Patents by Inventor Samantha Gruenheid

Samantha Gruenheid 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).

  • Bacterial virulence factors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8758771
    Abstract: The invention relates to, in part, secreted proteins of bacterial pathogens and methods for their use. More specifically, the invention provides in part several new common secreted proteins for A/E pathogens. In some embodiments of the invention, these polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding these polypeptides, or portions thereof, are useful as vaccines, diagnostics, or drug screening tools for A/E pathogenic infections, or as reagents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignees: The University of British Columbia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
    Inventors: Brett Finlay, Samantha Gruenheid, Wanyin Deng, Bruce A. Vallance, Jose L. Puente
  • Bacterial virulence factors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8507249
    Abstract: The invention relates to, in part, secreted proteins of bacterial pathogens and methods for their use. More specifically, the invention provides in part several new common secreted proteins for A/E pathogens. In some embodiments of the invention, these polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding these polypeptides, or portions thereof, are useful as vaccines, diagnostics, or drug screening tools for A/E pathogenic infections, or as reagents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, The University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Brett Finlay, Samantha Gruenheid, Wanyin Deng, Bruce A. Vallance, Jose L. Puente
  • Bacterial Virulence Factors And Uses Thereof
    Publication number: 20120064572
    Abstract: The invention relates to, in part, secreted proteins of bacterial pathogens and methods for their use. More specifically, the invention provides in part several new common secreted proteins for A/E pathogens. In some embodiments of the invention, these polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding these polypeptides, or portions thereof, are useful as vaccines, diagnostics, or drug screening tools for A/E pathogenic infections, or as reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Brett Finlay, Samantha Gruenheid, Wanyin Deng, Bruce A. Vallance, Jose L. Puente
  • Bacterial virulence factors and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20070041997
    Abstract: The invention relates to, in part, secreted proteins of bacterial pathogens and methods for their use. More specifically, the invention provides in part several new common secreted proteins for A/E pathogens. In some embodiments of the invention, these polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding these polypeptides, or portions thereof, are useful as vaccines, diagnostics, or drug screening tools for A/E pathogenic infections, or as reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Brett Finlay, Samantha Gruenheid, Wanyin Deng, Bruce Vallance, Jose Puente