Patents by Inventor Yael Houri-Haddad

Yael Houri-Haddad 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).

  • Methods of treating viral infections using berry juice fractions
    Patent number: 7390515
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the use as anti-viral agents of isolated fractions from berry juice of the plant genus Vaccinium. Two specific fractions are provided: (a) polymeric material having a molecular weight?12,000; and (b) proanthocyanidins-containing fraction. Thus, the invention provides methods of treating a subject against a viral infection; the method comprises providing said subject with at least one of the above isolated fractions in an amount effective to prevent production of a viral infection in said subject. A specific and preferred viral infection according to the invention is an influenza virus infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Ramot At Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
    Inventors: Ervin I. Weiss, Itzhak Ofek, Zichria Zakay-Rones, Yael Houri-Haddad
  • Methods of treating against viral infection using berries juice fractions
    Publication number: 20050196472
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the use as anti-viral agents of isolated fractions from berry juice of the plant genus Vaccinium. Two specific fractions are provided: (a) polymeric material having a molecular weight ?12,000; and (b) proanthocyanidins-containing fraction. Thus, the invention provides methods of treating a subject against a viral infection; the method comprises providing said subject with at least one of the above isolated fractions in an amount effective to prevent production of a viral infection in said subject. A specific and preferred viral infection according to the invention is an influenza virus infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Ervin Weiss, Itzhak Ofek, Zichria Zakay-Rones, Yael Houri-Haddad