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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000

Filed:

Apr. 20, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:

Eric J Hansen, Plano, TX (US);

Leslie D Cope, Mesquite, TX (US);

Gregory P Jarosik, Arlington, TX (US);

Mark S Hanson, Columbia, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12N / ; C07H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 4352523 ; 43525233 ; 435 693 ; 536 237 ;
Abstract

Disclosed are hxuB and hxuC genes and DNA segments from H. influenzae such as H. influenzae type b (Hib) and nontypeable H. influenzae (NTHI). The HxuB and HxuC proteins, being surface expressed, are contemplated for use in the preparation of vaccines against pathological H. influenzae infections, and in particular, vaccines for use in children and other individuals who respond poorly to capsular-based vaccines. DNA segments encoding these proteins and anti- HxuB and HxuC antibodies will also be of in various screening, diagnostic and therapeutic applications.


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