Patents by Inventor Herbert J. Evans

Herbert J. Evans 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).

  • Portable desk
    Publication number: 20030230220
    Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary portable desk for use in a chair's arms having an arched center region having a pair of substantially rectangular side regions, each located at one end of the arched region. The portable desk includes two parallel-positioned handles located near the bottom sides of the right and left substantially rectangular regions to provide ergonomic carrying and positioning of the desk. It also includes releasable securement devices that are removably positioned to secure desktop items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Barbara J. Evans, Herbert J. Evans
  • Polypeptides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein-protein interaction site
    Patent number: 6258550
    Abstract: Among other things, methods of obtaining putative protein-protein interaction sites of biologically-active polypeptides are provided. The methods include searching the polypeptides for a regions that are flanked on each termini by at least one proline residue; and isolating or producing the flanked regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini
  • Polypeptides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein-protein interaction site
    Patent number: 6147189
    Abstract: Homologs and analogs of naturally-occurring polypeptides contain one or more interaction sites of the natural counterpart. The interaction sites are flanked by conformation-constraining moieties, such as proline or cysteine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini
  • Polypeptides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein-protein interaction site
    Patent number: 6111069
    Abstract: Homologs and analogs of naturally-occurring polypeptides contain one or more interaction sites of the natural counterpart. The interaction sites are flanked by conformation-constraining moieties, such as proline or cysteine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini
  • Polypeptides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein-protein interaction site
    Patent number: 6100044
    Abstract: Homologs and analogs of naturally occurring polypeptides contain one or more interaction sites of the natural counterpart. The interaction sites are identified by the presence of flanking conformation-constraining moieties, such as proline or cysteine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini
  • Polypetides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein-protein interaction site
    Patent number: 6084066
    Abstract: Homologs and analogs of naturally-occurring stem cell factor polypeptides contain one or more interaction sites of the natural counterpart. The interaction sites are flanked by conformation-constraining moieties, such as proline or cysteine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini
  • Polypeptides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein--protein interaction site
    Patent number: 5965698
    Abstract: Homologs and analogs of naturally-occurring polypeptides contain one or more interaction sites of the natural counterpart. The interaction sites are flanked by conformation-constraining moieties, such as proline or cysteine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini
  • Polypeptides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein-protein interaction site
    Patent number: 5952465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of producing a conformationally-constrained polypeptide that mimics the activity of an immunomodulator peptide, wherein the method comprises: producing the conformationally-constrained polypeptide, wherein the conformationally-constrained polypeptide contains a protein--protein interaction site of said immunomodulator peptide adjacently flanked on both termini by proline residues in a manner distinct from the manner found in the naturally occurring immunomodulator peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini
  • Polypeptides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein--protein interaction site
    Patent number: 5948887
    Abstract: Homologs and analogs of naturally-occurring polypeptides contain one or more interaction sites of the natural counterpart. The interaction sites are flanked by conformation-constraining moieties, such as proline or cysteine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini
  • Polypeptides that include conformation-constraining groups which flank a protein--protein interaction site
    Patent number: 5928896
    Abstract: Homologs and analogs of naturally-occurring polypeptides contain one or more interaction sites of the natural counterpart. The interaction sites are flanked by conformation-constraining moieties, such as proline or cysteine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Herbert J. Evans, R. Manjunatha Kini