Patents by Inventor Robert L. Ferris

Robert L. Ferris 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).

  • Cytotoxic T cell defined EGFR peptide and an optimized derivative peptide
    Patent number: 8367069
    Abstract: The invention provides a polypeptide having a sequence of amino acids consisting of IXDFGLAKL (SEQ ID NO: 1), as well as a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide, vector comprising the nucleic acid, cell comprising the vector, and compositions thereof. The invention also provides a method of inducing a T-cell response in a patient with epithelial cancer, and a method inhibiting epithelial cancer, wherein the methods comprise administering the composition of the invention. The invention further provides a method of stimulating a cell with the inventive polypeptide and a cell so stimulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Robert L. Ferris, Pedro Andrade, Andres Lopez-Albaitero
  • CYTOTOXIC T CELL DEFINED EGFR PEPTIDE AND AN OPTIMIZED DERIVATIVE PEPTIDE
    Publication number: 20110171170
    Abstract: The invention provides a polypeptide having a sequence of amino acids consisting of IXDFGLAKL (SEQ ID NO: 1), as well as a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide, vector comprising the nucleic acid, cell comprising the vector, and compositions thereof. The invention also provides a method of inducing a T-cell response in a patient with epithelial cancer, and a method inhibiting epithelial cancer, wherein the methods comprise administering the composition of the invention. The invention further provides a method of stimulating a cell with the inventive polypeptide and a cell so stimulated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Robert L. Ferris, Pedro Andrade, Andres Lopez-Albaitero