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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. 28, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Camille Locht, Wannehain, FR;
Yves Lobet, Rixensart, BE;
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham Biologicals (S.A.), Rixensart, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4351723 ; 435 691 ; 435193 ; 4352523 ; 43525231 ; 43525233 ; 43525235 ; 4352542 ; 4353201 ; 4242001 ; 4242541 ; 530403 ; 536 237 ;
Abstract
The Bordetella pertussis toxin is genetically modified to express a toxin protein which is deficient in target-cell receptor binding and is used in a vaccine for protection against whooping cough.