Patents by Inventor James D. Griffin

James D. Griffin 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: 11136409
    Abstract: The present invention is based, in part, on the identification of novel USP10 biomarkers and modulators, and methods of use thereof, for identifying, assessing, preventing, and treating AML.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Sara Buhrlage, Ellen Weisberg, James D. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20190202929
    Abstract: The present invention is based, in part, on the identification of novel USP10 biomarkers and modulators, and methods of use thereof, for identifying, assessing, preventing, and treating AML.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Sara Buhrlage, Ellen Weisberg, James D. Griffin
  • Patent number: 10155987
    Abstract: This present invention provides methods of treating of assessing/monitoring the responsiveness of a cancer cell to JAK inhibitor therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Sattler, Anagha Deshpande, James D. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20140243396
    Abstract: Imidazoquinolines, as set forth in formula (I), are useful for inhibiting growth or proliferation of mucoepidermoid carcinoma cells. The therapeutic and prophylactic treatments provided by this invention are practiced by administering to a patient in need thereof an amount of a compound of formula (I) that is effective to inhibit growth or proliferation of the mucoepidermoid carcinoma cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: James D. Griffin, Lizi Wu, Jie Chen
  • Publication number: 20140004516
    Abstract: This present invention provides methods of treating of assessing/monitoring the responsiveness of a cancer cell to JAK inhibitor therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Sattler, Anagha Deshpande, James D. Griffin
  • Patent number: 8616215
    Abstract: A container holds at least one surgical implement, has a lock mechanism, and has a signature label that impedes access to the surgical implement until the correct surgical site is confirmed. A method of using the container includes the steps of confirming the correct surgical site, signing the label and removing it from the container, placing the label in the medical record, unlocking the container, removing the implement, and beginning the surgery, wherein the surgical team is forced to pause to confirm the correct surgical site before starting the surgery. Preferably, the container top may be removed and placed between the surgeon and surgical technician to define a no-hands “neutral zone” to avoid being stuck by the sharps. Also, the container preferably includes compartments for storing used sharps and/or a local anesthetic-loaded syringe, and the top may be replaced and secured for safely disposing of the sharps after the surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: StartBox, LLC
    Inventors: Kaveh Khajavi, James D. Griffin
  • Patent number: 8222244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of staurosporines derivatives for the preparation of a drug for the treatment of diseases involving deregulated FLT3 receptor tyrosine kinase activity, especially for the curative and/or prophylactic treatment of leukemias and myelodysplastic syndromes, and to a method of treating diseases involving deregulated FLT3 receptor tyrosine kinase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignees: Novartis AG, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc.
    Inventors: James D Griffin, Paul W Manley
  • Publication number: 20090092968
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a method for testing a fluid for contamination by a mycobacterial organism. A plurality of individual standardized samples may be acquired from a plurality of predetermined sampling points and pooled into a pooled sample. The pooled sample may be analyzed using a polymerase chain reaction technique and the results compared against a pool concern level which is calculated from an individual concern level that governs each individual standardized sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: James Benjamin D'Arcy, Donald John Smolenski, James D. Griffin, JR., David L. Thorpe
  • Patent number: 5945066
    Abstract: A Zn--Cu based alloy is disclosed including from about 11 to about 50 wt. % of Cu, from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of Al, from about 0.01 to about 1.0 wt. % of Mg, and from about 0.001 to about 0.1 wt. % of at least one member of the group consisting of Ti, Pb, Sn, Cd, Ni, Mn, Cr, Fe and mixtures thereof; and the balance being Zn. The Ti component may be added via an Al--Ti alloy. This alloy yields high-part-number castings especially useful in the automotive parts field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventors: James D. Griffin, David A. Griffin, Michael H. Griffin
  • Patent number: 5219997
    Abstract: A hybrid cell line is developed which produces a monoclonal antibody which binds to a unique antigenic site expressed on the surface of phagocytic cells. The monoclonal antibody binds to and activates a specific domain of the CD11b glycoprotein so as to inhibit adhesion dependent functions of the phagocytic cell, but it does not affect other phagocytic functions. This monoclonal antibody can be used as a reactant in an in vitro diagnostic immunoassay for detecting the unique antigenic site on the surface of normal human neutrophils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Inventors: Stuart F. Schlossman, James D. Griffin
  • Patent number: 5019648
    Abstract: A hybrid cell line is developed which produces a monoclonal antibody which binds to a unique antigenic site expressed on the surface of phagocytic cells. The monoclonal antibody binds to and activates a specific domain of the CD11b glycoprotein so as to inhibit adhesion dependent functions of the phagocytic cell, but it does not affect other phagocytic functions. This monoclonal antibody can be used as a reactant in an in vitro diagnostic immunoassay for detecting the unique antigenic site on the surface of normal human neutrophils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Inventors: Stuart F. Schlossman, James D. Griffin
  • Patent number: 4935234
    Abstract: A method of reducing tissue injury in humans or other animal species using a monoclonal antibody to inhibit specific phagocyte functions. The monoclonal antibody is selected to bind to phagocytic leukocytes for the purpose of inhibiting migration to an inflammatory site in the body and to inhibit the adhesion and spreading of activated leukocytes reaching such an area and then, block release of toxic substances by these cells. The monoclonal antibody is administered in vivo prior or early in the course of an experience leading to an injurious inflammatory response such as can result from restoration of myocardial blood flow interrupted by an acute coronary thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Inventors: Robert F. Todd, III, Paul J. Simpson, Benedict R. Lucchesi, Stuart F. Scholossman, James D. Griffin
  • Patent number: 4931395
    Abstract: A hybrid cell line capable of producing monoclonal antibodies uniquely specific to human neutrophils. The monoclonal antibody has no reactivity with other human peripheral blood cells and virtually no reactivity with granulocyte precursors or other cells in bone marrow. Further, there is no reactivity with human acute leukemia cells. One of the partners in the hybridoma fusion of a mouse spleen cell developed from using highly purified human granulocytes as the immunization agent. The monoclonal antibody further is characterized by its capability of being used to enumerate and isolate neutrophils in normal peripheral blood and patients with acute leukemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Inventor: James D. Griffin
  • Patent number: 4840793
    Abstract: A method of reducing tissue injury in humans or other animal species using a monoclonal antibody to inhibit specific phagocyte functions. The monoclonal antibody is selected to bind to phagocytic leukocytes for the purpose of inhibiting migration to an inflammatory site in the body and to inhibit the adhesion and spreading of activated leukocytes reaching such an area and then, block release of toxic substances by these cells. The monoclonal antibody is administered in vivo prior or early in the course of an experience leading to an injurious inflammatory response such as can result from restoration of myocardial blood flow interrupted by an acute coronary thrombosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignees: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, The University of Michigan
    Inventors: Robert F. Todd, III, Benedict R. Lucchesi, Paul J. Simpson, James D. Griffin, Stuart F. Schlossman