Patents by Inventor Virginia S. Hinshaw

Virginia S. Hinshaw 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).

  • Use in an animal host and precursors for vaccines utilizing avian-human reassortants to combat influenza A virus
    Patent number: 4552757
    Abstract: A method of producing a vaccine useful in animals which comprises producing a reassortment by gene exchange from an avian influenza A virus parent and an animal influenza A virus parent and then selecting for the reassortant containing two animal surface antigen genes and six avian internal genes by temperature and antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Inventors: Brian R. Murphy, Robert M. Chanock, Robert G. Webster, Virginia S. Hinshaw
  • Human use of avian-human reassortants as vaccines for influenza A virus
    Patent number: 4552758
    Abstract: A method of producing a live attenuated vaccine useful in humans which comprises producing an influenza A reassortant virus by gene exchange between an avian influenza virus parent and a human influenza virus parent and then excluding the internal genes (that code for non-surface viral proteins) of the human influenza virus parent from the reassortant by temperature selection and excluding the surface antigen genes of the avian influenza A virus parent by antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Inventors: Brian R. Murphy, Robert M. Chanock, Robert G. Webster, Virginia S. Hinshaw