Patents by Inventor Brian S. Ko

Brian S. Ko 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).

  • Compounds for enhancing p21 expression and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9029322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying a drug candidate for enhancing expression of p21cip1/waf1 in a human patient suffering from a medical condition that can be treated by enhancing expression of p21C?1/waf1. The method includes (a) providing a cell line comprising a nucleic acid sequence that comprises a p21cip1/waf1 promoter operationally ligated to a reporter domain; (b) exposing the cell line to a compound; and (c) identifying a compound that induces expression of the reporter domain. The compound that induces expression of the reporter domain is a drug candidate for treating a medical condition that can be treated by enhancing expression of p21cip1/waf1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Rajiv R. Ratan, Brett C. Langley, Brian S. Ko
  • Compounds for Enhancing p21 Expression and Methods of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20100167993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying a drug candidate for enhancing expression of p21ctpl/wafl in a human patient suffering from a medical condition that can be treated by enhancing expression of p21C?l/wafl. The method includes (a) providing a cell line comprising a nucleic acid sequence that comprises a p21ctpl/wafl promoter operationally ligated to a reporter domain; (b) exposing the cell line to a compound; and (c) identifying a compound that induces expression of the reporter domain. The compound that induces expression of the reporter domain is a drug candidate for treating a medical condition that can be treated by enhancing expression of p21cipl/wafl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rajiv R. Ratan, Brett C. Langley, Brian S. Ko