Patents by Inventor Jian Zhou, deceased

Jian Zhou, deceased 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).

  • Method of constructing a synthetic polynucleotide
    Patent number: 7229761
    Abstract: A method of constructing a synthetic polynucleotide, the method including selecting a first codon of a parent polynucleotide that encodes a polypeptide for replacement with a synonymous codon, wherein the synonymous codon is selected on the basis that it exhibits a higher translational efficiency in an epithelial cell of a mammal than the first codon in a comparison of translational efficiencies of codons in test cells of the same type as the epithelial cell; and replacing the first codon with the synonymous codon to construct the synthetic polynucleotide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: The University of Queensland
    Inventors: Ian Hector Frazer, Jian Zhou, deceased, Xiao Yi Sun, legal representative
  • Treatment of papillomavirus infections
    Patent number: 7172870
    Abstract: This invention relates to treatment of papillomavirus infections. Primarily there is provided a method of treatment of an existing papillomavirus (PV) infection which includes the step of administration of PV VLPs selected from the group consisting of PV L1 VLPs and PV L1/L2 VLPs to a patient suffering from the PV infection. Suitably the PV infection is characterised by the presence of epithelial lesions. The major infection which is treated are gential warts caused by HPV 6 and HPV 11.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: The University of Queensland of St. Lucia
    Inventors: Ian Frazer, Xiao Yi Sun, legal representative, Jian Zhou, deceased