Patents by Inventor Moses D. Sekaran

Moses D. Sekaran 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).

  • Methods for the induction of broadly anti-HIV-1 neutralizing antibody responses employing liposome-MPER peptide compositions
    Patent number: 9402917
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general, to a formulation suitable for use in inducing anti-HIV-1 antibodies, and, in particular, to a formulation comprising Toll Like Receptor (TLR) agonists with HIV-1 gp41 membrane proximal external region (MPER) peptide-liposome conjugates for induction of broadly reactive anti-HIV-1 antibodies. The invention also relates to methods of inducing neutralizing anti-HIV-1 antibodies using such formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: S. Munir Alam, Barton F. Haynes, Moses D. Sekaran, Georgia Tomaras, Xiaoying Shen
  • FORMULATION FOR INDUCING BROADLY REACTIVE NEUTRALIZING ANTI-HIV ANTIBODIES
    Publication number: 20120128758
    Abstract: The present invention relates in general, to a formulation suitable for use in inducing anti-HIV-1 antibodies, and, in particular, to a formulation comprising Toll Like Receptor (TLR) agonists with HIV-1 gp41 membrane proximal external region (MPER) peptide-liposome conjugates for induction of broadly reactive anti-HIV-1 antibodies. The invention also relates to methods of inducing neutralizing anti-HIV-1 antibodies using such formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: S. Munir Alam, Barton F. Haynes, Moses D. Sekaran, Georgia Tomaras, Xiaoying Shen