Hellerstein 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).

  • Patent number: 11896657
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to a hemorrhagic fever virus such as ebolavirus, Marburgvirus, or arenavirus. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens for generating a protective immune response to a member of genus Ebolavirus (such as a member of species Zaire ebolavirus), a member of genus Marburgvirus (such as a member of species Marburg marburgvirus), or a member of genus Arenavirus (such as a member of species Lassa virus) in the subject to which the vector is administered. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful both prophylactically and therapeutically and may be used to prevent and/or treat an infection caused by ebolavirus, Marburgvirus, or arenavirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Geovax, Inc.
    Inventors: Harriet Robinson, Arban Domi, Michael Hellerstein
  • Publication number: 20230040403
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to an antigen. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens as a fusion product with a viral glycoprotein and matrix protein for generating a protective immune response to a subject to which the vector is administered. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful both prophylactically and therapeutically and may be used to prevent and/or treat diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: GeoVax, Inc.
    Inventors: Harriet Robinson, Arban Domi, Michael Hellerstein, Farshad Guirakhoo, Nathanael Paul McCurley
  • Patent number: 11413341
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to an antigen. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens as a fusion product with a viral glycoprotein and matrix protein for generating a protective immune response to a subject to which the vector is administered. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful both prophylactically and therapeutically and may be used to prevent and/or treat diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Geovax, Inc.
    Inventors: Harriet Robinson, Arban Domi, Michael Hellerstein, Farshad Guirakhoo, Nathanael Paul McCurley
  • Publication number: 20220152190
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to a hemorrhagic fever virus such as ebolavirus, Marburgvirus, or arenavirus. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens for generating a protective immune response to a member of genus Ebolavirus (such as a member of species Zaire ebolavirus), a member of genus Marburgvirus (such as a member of species Marburg marburgvirus), or a member of genus Arenavirus (such as a member of species Lassa virus) in the subject to which the vector is administered. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful both prophylactically and therapeutically and may be used to prevent and/or treat an infection caused by ebolavirus, Marburgvirus, or arenavirus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: GeoVax, Inc.
    Inventors: Harriett Robinson, Arban Domi, Michael Hellerstein
  • Patent number: 11278607
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to a tumor associated antigen such as MUC1. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens for generating a protective immune response to a neoplasm expressing the tumor associated antigen in the subject to which the vector is administered. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful both prophylactically and therapeutically and may be used to prevent and/or treat neoplasms and associated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Geovax, Inc.
    Inventors: Harriet Robinson, Arban Domi, Michael Hellerstein, Farshad Guirakhoo, Nathanael Paul McCurley
  • Publication number: 20200289633
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to an antigen. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens as a fusion product with a viral glycoprotein and matrix protein for generating a protective immune response to a subject to which the vector is administered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: GeoVax, Inc.
    Inventors: Harriet Robinson, Arban Domi, Michael Hellerstein, Farshad Guirakhoo, Nathanael Paul McCurley
  • Publication number: 20190290745
    Abstract: The compositions and methods are described for generating an immune response to a tumor associated antigen such as MUC1. The compositions and methods described herein relate to a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector encoding one or more viral antigens for generating a protective immune response to a neoplasm expressing the tumor associated antigen in the subject to which the vector is administered. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful both prophylactically and therapeutically and may be used to prevent and/or treat neoplasms and associated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Harriet Robinson, Arban Domi, Michael Hellerstein, Farshad Guirakhoo, Nathanael Paul McCurley
  • Publication number: 20130078276
    Abstract: The disclosure provides vectors encoding one or more HIV antigens and GM-CSF. Also provided are methods of inducing an immune response in a subject, methods of treating a subject having HIV, and methods of manufacturing a medicament for inducing an immune response that require the use of these vectors and vaccine inserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Harriet L. Robinson, Rama R. Amara, Michael Hellerstein, Lilin Lai