Patents by Inventor Joel Burton Erickson

Joel Burton Erickson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and compositions for inhibition of membrane fusion-associated events, including HIV transmission
    Patent number: 6750008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides which exhibit potent anti-retroviral activity. The peptides of the invention comprise DP178 (SEQ ID:1) peptide corresponding to amino acids 638 to 673 of the HIV-1LAI gp41 protein, and fragments, analogs and homologs of DP178. The invention further relates to the uses of such peptides as inhibitory of human and non-human retroviral, especially HIV, transmission to uninfected cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Trimeris, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jeffs, John William Lackey, Joel Burton Erickson, Mary Katherine Lawless, Gene Merutka