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US Patents Related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
January 24, 2020
January 25, 2020
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In this article, we list US patents that are related to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
TABLE 1: Patents Related to SARS
Title
Applicant
Assignee
Filing Date
Grant Date
1
Methods and apparatus to prevent, treat and cure infections of the human respiratory system by pathogens causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
William Banning Vail, III et al.
INHALATION INC.
2003-05-02
2006-05-23
2
Methods for treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
George R. Siber
WYETH HOLDINGS CORP.
2003-05-20
2011-02-22
3
Assay system and methods for detecting SARS-CV
George Chin-Sheng Chou
ASIAGEN CORP.
2003-07-01
2008-07-01
4
Method and means for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome
Kuo-Tang Tseng
2003-08-14
5
Compositions and methods for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Laura Gillim-Ross et al.
DIAGNOSTIC HYBRIDS INC. et al.
2003-11-03
2006-10-31
6
Method for preventing and treating severe acute respiratory syndrome
Charles Hensley
2004-01-05
7
Diagnostics for sars virus
Jimmy Kwang et al.
TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY
2004-02-04
8
Nucleic acid sequences that can be used as primers and probes in the amplification and detection of SARS coronavirus
Peter T. G. Sillekens et al.
BIOMERIEUX B.V.
2004-03-08
2012-01-31
9
Diagnostic assay for the human virus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Joseph S. M. Peiris et al.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2004-03-24
2007-09-11
10
High-throughput diagnostic assay for the human virus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Joseph S. M. Peiris et al.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2004-03-24
2009-06-16
11
Compositions and methods for treating coronavirus infection and SARS
Lawrence Blatt
2004-03-30
12
Interferon beta in severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars)
Giampiero de Luca
ARES TRADING S.A.
2004-04-06
13
Treatment of SARS in individuals
Leif Kongerslev et al.
NATLMMUNE A/S et al.
2004-04-08
14
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Rino Rappuoli et al.
CHIRON CORP.
2004-04-09
15
Rna Interference Mediated Inhibition of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) Gene Expression Using Short Interfering Nucleic Acid
James McSwiggen et al.
SIRNA THERAPEUTICS INC.
2004-04-13
16
Charged polysaccharides resistant to lysosomal degradation during kidney filtration and renal passage and their use to treat or prevent infection by coronaviruses
Wayne Comper
2004-04-20
17
Oligonucleotides, reagents and amplification methods for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Ee Chee Ren et al.
GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE
2004-04-21
2009-05-05
18
Compositions and methods for the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Stanley T. Crooke et al.
ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
2004-04-26
2008-03-04
19
RNAI Agents For Anti-SARS Coronavirus Therapy
Quinn Tang et al.
INTRADIGM CORP.
2004-04-26
20
SARS virus nucleotide and amino acid sequences and uses thereof
Frank Plummer et al.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA
2004-04-28
2011-03-01
21
Method and kit for the detection of a novel coronoavirus associated with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Thomas Laue
QIAGEN DIAGNOSTICS GMBH
2004-04-30
2008-05-20
22
Methods for genetic analysis of SARS virus
Michael Mittmann et al.
AFFYMETRIX INC.
2004-05-10
23
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Barton Haynes et al.
2004-05-10
24
Treating server acute respiratory syndrome
William Carter et al.
HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA
2004-05-11
25
Severe acute respiratory syndrome DNA compositions and methods of use
Adrian Vilalta et al.
VICAL INC.
2004-05-12
2011-12-20
26
Inhibition of gene expression by delivery of specially selected double stranded or other forms of small interfering RNA precursors enabling the formation and function of small interfering RNA in vivo and in vitro
Wah Hin Yeung
2004-05-13
27
Interferon for treating or preventing a coronaviral infection
Karen Jervis
VIRAGEN INC.
2004-05-19
28
Compositions and methods for treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
George R. Siber
WYETH
2004-05-20
2010-05-25
29
Isolation and characterization of the precursor virus of human SARS virus: SARS-associated corona virus-like virus
Yi Guan et al.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2004-05-24
2008-04-22
30
Use of Ulinastatin and Its Pharmaceutical Composition for Treating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Heliang Fu et al.
GUANGDONG TECHPOOL BIOCHEM PHARMA. CO LTD.
2004-05-25
31
Sars Virus Vaccine with Adenovirus Carrier and Preparation Method Thereof, and Use of Sars Virus S Gene for Preparation of Vaccine
Wenlin Huang et al.
CANCER CENTER SUN YAT-SUN UNIVERSITY
2004-06-04
32
Systemic delivery of non-viral vector expressing SARS viral genomic vaccine
George Chou
2004-06-04
33
Cell surface expression vector of sars virus antigen and microorganisms transformed thereby
Moon-Hee Sung et al.
