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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2017
Applicant:
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Olaf Schneewind, Chicago, IL (US);
Alice G. Cheng, Boston, MA (US);
Dominique M. Missiakas, Chicago, IL (US);
Hwan Keun Kim, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/085 (2006.01); C07K 16/12 (2006.01); C07K 14/31 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 14/31 (2013.01); A61K 39/085 (2013.01); C07K 16/1271 (2013.01); A61K 2039/57 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention concerns methods and compositions for treating or preventing a bacterial infection, particularly infection by abacterium. The invention provides methods and compositions for stimulating an immune response against the bacteria. In certain embodiments, the methods and compositions involve a non-toxigenic Protein A (SpA) variant.