Patents by Inventor Lualhatil E. Harkins

Lualhatil E. Harkins 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).

  • Localization of human cytomegalovirus nucleic acids and proteins in human cancer cells
    Patent number: 8530151
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is strongly associated with a variety of cancers in humans. In addition, the present disclosure shows a specific strain of HCMV, HDu, is associated with several types of cancer. The identification cells harboring certain strains of HCMV, such as HDu, will provide a novel mechanism to identify cells that are at risk for undergoing oncogenesis. Novel strategies for detecting HCMV are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventors: Charles S. Cobbs, Lualhatil E. Harkins
  • Localization of human cytomegalovirus nucleic acids and proteins in human cancer cells
    Publication number: 20040082005
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is strongly associated with a variety of cancers in humans. In addition, the present disclosure shows a specific strain of HCMV, HDu, is associated with several types of cancer. The identification cells harboring certain strains of HCMV, such as HDu, will provide a novel mechanism to identify cells that are at risk for undergoing oncogenesis. Novel strategies for detecting HCMV are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Charles S. Cobbs, Lualhatil E. Harkins