Patents by Inventor Mark K. Mercola

Mark K. Mercola 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).

  • Trans-dominant suppressor genes for oligomeric proteins
    Patent number: 6475781
    Abstract: The invention features two methods for making eucaryotic trans-dominant suppressor genes encoding polypeptide translation products capable of suppressing the activity of a growth factor that requires an oligomeric state for function, suppressor genes made by the methods, protein products of the suppressor genes, and methods for using these genes and protein products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark K. Mercola, Prescott L. Deininger, Charles D. Stiles