Patents by Inventor Neils C. Pedersen

Neils C. Pedersen 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).

  • Oncornavirus vaccines and feline alpha-type interferon
    Patent number: 4861720
    Abstract: Retroviral vaccines are provided comprising incompetent retroviruses containing defective RNA produced by growing viral transformed cells in the presence of interferon. The resulting defective viruses by themselves or in combination with interferon can be used as vaccines for immunizing viral sensitive hosts against infection. A novel feline interferon is produced in culture with cells infected with the defective non-infectious retroviruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Neils C. Pedersen, Janet Yamamoto