Patents by Inventor Reed F. Johnson

Reed F. Johnson 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).

  • Publication number: 20220072697
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for inducing an immune response that confers dual protection against infections by either or both of a rabies virus and a coronavirus, and/or which can be used therapeutically for an existing infection with rabies virus and/or a coronavirus to treat at least one symptom thereof and/or to neutralize or clear the infecting agents. In particular, the present disclosure provides a recombinant rabies virus vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding at least one coronavirus immunogenic glycoprotein fragment, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the vaccine vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Reed F. Johnson, Matthias Schnell, Lisa E. Hensley, Christoph Wirblich, Christopher M. Coleman, Matthew S. Frieman
  • Patent number: 11041170
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for inducing an immune response that confers dual protection against infections by either or both of a rabies virus and a coronavirus, and/or which can be used therapeutically for an existing infection with rabies virus and/or a coronavirus to treat at least one symptom thereof and/or to neutralize or clear the infecting agents. In particular, the present disclosure provides a recombinant rabies virus vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding at least one coronavirus immunogenic glycoprotein fragment, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the vaccine vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health & Human Service, University of Maryland
    Inventors: Reed F. Johnson, Matthias Schnell, Lisa E. Hensley, Christoph Wirblich, Christopher M. Coleman, Matthew B. Frieman
  • Publication number: 20190062785
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for inducing an immune response that confers dual protection against infections by either or both of a rabies virus and a coronavirus, and/or which can be used therapeutically for an existing infection with rabies virus and/or a coronavirus to treat at least one symptom thereof and/or to neutralize or clear the infecting agents. In particular, the present disclosure provides a recombinant rabies virus vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding at least one coronavirus immunogenic glycoprotein fragment, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the vaccine vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Reed F. Johnson, Matthias Schnell, Lisa E. Hensley, Christoph Wirblich, Christopher M. Coleman, Matthew B. Frieman