Patents by Inventor Bruno Sainz, JR.

Bruno Sainz, JR. 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).

  • Compositions and methods for inhibiting entry of a hepatic virus
    Patent number: 9034863
    Abstract: The present invention embraces Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 protein antagonists and agents that inhibit hepatic virus infection for use in the prevention and treatment of a hepatic virus infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Susan L. Uprichard, Bruno Sainz, Jr.
  • Compositions and methods for inhibiting entry of a hepatic virus
    Patent number: 8673288
    Abstract: The present invention embraces Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 protein antagonists and agents that inhibit hepatic virus infection for use in the prevention and treatment of a hepatic virus infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Susan L. Uprichard, Bruno Sainz, Jr.
  • Non-dividing cell-based assay for high throughput antiviral compound screening
    Publication number: 20100099079
    Abstract: The present invention features a cell-based assay that recapitulates all aspects of a viral lifecycle for use in identifying antiviral agents. The assay employs synchronized, non-dividing host cells and a fluorescence resonance energy transfer peptide substrate for monitoring endogenous viral protease activity, which is indicative of viral infection kinetics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Susan L. Uprichard, Xuemei Yu, Bruno Sainz, JR.