Patents by Inventor Frank H. Burton

Frank H. Burton 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).

  • Cholera toxin gene regulated by tissue-specific promoters
    Patent number: 5416017
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates a method of physiologic engineering by genetically altering second messenger levels in cells. This method allows the hyperactivation or inhibition of cell function within cells, tissues and animals by introducing a foreign gene that alters a second messenger system. The use of physiologically engineered animals as systems for determining the effectiveness of therapeutic compositions is also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Frank H. Burton, J. Gregor Sutcliffe
  • Cholera toxin gene regulated by growth hormone promoter
    Patent number: 5223610
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates a method of physiologic engineering by genetically altering second messenger levels in cells. This method allows the hyperactivation or inhibition of cell function within cells, tissues and animals by introducing a foreign gene that alters a second messenger system. The use of physiologically engineered animals as systems for determining the effectiveness of therapeutic compositions is also contemplated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Frank H. Burton, J. Gregor Sutcliffe