Patents by Inventor Miguel Corona Villegas

Miguel Corona Villegas 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).

  • Recombinant immunogens for the generation of antivenoms to the venom of scorpions of the genus
    Patent number: 7335759
    Abstract: The invention concerns genes and fusion of genes that code for scorpion toxins and the corresponding polypeptides. The invention also concerns the use of the polypeptides as immunogens for the generation of antibodies that can recognize and neutralize components of scorpion venom as well as for vaccines to prevent envenomation from stings of scorpions of the genus Centruroides, and to immunogenic matrices for the purification of specific immunoglobulins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxica (UNAM)
    Inventors: Miguel Corona Villegas, Ma Consuelo Garcia Rodríguez, Georgina Gurrola Briones, Norma Adriana Valdez Cruz, Baltazar Becerril Luján, Lourival Domingos Possani Postay
  • Recombinant immunogens for the generation of antivenoms to the venom of scorpions of the genus Centruroides
    Publication number: 20050065331
    Abstract: The invention concerns genes and fusion of genes that code for scorpion toxins and the corresponding polypeptides. The invention also concerns the use of the polypeptides as immunogens for the generation of antibodies that can recognize and neutralize components of scorpion venom as well as for vaccines to prevent envenomation from stings of scorpions of the genus Centruroides, and to immunogenic matrices for the purification of specific immunoglobulins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Miguel Corona Villegas, Ma Garcia Rodriguez, Georgina Gurrola Briones, Norma Valdez Cruz, Baltazar Becerril Lujan, Lourival Possani Postay