2004-06-04
34
Glycyrrhizin or derivatives thereof for for treating or preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars)
Jindrich Cinatl
JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE UNIVERSITY
2004-06-07
35
Inhibition of sars coronavirus infection with clinically approved antiviral drugs
Emily Tan et al.
2004-06-09
36
Techniques and applications of establishment of SARS-CoV primate model
Chuan Qin et al.
2004-06-25
37
Room decontamination with hydrogen peroxide vapor
Thaddeus J. Mielnik et al.
STERIS INC.
2004-07-08
2008-04-08
38
Characterization of the earliest stages of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus and uses thereof
Guoping Zhao et al.
CHINESE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME CENTER AT SHANGHAI
2004-07-09
2008-01-22
39
Anti-coronavirus drug
Nobutaka Fujii et al.
ARIGEN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
2004-07-14
2009-02-24
40
Crystals and structures of SARS-CoV main protease
Jeffrey Bonanno et al.
2004-07-23
41
Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Kwok Tsui et al.
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2004-07-28
42
Multi-allelic molecular detection of SARS-associated coronavirus
Leondios Kostrikis
BIRCH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH LLC
2004-08-13
43
Inhibitors of SARS 3C like protease
Mingying He et al.
AGOURON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
2004-08-13
44
Multi-allelic detection of SARS-associated coronavirus
Leondios G. Kostrikis
BIRCH BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH LLC
2004-08-13
2010-05-04
45
Carboxylic acid derived benzoxazines as agents for the treatment of respiratory diseases
Jun Takeuchi et al.
ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
2004-08-31
2010-07-27
46
Epitope profiles of SARS coronavirus
Jen-Pin Huang et al.
GENESIS BIOTECH INC.
2004-09-08
47
SARS-CoV-specific B-cell epitope and applications thereof
Han-Chung Wu et al.
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY
2004-09-21
2010-06-22
48
Prognostic PCR assay for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Yuk Ming Lo et al.
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2004-09-23
49
Compositions and methods for diagnosing and preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Tze Ming Leung et al.
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2004-09-29
50
Angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 as a receptor for the SARS coronavirus
Michael Farzan et al.
THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL INC.
2004-10-05
51
Anti-Sars Virus Antibody, Hybridoma Producing the Antibody and Immunoassay Reagent Using the Antibody
Yoshiaki Uchida et al.
2004-10-29
52
Peptide-based diagnostic reagents for SARS
Chang Wang et al.
2004-11-08
53
Baicalin as a treatment for SARS infection
Kwok Yung Yuen et al.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2004-11-08
2009-10-20
54
PCR primer set for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-Coronavirus, method and kit for detecting SARS-Coronavirus using the same
Hee-kyun Lim et al.
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
2004-11-24
2008-05-20
55
Genetically modified plants comprising SARS-CoV viral nucleotide sequences and methods of use thereof for immunization against SARS
Mee Chye et al.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2004-12-03
56
Civet animal model system for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus infection and uses thereof
Donglai Wu et al.
2004-12-06
57
Sars coronavirus s proteins and uses thereof
Shuo Shen et al.
2004-12-10
58
Sensitive and Specific Test to Detect Sars Coronavirus
Masafumi Inoue et al.
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
2004-12-17
59
Compositions And Methods For Modification And Prevention Of Sars Coronavirus Infectivity
Brian Tripet et al.
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
2005-02-14
60
Extracts of Scutellaria for the Treatment of Sars
Shouming Zhong et al.
2005-02-25
61
Peptides, antibodies, and methods for the diagnosis of SARS
To Cheung et al.
2005-06-13
62
Potent and Selective Inhibition by Aurinticarboxylic Acid
Runtao He et al.
2005-06-15
63
Immunogenic Sars Domain
Robert J. Beadenkopf
2005-06-16
64
Methods for the treatment and prevention of infection using anti-selectin agents
Mark A. Jutila et al.
2005-07-27
65
Proteins encoded by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus and a role in apoptosis
Wanjin Hong et al.
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
2005-08-04
66
SARS vaccine
Luis Enjuanes Sanchez et al.
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
2005-09-02
67
Treating severe and acute viral infections
William Carter et al.
HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA
2005-10-06
68
Recombinant virus and use thereof
Michinori Kohara et al.
POST GENOME INSTITUTE CO. LTD. et al.
2005-10-11
69
Particles for Treatment of Pulmonary Infection
David A. Edwards et al.
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
2005-10-19
70
Synthetic peptide targeting critical sites on the SARS-associated coronavirus spike protein responsible for viral infection and method of use thereof
Bojian Zheng et al.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2005-10-28
71
Crystal structure of human coronavirus 229E main proteinase and uses for developing SARS inhibitors
Rolf Hilgenfeld et al.
