Patents by Inventor Vidya B. Pai

Vidya B. Pai 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).

  • Patent number: 10137187
    Abstract: The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Vidya B. Pai, Jr., D. Elliot Parks, Michele Yelmene, Andrew J. Bett, Timothy Martyak
  • Publication number: 20160074502
    Abstract: The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Vidya B. Pai, D. Elliot Parks, Michele Yelmene, Andrew J. Bett, Timothy Martyak
  • Patent number: 9198964
    Abstract: The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Vidya B. Pai, D. Elliot Parks, Michele Yelmene, Andrew J. Bett, Timothy Martyak
  • Publication number: 20130216575
    Abstract: The present invention provides dengue virus vaccines and immunogenic compositions for administration to human subjects. The vaccine compositions of the present invention comprise recombinantly produced monomeric and/or dimeric forms of truncated dengue virus envelope glycoprotein that, when formulated together with an adjuvant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, induce balanced tetravalent immune responses. In preferred embodiments of the compositions described herein, the DEN4 protein component is a dimeric form of DEN4. The compositions are designed to be acceptable for use in the general population, including immunosuppressed, immunocompromised, and immunosenescent individuals. Also provided herein are methods of inducing a protective immune response in a human patient population by administering the compositions described herein to the patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Vidya B. Pai, D. Elliot Parks, Michele Yelmene, Andrew J. Bett, Timothy Martyak