Patents by Inventor Paul J. Tacken

Paul J. Tacken 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).

  • Compositions and methods for enhancing an adjuvant
    Publication number: 20080152648
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for enhancing an adjuvant effect. The methods involve targeting an adjuvant to an antigen presenting cell (APC) using a compound that binds to a cell surface marker of an APC. Such methods are useful for stimulating an immune response in an animal, such as a human. Also provided are compositions that target an antigen and an adjuvant to an APC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicants: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Stichting Katholieke Univesiteit
    Inventors: Anke Kretz-Rommel, Katherine S. Bowdish, Paul J. Tacken, Carl Gustav Figdor, Susan Faas McKnight