Patents by Inventor Alan D. Barrett

Alan D. Barrett 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).

  • Miniprotein ligands and other polypeptides and methods for making and using same
    Patent number: 6958151
    Abstract: Disclosed are polypeptides which include an amino acid sequence corresponding to CCXXXCKEGXXC (SEQ ID NO:1). Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting the activity of a flavivirus or other virus by contacting the virus with a miniprotein ligand under conditions effective for the miniprotein ligand to bind to the virus. Methods for detecting a flavivirus or other virus in a sample by contacting the sample with a miniprotein ligand and determining whether the miniprotein ligand is bound to a flavivirus or other virus as also disclosed, as are methods of assessing a compound's usefulness in inhibiting the activity of a flavivirus or other virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Robert O. Fox, Alan D. Barrett, Xiuzhen Fan, Michael R. Holbrook
  • Miniprotein ligands and other polypeptides and methods for making and using same
    Publication number: 20040002582
    Abstract: Disclosed are polypeptides which include an amino acid sequence corresponding to CCXXXCKEGXXC (SEQ ID NO:1). Also disclosed are methods for inhibiting the activity of a flavivirus or other virus by contacting the virus with a miniprotein ligand under conditions effective for the miniprotein ligand to bind to the virus. Methods for detecting a flavivirus or other virus in a sample by contacting the sample with a miniprotein ligand and determining whether the miniprotein ligand is bound to a flavivirus or other virus as also disclosed, as are methods of assessing a compound's usefulness in inhibiting the activity of a flavivirus or other virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Robert O. Fox, Alan D. Barrett, Xiuzhen Fan, Michael R. Holbrook