Patents by Inventor Wilfred Germeraad

Wilfred Germeraad 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).

  • Publication number: 20060257397
    Abstract: The present invention provides human binding molecules that specifically bind to CD1a, nucleic acid molecules encoding the human binding molecules, compositions comprising the human binding molecules and methods of identifying or producing the human binding molecules. The human binding molecules can be used in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of neoplastic disorders and diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicants: Crucell Holland B.V., The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Mark Throsby, Marja van Meijer, Wilfred Germeraad, Robert Arceci, Ada Kruisbeek
  • Publication number: 20060088520
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conjugate for targeting antigen presenting cells comprising: at least one antigenic moiety conjugated to a targeting moiety that is capable of binding to a cell surface structure of an antigen presenting cell, wherein the conjugate is capable of being internalized and processed by said antigen presenting cells such as to cause processed antigenic moiety fragments thereof to be presented via MHC class I and MHC class II molecules of the antigen presenting cell, to nucleic acid sequence comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding the antigenic moiety and a nucleic acid sequence encoding the targeting moiety, to a host cell to a method for producing a conjugate, and for generating an antigen presenting cell capable of eliciting an immune response to such antigen presenting cell, to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a conjugate or an antigen presenting cell and their use for vaccination, and as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Crucell Holland B.V.
    Inventors: Wilfred Germeraad, Ton Logtenberg, Annemarie Lekkerkerker