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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:
Jul. 14, 1992
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter J Kniskern, Lansdale, PA (US);
Arpi Hagopian, Lansdale, PA (US);
Pamela Burke, Lansdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12P / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352402 ; 4351723 ; 435 691 ; 435 693 ; 4353201 ; 435255 ; 435256 ; 536 27 ; 935 10 ; 935 22 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to recombinant fusion polypeptides of HIV envelope and HBsAg, suitable as vaccines against AIDS and/or ARC and hepatitis, as well as immunogens for inducting antibodies for passive protection or treatment of AIDS and/or ARC.