Patents by Inventor Jefferey A. Porter

Jefferey A. Porter 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).

  • Inhibitors of hedgehog signaling pathways, compositions and uses related thereto
    Patent number: 9427431
    Abstract: The present invention makes availables assays and reagents inhibiting paracrine and/or autocrine signals produced by a hedgehog protein or aberrant activation of a hedgehog signal transduction pathway, e.g., which involve the use of a steroidal alkaloid or other small molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, Michael K. Cooper, Jefferey A. Porter