Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Dillion

Patrick J. Dillion 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).

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae SP036 polynucleotides
    Patent number: 6887663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel vaccines for the prevention or attenuation of infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The invention further relates to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding antigenic polypeptides of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Antigenic polypeptides are also provided, as are vectors, host cells and recombinant methods for producing the same. The invention additionally relates to diagnostic methods for detecting Streptococcus nucleic acids, polypeptides and antibodies in a biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Gil H. Choi, Charles A. Kunsch, Steven C. Barash, Patrick J. Dillion, Brian Dougherty, Michael R. Fannon, Craig A. Rosen