Patents by Inventor Brian D. Rasmussen

Brian D. Rasmussen 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).

  • Methods for producing proteins in cultured cells
    Patent number: 6890736
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for increasing production of a protein by cultured mammalian cells comprising adding a DNA demethylating agent, for example a cytidine analogue, to the mammalian cell culture. The cytidine analogue can be 5-aza-2?-deoxycytidine (also called decitabine) or 5-bromo-2?-deoxycytidine-5?-monophosphate, among many other possible cytidine analogues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Immunex Corporation
    Inventors: Pranhitha Reddy, Brian D. Rasmussen