Patents by Inventor Bruce Wayne Erickson

Bruce Wayne Erickson 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: 20090124008
    Abstract: The present invention provides peptides libraries which are useful for rapid identification of biologically active compounds. The invention further provides peptides which include cell-growth affecting peptides and peptides which enhance or inhibit production of cellular proteins. Many of the peptides of the invention may be produced in large quantity by recombinant techniques and formulated in culture medium to produce the desired effect on cultured cells and tissues. Certain of the libraries of the invention and the peptides identified in them are particularly useful in concatemer-based recombinant expression methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Perry D. Haaland, Douglas B. Sherman, Robert L. Campbell, Walter William Stewart, Sheila A. Lloyd, Bruce Wayne Erickson, Ann Hart Erickson
  • Patent number: 7267983
    Abstract: The present invention provides peptides libraries which are useful for rapid identification of biologically active compounds. The invention further provides peptides which include cell-growth affecting peptides and peptides which enhance or inhibit production of cellular proteins. Many of the peptides of the invention may be produced in large quantity by recombinant techniques and formulated in culture medium to produce the desired effect on cultured cells and tissues. Certain of the libraries of the invention and the peptides identified in them are particularly useful in concatemer-based recombinant expression methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Perry D. Haaland, Douglas B. Sherman, Robert L. Campbell, Walter William Stewart, Sheila A. Lloyd, Ann Hart Erickson, legal representative, Bruce Wayne Erickson, deceased
  • Patent number: 7179635
    Abstract: The present invention provides peptides libraries which are useful for rapid identification of biologically active compounds. The invention further provides peptides which include cell-growth affecting peptides and peptides which enhance or inhibit production of cellular proteins. Many of the peptides of the invention may be produced in large quantity by recombinant techniques and formulated in culture medium to produce the desired effect on cultured cells and tissues. Certain of the libraries of the invention and the peptides identified in them are particularly useful in concatemer-based recombinant expression methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Perry D. Haaland, Douglas B. Sherman, Robert L. Campbell, Walter William Stewart, Sheila A. Lloyd, Ann Hart Erickson, legal representative, Bruce Wayne Erickson, deceased
  • Publication number: 20040265911
    Abstract: The present invention provides peptides libraries which are useful for rapid identification of biologically active compounds. The invention further provides peptides which include cell-growth affecting peptides and peptides which enhance or inhibit production of cellular proteins. Many of the peptides of the invention may be produced in large quantity by recombinant techniques and formulated in culture medium to produce the desired effect on cultured cells and tissues. Certain of the libraries of the invention and the peptides identified in them are particularly useful in concatemer-based recombinant expression methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Perry D. Haaland, Douglas B. Sherman, Robert L. Campbell, Walter William Stewart, Sheila A. Lloyd, Bruce Wayne Erickson, Ann Hart Erickson
  • Publication number: 20040265910
    Abstract: The present invention provides peptides libraries which are useful for rapid identification of biologically active compounds. The invention further provides peptides which include cell-growth affecting peptides and peptides which enhance or inhibit production of cellular proteins. Many of the peptides of the invention may be produced in large quantity by recombinant techniques and formulated in culture medium to produce the desired effect on cultured cells and tissues. Certain of the libraries of the invention and the peptides identified in them are particularly useful in concatemer-based recombinant expression methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Perry D. Haaland, Douglas B. Sherman, Robert L. Campbell, Walter William Stewart, Sheila A. Lloyd, Bruce Wayne Erickson, Ann Hart Erickson
  • Patent number: 6759510
    Abstract: The present invention provides peptides libraries which are useful for rapid identification of biologically active compounds. The invention further provides peptides which include cell-growth affecting peptides and peptides which enhance or inhibit production of cellular proteins. Many of the peptides of the invention may be produced in large quantity by recombinant techniques and formulated in culture medium to produce the desired effect on cultured cells and tissues. Certain of the libraries of the invention and the peptides identified in them are particularly useful in concatemer-based recombinant expression methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Perry D. Haaland, Douglas B. Sherman, Robert L. Campbell, Walter William Stewart, Sheila A. Lloyd, Bruce Wayne Erickson