Patents by Inventor Keh-Chuang Chin

Keh-Chuang Chin 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).

  • Forms of class II MHC transactivator (CIITA)
    Patent number: 5994505
    Abstract: Novel deletion mutants of the class II transactivator protein (CIITA) are disclosed. Isolated DNA encoding such mutants are also disclosed, as are recombinant DNA vectors containing said DNA, and antibodies that specifically bind the mutant CIITA proteins. Additionally, methods of treating disorders characterized by abnormal expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens by administering novel mutants of the present invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Jenny Pan-Yung Ting, Keh-Chuang Chin