Patents by Inventor Phillip A. Brunell

Phillip A. Brunell 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).

  • Method of vaccine or toxoid preparation and immunization by colonization with recombinant microorganisms
    Patent number: 5149532
    Abstract: A method of vaccine or toxoid preparation and immunization against pathogenic disease. An area of the body is colonized with indigenous microorganisms that have been transformed by recombinant DNA technology to express pathogenic antigens. The colonized transformant microorganisms will replicate and elicit an immune response to the pathogenic antigen, thereby protecting the individual from subsequent exposure to the intact pathogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
    Inventor: Phillip A. Brunell