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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Constantin Bona, New York, NY (US);
Habib Zaghouani, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5303873 ; 5303871 ; 5303881 ; 5303882 ; 53038873 ; 53038875 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to chimeric antibodies which comprise a B cell epitope, a T cell epitope, and/or an antigen binding site. The chimeric antibodies may be produced by replacing at least a portion of an immunoglobulin molecule with the desired epitope or antigen binding site such that the functional capabilities of the epitope and the parent immunoglobulin are retained. The chimeric antibodies of the invention may be used to enhance an immune response against pathogens and tumor cells in subjects in need of such treatment.