UNIVERSITAT ZU LUEBECK
2005-11-10
72
3D-structure model of SARS coronavirus 3CL protease and anti-SARS drugs
Jianhua Shen et al.
SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES et al.
2005-12-02
2010-02-16
73
Methods for treating severe acute respiratory syndrome
Daniel Rossignol
2006-01-13
74
Compositions of coronaviruses with a recombination-resistant genome
Ralph S. Baric et al.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
2006-01-19
2009-11-17
75
Soluble fragments of the SARS-CoV spike glycoprotein
Dimiter Dimitrov et al.
2006-01-19
76
Antigenic peptides of SARS coronavirus and uses thereof
Jan Ter Meulen et al.
2006-01-20
77
Screening assay for inhibitors of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) using SELDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
Khalid Elased et al.
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY
2006-05-12
78
Use of Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System for the Treatment of Lung Injuries
Josef Penninger et al.
IMBA-INSTITUTE FUR MOLEKULARE BIOTECHNOLOGIE GMBH
2006-05-19
79
FUSION PROTEINS OF RECOMBINANT SARS CORONAVIRUS STRUCTURAL PROTEINS, THEIR PRODUCTION AND USES
Chengyu Jiang et al.
CHINESE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
2006-06-13
80
Inhibition of SARS-associated coronavirus (SCoV) infection and replication by RNA interference
Hsiang-Fu Kung et al.
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2006-06-14
2008-09-30
81
Purified trimeric S protein as vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome virus infections
Yiu Kam et al.
2006-06-27
82
Materials and methods for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome virus (SARS)
Michael Moser et al.
ERAGEN BIOSCIENCES INC.
2006-07-28
83
METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT OF SARS VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN, REAGENT KIT FOR THE MEASUREMENT, TEST DEVICE, MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY DIRECTED AGAINST SARS VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN, AND HYBRIDOMA CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY
Kotaro Fujimoto et al.
SYSMEX CORP.
2006-10-11
84
Microarray for pathogen identification
Michael Lodes et al.
COMBIMATRIX CORP.
2006-10-20
85
BENZOPYRANONE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE AS ANTI-VIRAL AGENTS
Chum Mok Puah et al.
SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC et al.
2006-12-15
86
Soluble Fragments of The Sars-Cov Spike Glycoprotein
Dimiter S. Dimitrov et al.
2007-01-19
87
Treating severe acute respiratory syndrome
William A. Carter et al.
HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA
2007-01-26
2010-03-16
88
Coronavirus isolated from humans
Paul A. Rota et al.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
2007-05-14
2010-08-17
89
Antibodies to SARS coronavirus
John S. Babcook et al.
AMGEN INC.
2007-05-21
90
Human virus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and uses thereof
Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris et al.
VERSITECH LTD.
2007-06-08
2010-08-31
91
Treating severe and acute viral infections
William A. Carter et al.
HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA
2007-08-02
92
Homopiperazine compounds that inhibit ribosomal frameshifting by binding to RNA pseudoknot structure of SARS coronavirus
Hyun-Ju Park et al.
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR CORPORATE COLLABORATION
2007-12-20
2010-09-28
93
Methods and apparatus for a remote, noninvasive technique to detect core body temperature in a subject via thermal imaging
Gary L. McQuilkin
2008-02-29
94
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS)
Kwok Wing TSUI et al.
THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
2008-04-03
95
PCR PRIMER SET DETECTING SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS)-CORONAVIRUS, METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING SARS-CORONAVIRUS USING THE SAME
Hee-kyun LIM et al.
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
2008-04-21
96
Method for detecting SARS coronavirus
Harumi Minekawa et al.
EIKEN KAGAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
2008-06-10
2009-09-29
97
Recombinant Sars-Cov nsp12 and the Use of Thereof and the Method for Producing it
Jong Won Oh et al.
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION YONSEI UNIVERSITY et al.
2008-06-13
98
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CORONAVIRUS INFECTION AND SARS
Lawrence M. BLATT
THREE RIVERS PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
2008-07-29
99
RNA Interference Mediated Inhibition of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Virus Gene Expression Using Short Interfering Nucleic Acid (siNA)
James McSwiggen
SIRNA THERAPEUTICS INC.
2008-11-17
100
Assay for SARS coronavirus by amplification and detection of the replicase sequence
Jianrong Lou et al.
BECTON DICKINSON AND CO.
2009-02-03
2010-05-25
101
Non-Competitive Internal Controls for Use in Nucleic Acid Tests
Jill Detmer et al.
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
2009-03-19
102
High-Throughput Diagnostic Assay For the Human Virus Causing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Joseph S.M. Peiris et al.
2009-06-12
103
COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Arun K. Ghosh et al.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS et al.
