Patents by Inventor Karen N. Allen

Karen N. Allen 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).

  • POLYPEPTIDE BAX/NPM INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20240309060
    Abstract: Described herein are polypeptides comprising at least one nucleophosmin-binding domain, including engineered polypeptides, and methods of using such polypeptides to treat or prevent acute kidney injury and/or kidney ischemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicants: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven C. Borkan, Aaron B. Beeler, Zhiyong Wang, Jac Lorenzo, Karen N. Allen
  • Lanthanide binding tags
    Patent number: 7101667
    Abstract: The present invention provides lanthanide binding tags (LBT) that selectively complex trivalent lanthanide (Ln) ions and afford stable complexes with desirable physical properties, including at least one of fluorescence and anomalous x-ray scattering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Trustees of Boston University
    Inventors: Barbara Imperiali, Karen N. Allen, Katherine J. Franz
  • Lanthanide binding tags
    Publication number: 20030228622
    Abstract: The present invention provides lanthanide binding tags (LBT) that selectively complex trivalent lanthanide (Ln) ions and afford stable complexes with desirable physical properties, including at least one of fluorescence and anomalous x-ray scattering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Barbara Imperiali, Karen N. Allen, Katherine J. Franz