Patents by Inventor Shirley Villadiego

Shirley Villadiego 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).

  • Inactivating pathogens with oxidizing agents for vaccine production
    Patent number: 10143740
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for producing a vaccine composition containing a pathogen that is rendered noninfectious by exposure to hydrogen peroxide. The methods disclosed herein are suitable for the preparation of vaccines for a wide variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. The disclosure also provides vaccine compositions (medicaments) containing a pathogen inactivated by exposure to hydrogen peroxide. Methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject by administering vaccine compositions containing a hydrogen peroxide inactivated pathogen are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Oregon Health and Science University
    Inventors: Mark K. Slifka, Shirley Villadiego, Erika Hammarlund, Paul Yoshihara
  • INACTIVATING PATHOGENS WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS FOR VACCINE PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20140242115
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for producing a vaccine composition containing a pathogen that is rendered noninfectious by exposure to hydrogen peroxide. The methods disclosed herein are suitable for the preparation of vaccines for a wide variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. The disclosure also provides vaccine compositions (medicaments) containing a pathogen inactivated by exposure to hydrogen peroxide. Methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject by administering vaccine compositions containing a hydrogen peroxide inactivated pathogen are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Oregon Health and Science University
    Inventors: Mark K. Slifka, Shirley Villadiego, Erika Hammarlund, Paul Yoshihara
  • Inactivating pathogens with oxidizing agents for vaccine production
    Patent number: 8716000
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for producing a vaccine composition containing a pathogen that is rendered noninfectious by exposure to hydrogen peroxide. The methods disclosed herein are suitable for the preparation of vaccines for a wide variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. The disclosure also provides vaccine compositions (medicaments) containing a pathogen inactivated by exposure to hydrogen peroxide. Methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject by administering vaccine compositions containing a hydrogen peroxide inactivated pathogen are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Oregon Health and Science University
    Inventors: Mark K. Slifka, Shirley Villadiego, Erika Hammarlund, Paul Yoshihara
  • INACTIVATING PATHOGENS WITH OXIDIZING AGENTS FOR VACCINE PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20130004525
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for producing a vaccine composition containing a pathogen that is rendered noninfectious by exposure to hydrogen peroxide. The methods disclosed herein are suitable for the preparation of vaccines for a wide variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. The disclosure also provides vaccine compositions (medicaments) containing a pathogen inactivated by exposure to hydrogen peroxide. Methods for eliciting an immune response in a subject by administering vaccine compositions containing a hydrogen peroxide inactivated pathogen are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Oregon Health and Science University
    Inventors: Mark K. Slifka, Shirley Villadiego, Erika Hammarlund, Paul Yoshihara