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US2518978A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hog cholera vaccine

Assignee: Wyeth Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1946-09-12
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Granted: 1950-08-15
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Expires: 1966-09-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Herald R Cox
  • 👤 Koprowski Hilary

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 02:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K39/00; A61K39/12; A61K39/187; A61K2039/51; A61K2039/525; A61K2039/5254; A61K2039/55; A61K2039/552; C; C12; C12N; C12N2770/00; C12N2770/00011; C12N2770/24011; C12N2770/24311; C12N2770/24334

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
A METHOD OF ESTABLISHING GROWTH OF HOG CHOLERA VIRUS IN RABBITS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEP OF INOCULATING A RABBIT WITH VIRULENT HOG CHOLERA VIRUS AND AFTER A PERIOD OF FROM ABOUT ONE TO SIX DAYS WITHDRAWING VIRUS FROM THE SAID RABBIT AND INOCULATING NON-IMMUNE HOG WITH A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF THE VIRUS TO INFECT SAID HOG, ALLOWING THE VIRUS THUS TRANSFERRED TO THE HOG TO PROPAGATE IN SAID HOG, WITHDRAWING A QUANTITY OF THE VIRUS FROM SAID HOG, AND INTRODUCING IT INTO A SECOND RABBIT AND, AFTER A PERIOD OF FROM ABOUT ONE TO SIX DAYS, WITHDRAWING THE VIRUS FROM SAID SECOND RABBIT AND INJECTING IT INTO A SEOND NON-IMMUNE HOG AND REPEATING SAID PROCESS OF ALTERNATING THE VIRUS FROM RABBIT TO HOG UNTIL THE VIRUS IS SO MODIFIED THAT IT WILL PROPAGATE IN THE RABBIT WITHOUT RETURN TO A HOG AND CONTINUING THE PASSAGE OF VIRUS FROM RABBIT TO RABBIT FOR AT LEAST TWENTY PASSAGES WHEREBY THE VIRUS IS SO MODIFIED THAT IT WILL NO LONGER DEVELOP PATHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS WHEN INJECTED INTO A NORMAL HOG BUT WILL GIVE RISE TO THE PRODUCTION OF PROTECTIVE ANTIBODIES.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 186 words
A METHOD OF ESTABLISHING GROWTH OF HOG CHOLERA VIRUS IN RABBITS WHICH COMPRISES THE STEP OF INOCULATING A RABBIT WITH VIRULENT HOG CHOLERA VIRUS AND AFTER A PERIOD OF FROM ABOUT ONE TO SIX DAYS WITHDRAWING VIRUS FROM THE SAID RABBIT AND INOCULATING NON-IMMUNE HOG WITH A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF THE VIRUS TO INFECT SAID HOG, ALLOWING THE VIRUS THUS TRANSFERRED TO THE HOG TO PROPAGATE IN SAID HOG, WITHDRAWING A QUANTITY OF THE VIRUS FROM SAID HOG, AND INTRODUCING IT INTO A SECOND RABBIT AND, AFTER A PERIOD OF FROM ABOUT ONE TO SIX DAYS, WITHDRAWING THE VIRUS FROM SAID SECOND RABBIT AND INJECTING IT INTO A SEOND NON-IMMUNE HOG AND REPEATING SAID PROCESS OF ALTERNATING THE VIRUS FROM RABBIT TO HOG UNTIL THE VIRUS IS SO MODIFIED THAT IT WILL PROPAGATE IN THE RABBIT WITHOUT RETURN TO A HOG AND CONTINUING THE PASSAGE OF VIRUS FROM RABBIT TO RABBIT FOR AT LEAST TWENTY PASSAGES WHEREBY THE VIRUS IS SO MODIFIED THAT IT WILL NO LONGER DEVELOP PATHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS WHEN INJECTED INTO A NORMAL HOG BUT WILL GIVE RISE TO THE PRODUCTION OF PROTECTIVE ANTIBODIES.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1953-08-14 1954-02-13 1954-08-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1957-08-14 1958-02-13 1958-08-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1961-08-14 1962-02-13 1962-08-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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