Patents by Inventor Sheila R. Fortunato

Sheila R. Fortunato 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).

  • Human monoclonal antibodies to cell surface antigens of melanoma
    Patent number: 5006470
    Abstract: This invention provides a monoclonal antibody, produced by the hybridoma cell line designated GXM1, which specifically binds to a human class 1tumor antigen. This invention also provides a human monoclonal antibody, produced by a hybridoma cell line designated HJM1, which specifically binds to each of the ganglioside antigens GD2, GD3, GM3 and GD1b. This invention further provides a human monoclonal antibody, produced by a hybridoma cell line designated FCM1, which specifically binds to the ganglioside antigens GM3 and GD1a. Finally, this invention provides a human monoclonal antibody, produced by a hybridoma cell line designated DSM1, which specifically binds to a human class 2 tumor protein antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Koichi Furukawa, Philip O. Livingston, Kenneth O. Lloyd, Herbert F. Oettgen, Lloyd J. Old, Sheila R. Fortunato