Patents by Inventor Peter M. Steinert

Peter M. Steinert 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).

  • Nucleic acid molecules encoding human trichohyalin and use thereof
    Patent number: 5958752
    Abstract: The sequences of a pair of human proteins, trichohyalin and transglutaminase-3, in addition to the sequence of the mouse transglutaminase-3 protein, have been discovered. The enzyme transglutaminase-3 is used to cross-link the structural protein trichohyalin in order to form a gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Peter M. Steinert, Seung-Chul Lee, In-Gyu Kim, Soo-Il Chung, Sang-Chul Park
  • Trichohyalin and transglutaminase-3 and methods of using same
    Patent number: 5616500
    Abstract: The sequences of a pair of human proteins, trichohyalin and transglutaminase-3, in addition to the sequence of the mouse transglutaminase-3 protein, have been discovered. The enzyme transglutaminase-3 is used to cross-link the structural protein trichohyalin in order to form a gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: Peter M. Steinert, In-Gyu Kim, Soo-Il Chung, Sang-chul Park
  • Use of synthetic peptides to disrupt the cytoskeleton
    Patent number: 5527773
    Abstract: Synthetic peptides corresponding to different regions of the human keratin 1 chain can disassemble preformed keratin intermediate filaments or inhibit filament assembly both in vitro and in vivo. The disruption of keratin filaments may have therapeutic applications in the treatment of epithelial abnormalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: United States of America
    Inventors: Peter M. Steinert, Robert D. Goldman, John J. DiGiovanna
  • Synthetic peptides for the production of specific keratin protein antibodies
    Patent number: 4722895
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the construction of synthetic peptides corresponding to amino acid sequences of 55-, 59-, 60-, 67-kilodalton keratin proteins. These synthetic peptides make possible the development of monospecific antisera for individual keratin proteins. The process involves preparing cDNA libraries and reducing the amino sequences of cDNA clones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: Stuart H. Yuspa, Dennis R. Roop, Peter M. Steinert