Patents by Inventor Stephen Simkins

Stephen Simkins 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).

  • ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC TO E6 PROTEINS OF HPV AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150153345
    Abstract: The subject invention provides an antibody composition for detecting E6 protein of at least one HPV strain in a sample. The subject antibodies may be used to detect oncogenic HPV E6 proteins in a sample, and the antibodies find use in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications, including methods of diagnosing and treating cancer. Kits for performing the subject methods and containing the subject antibodies are also provided. Also disclosed in the present invention is a method of generating an antibody that specifically binds to amino-terminus of E6 proteins of at least two HPV strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Eric Dixon, Rainer Blaesius, Stephen Simkins, Steven L. Knapp, George Brough, Karen Lenz, Johannes Schweizer, Peter Lu, David Garman, Jon Silver, Charles Mahoney, Chamorro Somoza Diaz-Sarmiento
  • ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC TO E6 PROTEINS OF HPV AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120141502
    Abstract: The subject invention provides an antibody composition for detecting E6 protein of at least one HPV strain in a sample. The subject antibodies may be used to detect oncogenic HPV E6 proteins in a sample, and the antibodies find use in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications, including methods of diagnosing and treating cancer. Kits for performing the subject methods and containing the subject antibodies are also provided. Also disclosed in the present invention is a method of generating an antibody that specifically binds to amino-terminus of E6 proteins of at least two HPV strains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Dixon, Rainer Blaesius, Stephen Simkins, Steven L. Knapp, George Brough, Karen Lenz, Johannes Schweizer, Peter Lu, David Garman, Jon Silver, Charles Mahoney, Chamorro Somoza Diaz-Sarmiento