Patents by Inventor Darron R. Brown

Darron R. Brown 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).

  • Purified human papillomavirus
    Patent number: 6284532
    Abstract: A live, infective stock of a new human papillomavirus, HPV IU, is provided. HPV IU is related to but distinct from HPV MM7 and HPV LVX82. An isolated nucleic acid comprising the genome of HPV IU is also provided. Methods of using HPV IU to develop and test HPV vaccines and HPV antiviral agents are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Indiana University
    Inventors: Darron R. Brown, Tracy L. McClowry, Janine T. Bryan, Kenneth H. Fife
  • Functional characterization of the C-C chemokine-like molecules encoded by molluscum contagiosum virus types 1 and 2
    Patent number: 6281200
    Abstract: The inventors have cloned and expressed the chemokine-like genes from MCV type 1 and the closely related MCV type 2 in order to determine a potential role for these proteins in the viral life cycle. These are the first viral chemokines that have been shown to antagonize the chemotactic activity of human chemokines and the first viral chemokines that have been shown to have inhibitory activity on human hematopoietic progenitor cells. Methods and compositions for exploiting these proteins are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Research & Technology Institute
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Fife, Michell D. Krathwohl, Robert Hromas, Darron R. Brown, Hal E. Broxmeyer