US Patent Issued to Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland on April 8 for "Factor H binding protein variants and methods of use thereof" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,849, issued on April 8, was assigned to Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland (Oakland, Calif.).

"Factor H binding protein variants and methods of use thereof" was invented by Peter T. Beernink (Walnut Creek, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Variant factor H binding proteins that can elicit antibodies that are bactericidal for at least one strain of Neisseria meningitidis, compositions comprising such proteins, and methods of use of such proteins, are provided."

The patent was filed on Oct. 24, 2023, under Application No. 18/493,141.

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