Patents by Inventor Steven J. Kasper

Steven J. Kasper 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).

  • Novel polynucleotide analogs, methods for inhibiting nucleic acid polymerases and methods for inducing synthesis of interferon
    Patent number: 4882147
    Abstract: Polyribonucleotide analogs which are partially substituted by the introduction of mercapto groups and fluorine at the 5-position of some of their cytosine and uracil bases possess effective in vivo antitumor activity. Double stranded complexes formed from such polynucleotides are especially active as interferon inducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: Thomas J. Bardos, Yau-Kwan Ho, Steven J. Kasper, Robert G. Hughes, Jr.