Patents by Inventor Elias Theodorou

Elias Theodorou 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).

  • Patent number: 9771402
    Abstract: The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: DNA TWOPOINTO, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Elias Theodorou
  • Publication number: 20170218036
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of a role of the nuclear receptor retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma (RORgamma) in tumor suppression. The introduction and expression of RORgamma result in genes activation within innate immune cells that trigger recognition and suppression of tumor cells. Thus, in various embodiments described herein, the invention encompasses a composition or a cell comprising a viral vector comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding RORgamma under the control of a neutrophil specific promoter. Additionally, the invention relates to methods of treating cancer by administering to a subject a composition that confers or increases innate immune cell anti-tumor immunity, methods for providing anti-tumor immunity in a subject, methods of stimulating innate immune response to a cell population or a tissue in a mammal and methods of diagnosing anti-tumor immunity response. Furthermore, the invention encompasses a kit for carrying out the aforementioned methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Elias THEODOROU, Michael SNYDER, Joseph A. MADRI
  • Publication number: 20170081371
    Abstract: The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Elias Theodorou
  • Patent number: 9493521
    Abstract: The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: DNA TWOPOINTO, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Elias Theodorou
  • Publication number: 20160264635
    Abstract: The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Elias Theodorou
  • Patent number: 9290552
    Abstract: The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: DNA TWOPOINTO, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Elias Theodorou
  • Patent number: 9206433
    Abstract: Methods and kits for joining two or more polynucleotides to form a product polynucleotide are provided. A mixture contains a first polynucleotide comprising a selectable marker. The mixture further contains a second polynucleotide comprising a first typeIIs recognition sequence and a second typeIIs recognition sequence. The second polynucleotide is other than the first polynucleotide. The mixture further contains a first typeIIs restriction endonuclease that cleaves the first typeIIs recognition sequence to produce a first end, a second typeIIs restriction endonuclease that cleaves the second typeIIs recognition sequence to produce a second end, and a DNA ligase. The first end is not compatible with the second end. The combined actions of the enzymes in the mixture join the first polynucleotide to the second polynucleotide forming a product polynucleotide, which is obtained by transforming the mixture into a host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: DNA Twopointo, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Jon Ness, Elias Theodorou
  • Publication number: 20150225468
    Abstract: The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: DNA TWOPOINTO, INC.
    Inventors: JEREMY MINSHULL, ELIAS THEODOROU
  • Patent number: 8975042
    Abstract: The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: DNA Twopointo, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Elias Theodorou
  • Publication number: 20140329233
    Abstract: Methods and kits for joining two or more polynucleotides to form a product polynucleotide are provided. A mixture contains a first polynucleotide comprising a selectable marker. The mixture further contains a second polynucleotide comprising a first typeIIs recognition sequence and a second typeIIs recognition sequence. The second polynucleotide is other than the first polynucleotide. The mixture further contains a first typeIIs restriction endonuclease that cleaves the first typeIIs recognition sequence to produce a first end, a second typeIIs restriction endonuclease that cleaves the second typeIIs recognition sequence to produce a second end, and a DNA ligase. The first end is not compatible with the second end. The combined actions of the enzymes in the mixture join the first polynucleotide to the second polynucleotide forming a product polynucleotide, which is obtained by transforming the mixture into a host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: DNA Twopointo, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Jon Ness, Elias Theodorou
  • Publication number: 20140178914
    Abstract: The field of this invention relates to methods for combining genetic elements such that the activity of one of the elements provides a means for identifying, enriching, selecting for, or enhancing the activity of a second element. The invention also includes specific elements and combinations of elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: DNA TWOPOINTO, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Minshull, Elias Theodorou
  • Patent number: 8345780
    Abstract: A wireless communication system may include first and second wireless communications devices communicating with one another via a wireless communications link having a settable link characteristic. The first and second wireless communications devices may include respective first and second wireless transceivers and respective first and second controllers coupled thereto. The first controller may be for detecting received interference, for determining a type of the interference from among interference types comprising wideband interference and narrowband interference, and for setting the settable link characteristic to compensate for the interference based upon the interference type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: David Chauncey, Mitel Kuliner, Elias Theodorou
  • Publication number: 20090304095
    Abstract: A wireless communication system may include first and second wireless communications devices communicating with one another via a wireless communications link having a settable link characteristic. The first and second wireless communications devices may include respective first and second wireless transceivers and respective first and second controllers coupled thereto. The first controller may be for detecting received interference, for determining a type of the interference from among interference types comprising wideband interference and narrowband interference, and for setting the settable link characteristic to compensate for the interference based upon the interference type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: David CHAUNCEY, Mitel Kuliner, Elias Theodorou