2009-08-21
104
ETHYNYLINDOLE COMPOUNDS
Kazuyuki OHMOTO et al.
ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
2009-12-22
105
SARS vaccine compositions and methods of making and using them
Hassibullah Akeefe et al.
ELI LILLY AND CO.
2009-12-28
106
Human virus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and uses thereof
Joseph S. M. Peiris et al.
VERSITECH LTD.
2010-02-10
2013-01-29
107
Strain of SARS-associated coronavirus and applications thereof
Sylvie Van Der Werf et al.
INSTITUT PASTEUR et al.
2010-04-06
2013-01-01
108
PEPTIDE COMPOUNDS FOR DETECTING OR INHIBITING SARS CORONAVIRUS AND APPLICATION THEREOF
Soo-Hyung LEE et al.
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
2010-05-26
109
Substituted indole derivatives for the treatment of respiratory diseases
Jun Takeuchi et al.
ONO PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD.
2010-06-01
2012-11-27
110
METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF SARS CORONAVIRUS IN A SAMPLE
Daniel L. KACIAN
GEN-PROBE INC.
2010-07-06
111
Inhibition of TCR signaling with peptide variants
Alexander B. Sigalov
SIGNABLOK INC.
2010-09-30
2018-11-27
112
USES OF INTERFERONS WITH ALTERED SPATIAL STRUCTURE
Guangwen Wei
2010-10-15
113
Compositions And Methods For Detecting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
David R. Scholl et al.
DIAGNOSTIC HYBRIDS INC.
2010-12-07
114
EV576 FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
Wynne Weston-Davies
2011-01-10
115
Surfactant composition
Johann Martin Van Zyl et al.
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
2011-02-25
2018-11-13
116
USE OF PROTEINS AND PEPTIDES ENCODED BY THE GENOME OF A NOVEL SARS-ASSOCIATED CORONAVIRUS STRAIN
Sylvie VAN DER WERF et al.
INSTITUT PASTEUR CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE AND UNIVERSITE PARIS
2011-07-20
117
Broad-spectrum antivirals against 3C or 3C-like proteases of picornavirus-like supercluster: picornaviruses, caliciviruses and coronaviruses
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION et al.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION et al.
2012-09-27
2016-10-25
118
Methods For Treating of SARS
KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION et al.
2013-01-08
119
Methods For Inhibiting Viruses By Targeting Cathepsin-L Cleavage Sites In The Viruses’ Glycoproteins
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
2013-04-04
120
MACROCYCLIC AND PEPTIDOMIMETIC COMPOUNDS AS BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIVIRALS AGAINST 3C OR 3C-LIKE PROTEASES OF PICORNAVIRUSES, CALICIVIRUSES AND CORONAVIRUSES
KANSA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION et al.
2013-05-02
121
Suppression of Sars Replication by Sars Helicase Inhibitors
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
2013-06-17
122
A NOVEL SARS IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITION
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
2014-11-21
123
USES OF INTERFERONS WITH ALTERED SPATIAL STRUCTURE
SUPERLAB FAR EAST LTD.
2015-01-28
124
EV576 FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
VOLUTION IMMUNO PHARMACEUTICALS SA
VOLUTION IMMUNO PHARMACEUTICALS SA
2016-07-22
125
Device to Kill Micro-Organisms Inside the Respiratory Tract
Mohamed A Basiony
2017-03-28
126
INHIBITION OF TCR SIGNALING WITH PEPTIDE VARIANTS
SIGNABLOK INC.
2018-10-22
127
USE OF ASC AND ASC-CM TO TREAT ARDS, SARS, AND MERS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORP. et al.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORP. et al.
2018-10-31
128
Methods and kits for detecting SARS-associated coronavirus
Thomas Briese et al.
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
2004-01-23
2009-09-01
129
SARS-coronavirus virus-like particles and methods of use
Jens Herold
2004-05-04
130
PROTEASE INHIBITORS FOR CORONAVIRUSES AND SARS-COV AND THE USE THEREOF
Sui Xiong Cai et al.
2004-05-06
131
Antibodies against SARS-CoV and methods of use thereof
Wayne Marasco et al.
2004-11-24
132
Anti-SARS monoclonal antibodies
Jody Berry et al.
2004-12-06
2009-11-24
133
Compositions against SARS-coronavirus and uses thereof
Jan Henrik Ter Meulen et al.
CRUCELL HOLLAND B.V.
2005-11-10
2012-01-31
134
Binding molecules against SARS-coronavirus and uses thereof
Jan H. Ter Meulen et al.
CRUCELL HOLLAND B.V.
2006-01-20
2010-04-13
135
Binding molecules against SARS-coronavirus and uses thereof
Jan H. Ter Meulen et al.
CRUCELL HOLLAND B.V.
2009-11-16
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