Patents by Inventor Sharon B. Smith

Sharon B. Smith 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).

  • PROTECTIVE VACCINE BASED ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS PROTEIN SA2412
    Publication number: 20130115209
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of inducing an immune response to Staphylococcus comprising administering a composition comprising an SA2412 polypeptide from Staphylococcus aureus as well as derivatives or fragments thereof. The present also encompasses methods of treating and/or reducing the likelihood of a Staphylococcus infection by administering a composition comprising an antibody that specifically binds to an SA2412 polypeptide, derivative or fragments thereof. Compositions administered in the methods of the invention can include one or more additional antigens including, but not limited to, IsdB. Compositions used to practice the methods of the invention are also encompassed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Tessie B. McNeely, Sharon B. Smith, Julie K. Zorman
  • Mass cellulose deacidification process
    Patent number: 5264243
    Abstract: This invention provides a process for deacidifying paper by contacting the paper one or more times with hydrocarbon or halocarbon solutions of certain magnesium and/or zinc alkoxyalkoxides which may have been treated with carbon dioxide to yield low viscosity solutions, drying the books and rehydrating the books.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Robert S. Wedinger, Conrad W. Kamienski, Kent N. Smith, George R. Sandor, A. Revonda Porch, Sharon B. Smith