Patents by Inventor Suely S. Kashino

Suely S. Kashino 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).

  • TUBERCULOSIS ANTIGEN DETECTION ASSAYS AND VACCINES
    Publication number: 20110268758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated Tuberculosis (TB) antigens that are useful in therapeutic and vaccine compositions for stimulating a TB specific immunological response. The identified antigens are also useful in diagnostic assays to determine the presence of active TB in an individual. Accordingly, the present invention includes polypeptide molecules, nucleic acid molecules, vaccine compositions, diagnostic assays, and methods of diagnosis and monitoring treatment related to these TB antigens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Antonio Campos-Neto, Suely S. Kashino
  • Tuberculosis antigen detection assays and vaccines
    Patent number: 7968694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated Tuberculosis (TB) antigens that are useful in therapeutic and vaccine compositions for stimulating a TB specific immunological response. The identified antigens are also useful in diagnostic assays to determine the presence of active TB in an individual. Accordingly, the present invention includes polypeptide molecules, nucleic acid molecules, vaccine compositions, diagnostic assays, and methods of diagnosis and monitoring treatment related to these TB antigens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children
    Inventors: Antonio Campos-Neto, Suely S. Kashino