Patents by Inventor Philip E. Branton

Philip E. Branton 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).

  • Adenovirus E4 proteins for inducing cell death
    Patent number: 6730662
    Abstract: The invention features E4orf4-encoding nucleic acids, pharmaceutical compositions and expression vectors containing the same, and methods for their use. E4orf4-encoding nucleic acids include (i) nucleic acids capable of hybridizing at high stringency to the complement of the nucleic acid encoding Ad2E4orf4, and (ii) nucleic acids having 50% or greater nucleotide sequence identity to the nucleotide sequence of Ad2E4orf4, so long as the nucleic acids encode a polypeptide capable of inducing apoptosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Philip E. Branton, Gordon C. Shore, Jose G. Teodoro, Richard C. Marcelius, Josee N. Lavoie
  • Methods and reagents for modulating apoptosis
    Patent number: 6607880
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel apoptosis protein: p28 Bap31. Also provided are p28 Bap31 polypeptide fragments, p28 Bap31 antisense nucleic acid molecules, anti-p28 Bap31 antibodies, and methods for modulating apoptosis and for detecting compounds which modulate apoptosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Gordon C. Shore, Florence W. H. Ng, Mai Nguyen, Philip E. Branton
  • Methods and reagents for modulating apoptosis
    Patent number: 6558950
    Abstract: The invention features p28 Bap31 polypeptides and nucleic acids. The invention also features methods for modulating apoptosis using these polypeptides and nucleic acids, and methods for identifying apoptosis-modulating compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: McGill University
    Inventors: Gordon C. Shore, Florence W. H. Ng, Mai Nguyen, Philip E. Branton