Patents by Inventor Robert K. Bright

Robert K. Bright 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).

  • Immortal human prostate epithelial cell lines and clones and their applications in the research and therapy of prostate cancer
    Patent number: 6982168
    Abstract: The present invention relates to immortalized, malignant, human, adult prostate epithelial cell lines or cell lines derived therefrom useful in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. More particularly, the present invention relates to cloned, immortalized, malignant, human, adult prostate epithelial cell lines and uses of these cell lines for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Furthermore, the present invention provides for the characterization of said cell lines through the analysis of specific chromosomal deletions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Suzanne L. Topalian, W. Marston Linehan, Robert K. Bright, Cathy D. Vocke