Patents by Inventor Barry Edward Rothenberg

Barry Edward Rothenberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20080206266
    Abstract: The present invention provides a substantially purified carbohydrate ligand that specifically binds to a leczyme. The invention also provides methods to identify a carbohydrate ligand that specifically binds to a leczyme or a leczyme that specifically binds to a carbohydrate ligand. The invention further provides methods to identify a peptide that binds to the carbohydrate ligand binding site of a leczyme. The present invention provides methods to isolate a carbohydrate ligand or a leczyme and to identify a carbohydrate ligand or a leczyme that modifies the function of a cell and to obtain such functionally modified cells. The invention further provides methods to modify a cell to express a carbohydrate ligand by introducing an expression vector encoding a leczyme into the cell. The invention also provides methods to modulate the immune response to an antigen by administering the antigen and a carbohydrate ligand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: BILLUPS-ROTHENBERG, INC.
    Inventor: Barry Edward Rothenberg