Patents by Inventor Rafael Herman

Rafael Herman 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).

  • Scorpion toxins
    Patent number: 6593141
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding scorpion toxins that are K-channel modifiers. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the K-channel modifier, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the K-channel modifier in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Rafael Herman, James F. Wong, Albert L. Lu, James K. Presnail, Jian-Ming Lee