Patents by Inventor Walter U. Gerhard

Walter U. Gerhard 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).

  • Method of producing antibodies
    Patent number: 4196265
    Abstract: Continuous cell lines of genetically stable fused cell hybrids capable of producing large amounts of monoclonal antibodies against specific viruses and their antigenic determinants have been developed. The cell lines are fused cell hybrids between viral antibody producing cells and myeloma cells. Fused cell hybrids between influenza virus-primed mouse spleen cells and mouse myeloma cells can be maintained indefinitely in culture and continue to produce large amounts of anti-influenza antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1980
    Assignee: The Wistar Institute
    Inventors: Hilary Koprowski, Walter U. Gerhard, Carlo M. Croce