Patents by Inventor Ruth Hefti, legal representative

Ruth Hefti, legal representative 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).

  • Modified vaccinia virus ankara for the vaccination of neonates
    Patent number: 7897156
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of a virus to increase the number of dendritic cells or their precursor cells in an immunocompromised animal, including a human. The virus is preferably a Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara which is capable of infecting the cells of a neonatal or prenatal animal, including a human, but not capable of being replicated to infectious progeny virus in the neonatal or prenatal animal, including a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Bavarian Nordic A/S
    Inventors: Mathias Ackermann, Mark Suter, Hans Peter Hefti, Ruth Hefti, legal representative, Marco Franchini, Sabine Vollstedt, Paul Chaplin