Patents by Inventor Sreekumar A. Menon

Sreekumar A. Menon 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).

  • Vaccine adjuvant
    Publication number: 20030162260
    Abstract: The invention features fusion agents such as fusion proteins that are useful for the treatment of and prevention from diseases that are susceptible to the effects of cellular (Th1 type) immune responses. Also encompassed by the invention are nucleic acids encoding the fusion proteins of the invention, vectors containing the nucleic acids, and cells containing the vectors. The invention includes methods of making and using the fusion agents of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., an Iowa corporation
    Inventors: F. Chris Minion, Sreekumar A. Menon, Gregory G. Mahairas
  • Vaccine adjuvant
    Patent number: 6537552
    Abstract: The invention features fusion agents such as fusion proteins that are useful for the treatment of and prevention from diseases that are susceptible to the effects of cellular (Th1 type) immune responses. Also encompassed by the invention are nucleic acids encoding the fusion proteins of the invention, vectors containing the nucleic acids, and cells containing the vectors. The invention includes methods of making and using the fusion agents of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: F. Chris Minion, Sreekumar A. Menon, Gregory G. Mahairas