Patents by Inventor Usha NIVARTHI

Usha NIVARTHI 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).

  • Methods and compositions for dengue virus serotype 4 epitopes
    Patent number: 11241491
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods of use comprising a chimeric dengue virus E glycoprotein comprising a dengue virus E glycoprotein backbone, which comprises amino acid substitutions that introduce a dengue virus E glycoprotein epitope from a dengue virus serotype that is different from the dengue virus serotype of the dengue virus E glycoprotein backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Ralph Baric, Matthew Begley, Douglas Widman, Aravinda Desilva, Usha Nivarthi, Boyd Yount, Ellen Young
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DENGUE VIRUS SEROTYPE 4 EPITOPES
    Publication number: 20200155663
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods of use comprising a chimeric dengue virus E glycoprotein comprising a dengue virus E glycoprotein backbone, which comprises amino acid substitutions that introduce a dengue virus E glycoprotein epitope from a dengue virus serotype that is different from the dengue virus serotype of the dengue virus E glycoprotein backbone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Ralph BARIC, Matthew BEGLEY, Douglas WIDMAN, Aravinda DESILVA, Usha NIVARTHI, Boyd YOUNT, Ellen YOUNG