Patents by Inventor Veronica Fowler

Veronica Fowler 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).

  • Foot and mouth disease virus with increased stability and its use as vaccine
    Patent number: 9145548
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus having improved stability compared to the field isolate of the same subtype, wherein the virus comprises one or more amino acid mutations along a line of symmetry of the capsid structure. The present invention also relates to a vaccine comprising such an FMD virus and its use to prevent foot and mouth disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Veronica Fowler, Nick Knowles, Paul Barnett
  • FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS WITH INCREASED STABILITY AND ITS USE AS VACCINE
    Publication number: 20130230549
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus having improved stability compared to the field isolate of the same subtype, wherein the virus comprises one or more amino acid mutations along a line of symmetry of the capsid structure. The present invention also relates to a vaccine comprising such an FMD virus and its use to prevent foot and mouth disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Veronica Fowler, Nick Knowles, Paul Barnett
  • Vaccine
    Publication number: 20110311568
    Abstract: The present invention provides a foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine comprising or capable of expressing afoot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) VP1 polypeptide having a deletion of at least seven amino acids in the G-H loop such that the VP1 polypeptide lacks an RGD motif. The present invention also provides a method for preventing and/or treating FMD in a subject which comprises the step of administration of such a vaccine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Veronica Fowler, Paul Barnett, Nick Knowles