Patents by Inventor Abraham Brass

Abraham Brass 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).

  • Pathogen restriction factors
    Patent number: 8993318
    Abstract: The use of interferon induced transmembrane protein 1, 2, or 3 (IFITM1, 2, or 3) as a viral restriction factor, and methods of using the same to produce virus, transgenic animals expressing exogenous IFITM1, 2, or 3, and methods of treating or inhibiting viral infections by targeting a gene identified herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignees: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Abraham Brass, Stephen Elledge
  • Pathogen Restriction Factors
    Publication number: 20120331576
    Abstract: The use of interferon induced transmembrane protein 1, 2, or 3 (IFITM1, 2, or 3) as a viral restriction factor, and methods of using the same to produce virus, transgenic animals expressing exogenous IFITM1, 2, or 3, and methods of treating or inhibiting viral infections by targeting a gene identified herein
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicants: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Abraham Brass, Stephen Elledge