Patents by Inventor Griffith D. Parks

Griffith D. Parks 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).

  • Viral vector directed to predetermined target cells
    Patent number: 5962274
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising viral vectors derived from the paramyxovirus, simian virus 5 (SV5). The SV5 vectors of the present invention are designed so that the HN protein that binds to sialic acid is not expressed, and in certain embodiments a foreign membrane bound protein is expressed on the viral surface that targets the virus to particular cells or tissues. The vector then is able to deliver a toxin or cytotoxic agent to the target cell. Also disclosed are nucleic acid segments useful as viral genomes and methods of producing viral vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Wake Forest University
    Inventor: Griffith D. Parks