Patents by Inventor Geoff Herpin

Geoff Herpin 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).

  • Oligonucleotide complexes for use as anti-viral therapeutics
    Patent number: 7407752
    Abstract: The methods disclosed herein are of use for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. In particular, the methods provide for the targeting of a transcription altering agent to a specific target site of a viral genome in order to inactivate the virus. In addition, the methods provide for a triplex-forming oligonucleotide capable of interacting with a target site in a viral genome in order to alter transcription. The methods of the present invention may be used against viral pathogens or agents of bioterrorism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignees: University of Utah Research Foundation, Yale University
    Inventors: John D. Kriesel, Brandt B. Jones, Charles B. Grissom, Geoff Herpin, Peter M. Glazer
  • Oligonucleotide complexes for use as anti-viral therapeutics
    Publication number: 20050038238
    Abstract: The methods disclosed herein are of use for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. In particular, the methods provide for the targeting of a transcription altering agent to a specific target site of a viral genome in order to inactivate the virus. In addition, the methods provide for a triplex-forming oligonucleotide capable of interacting with a target site in a viral genome in order to alter transcription. The methods of the present invention may be used against viral pathogens or agents of bioterrorism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: John Kriesel, Brandt Jones, Charles Grissom, Geoff Herpin, Peter Glazer