Patents by Inventor Scott C. Weaver

Scott C. Weaver 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).

  • Drug discovery methods
    Publication number: 20020192799
    Abstract: The present invention provides collections of polypeptides, where each polypeptide includes a region Xaan, wherein n is from about 5 to about 21, and each Xaa is independently a random amino acid. Polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, are also provided, as are methods for identifying a polypeptide within a collection that prevents cell death after exposure to a pathogen or a toxin, and methods for identifying a polypeptide within a collection that binds a pathogen, a toxin, a polypeptide, or a polynucleotide. The present invention also provides methods for crystallizing a polypeptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Stanley J. Watowich, Scott C. Weaver, Robert A. Davey