Patents by Inventor Steven R. Brant

Steven R. Brant 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).

  • Patent number: 9468314
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display system for flat articles generally including a rack, one or more carriers, and a plurality of flat articles. The rack comprises a plurality of vertical rack supports and a plurality of horizontal rack supports forming bays between the vertical rack supports. The one or more carriers have an upper mounting bracket, a lower mounting bracket, a pair of upright members, and at least one pair of support members, and are attached to upper and lower horizontal rack supports within each bay. The pair of upright members are coupled to each of the upper and lower mounting brackets in a horizontally spaced-apart manner, and the pair of support members extends between the pair of upright members in a vertically spaced-apart manner. The plurality of flat articles may be slidably engaged with the pair of support members so that a front surface is exposed for viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: AFI Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Milton W. Goodwin, Michael S. Ohearn, Steven R. Brant
  • Publication number: 20150335177
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display system for flat articles generally including a rack, one or more carriers, and a plurality of flat articles. The rack comprises a plurality of vertical rack supports and a plurality of horizontal rack supports forming bays between the vertical rack supports. The one or more carriers have an upper mounting bracket, a lower mounting bracket, a pair of upright members, and at least one pair of support members, and are attached to upper and lower horizontal rack supports within each bay. The pair of upright members are coupled to each of the upper and lower mounting brackets in a horizontally spaced-apart manner, and the pair of support members extends between the pair of upright members in a vertically spaced-apart manner. The plurality of flat articles may be slidably engaged with the pair of support members so that a front surface is exposed for viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: MILTON W. GOODWIN, MICHAEL S. OHEARN, STEVEN R. BRANT
  • Publication number: 20140249303
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a functional relationship between a recognized disease condition and a polymorphism in the nucleotide factor kappa B promoter (NFKB1). This relationship provides a platform for methods of altering promoter activity and for determining similar relationships between specific pathologies and identified polymorphisms. A statistically significant risk of developing ulcerative colitis was shown to be correlated with the presence of an ATTG insertion/deletion in the NFKB1 promoter and is likely to apply also to a variety of other inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Steven R. Brant, Amir Karban, Franklin Nouvet, Theodore M. Bayless, James J. Potter, Esteban Mezey, Toshihiko Okazaki
  • Publication number: 20120122761
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a functional relationship between a recognized disease condition and a polymorphism in the nucleotide factor kappa B promoter (NFKB1). This relationship provides a platform for methods of altering promoter activity and for determining similar relationships between specific pathologies and identified polymorphisms. A statistically significant risk of developing ulcerative colitis was shown to be correlated with the presence of an ATTG insertion/deletion in the NFKB1 promoter and is likely to apply also to a variety of other inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Steven R. Brant, Amir Karban, Franklin Nouvet, Theodore M. Bayless, James J. Potter, Esteban Mezey, Toshihiko Okazaki
  • Patent number: 8071304
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a functional relationship between a recognized disease condition and a polymorphism in the nucleotide factor kappa B promoter (NFKB1). This relationship provides a platform for methods of altering promoter activity and for determining similar relationships between specific pathologies and identified polymorphisms. A statistically significant risk of developing ulcerative colitis was shown to be correlated with the presence of an ATTG insertion/deletion in the NFKB1 promoter and is likely to apply also to a variety of other inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Steven R. Brant, Amir Karban, Franklin Nouvet, Theodore M. Bayless, James J. Potter, Esteban Mezey, Toshihiko Okazaki
  • Patent number: 6392025
    Abstract: This invention presents the cloning and characterization of human NHE3. It sets forth the entire coding region of the human NHE3 cDNA as well as the encoded protein, an 834 amino acid protein with a calculated relative molecular weight of 92,906.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Tranzmembrane, LLC
    Inventors: Steven R. Brant, C. H. Chris Yun, Mark Donowitz
  • Patent number: 5871919
    Abstract: The present invention teaches a method of identifying agents that affect NHE3. Specifically, these methods comprise the steps of obtaining DNA encoding all or a portion of human NHE3, introducing that DNA into a recipient host cell whereby the host cell can perform Na+/H+ exchange, applying agents to the host cell, and assessing whether the agents affect Na+/H+ exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Inventors: Steven R. Brant, C.H. Chris Yun, Mark Donowitz, Chung-Ming Tse