Patents by Inventor Jessica Anne Downs

Jessica Anne Downs 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).

  • Methods and means relating to retrotransposon and retroviral integration
    Patent number: 6242175
    Abstract: Ku(Ku70 and Ku80) of yeast and mammalian cells and other components of the Ku-associated DNA repair pathway are involved in retrotransposon and retroviral integration into cellular nucleic acids. Agents which inhibit activity of the pathway are useful for inhibition of retroviruses. Such agents are obtainable using assays involving the Ku-associated DNA repair pathway and one or more components thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: KuDos Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Philip Jackson, Jessica Anne Downs