Patents
US 11642396 B2: Method of reducing antigenic drift or reassortment of viruses in a host animal using α interferon
- Granted
- 2023-05-09
- Filed
- 2014-08-21 application 14913562
- Type
- Utility · 6 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
This disclosures relates to methods of preventing or reducing antigenic drift, viral reassortment and symptoms of wild-type and mutant influenza viruses in a host animal by determining if a host animal has been exposed to or infected by an avian influenza virus, and administering to the exposed host animal α-interferon.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230509_r1.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIM ImmunoTech Inc. 6 patents | US company or organization | Ocala, FL | AIM IMMUNOTECH INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state AIM ImmunoTech Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state AIM IMMUNOTECH INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William A. Carter | Ocala, FL | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Strayer | Ocala, FL | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K38/212 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61P | Specific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations | A61P31/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C12Q | Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms ; compositions or test papers therefor; processes of preparing such compositions; condition-responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes | C12Q1/701 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-30 | Name change Change of name | HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC. signed 2019-09-03 | AIM IMMUNOTECH INC. OCALA, FL | 52254/889 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-03-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CARTER, WILLIAM A. signed 2016-06-02 STRAYER, DAVID R. signed 2020-03-27 | HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC. OCALA, FL | 52254/858 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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