Patents by Inventor Sarah Slaymaker

Sarah Slaymaker 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).

  • Anergy genes
    Patent number: 5747299
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for identifying genes associated with induction of anergy in T-cells and the use of the nucleic acids or proteins as diagnostics for monitoring induction of tolerance for the presence of tolerized T-cells in a physiological sample, or elucidating the pathway to anergy or activation in T-cells. A cysteine string protein is found to indicate quiescent T-cells and is lost with anergic T-cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Debra Bloom, C. Garrison Fathman, Sarah Slaymaker