Patents by Inventor Connor Dobson

Connor Dobson 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).

  • LIGAND DISCOVERY AND GENE DELIVERY VIA RETROVIRAL SURFACE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20240044873
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions of retroviruses and methods of using the same for gene delivery, wherein the retroviruses comprise a viral envelope protein comprising at least one mutation that diminishes its native function, a non-viral membrane-bound protein comprising a membrane-bound domain and an extracellular targeting domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael Birnbaum, Connor Dobson
  • VIRAL TARGETING OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS
    Publication number: 20220340876
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions of retroviruses and methods of using the same for gene delivery to a hematopoietic stem cell (HSC), wherein the retroviruses comprise a viral envelope protein comprising at least one mutation that diminishes its native function, a non-viral membrane-bound protein comprising a membrane-bound domain and an extracellular targeting domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael Birnbaum, Connor Dobson, Stephanie Gaglione, Kole Roybal, Cassandra Burnett
  • LIGAND DISCOVERY AND GENE DELIVERY VIA RETROVIRAL SURFACE DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20200371088
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions of retroviruses and methods of using the same for gene delivery, wherein the retroviruses comprise a viral envelope protein comprising at least one mutation that diminishes its native function, a non-viral membrane-bound protein comprising a membrane-bound domain and an extracellular targeting domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Michael Birnbaum, Connor Dobson