Patents by Inventor Michell D. Krathwohl

Michell D. Krathwohl 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).

  • Functional characterization of the C-C chemokine-like molecules encoded by molluscum contagiosum virus types 1 and 2
    Patent number: 6281200
    Abstract: The inventors have cloned and expressed the chemokine-like genes from MCV type 1 and the closely related MCV type 2 in order to determine a potential role for these proteins in the viral life cycle. These are the first viral chemokines that have been shown to antagonize the chemotactic activity of human chemokines and the first viral chemokines that have been shown to have inhibitory activity on human hematopoietic progenitor cells. Methods and compositions for exploiting these proteins are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Advanced Research & Technology Institute
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Fife, Michell D. Krathwohl, Robert Hromas, Darron R. Brown, Hal E. Broxmeyer