Patents by Inventor Randall J. Owens

Randall J. Owens 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).

  • Preparation and use of viral vectors for mixed envelope protein vaccines against human immunodeficiency viruses
    Patent number: 5741492
    Abstract: Polyenv vaccines are provided that comprise mixtures of at least 4-40 to about 10,000 different recombinant vaccinia viruses that each express a different HIV env variant or a portion thereof containing both constant and variable regions, as well as methods of making and using such polyenv vaccines and vaccinia viruses, including the use of the polyenv vaccine, in live, attenuated or inactivated form, for prophylaxis or treatment of HIV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Assignee: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Inventors: Julia L. Hurwitz, Randall J. Owens