Patents by Inventor Neti Fraser Fairweather

Neti Fraser Fairweather 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).

  • Polypeptides and vaccines for Bordetellapertussis and method of use
    Patent number: 5976544
    Abstract: A polypeptide for use in a vaccine against Bordetella pertussis, B. parapertussis or B. bronchiseptica contains an epitope selected from (a) the amino acid sequence coded for by nucleotides 1885 to 1902 of the P.69 gene of B. pertussis CN2992; (b) the corresponding amino acid sequence of another strain of B. pertussis or of a strain of B.parapertussis or B. bronchiseptica; and (c) a modified version of sequence (a) or (b) which has substantially the same antigenicity. The polypeptide is no more than 50 amino acid residues long or is a chimaeric protein composed of a carrier protein sequence and a sequence of no more than 50 amino acid residues which contains the required epitope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Medeva Pharma Limited
    Inventors: Ian George Charles, Neti Fraser Fairweather