Patents by Inventor STEVEN R. BLANKE

STEVEN R. BLANKE 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).

  • USE OF TOXIN PEPTIDES AND/OR AFFINITY HANDLES FOR DELIVERING COMPOUNDS INTO CELLS
    Publication number: 20030202989
    Abstract: A method and compositions for delivering a compound to the cytoplasm of a cell are disclosed. The compound to be delivered may be an antigenic compound, may be linked to a polycationic affinity handle, or both. In one of the methods disclosed, the B moiety of a toxin, such as the anthrax PA polypeptide, is also provided to enhance delivery of the compound to the cytoplasm of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: R. JOHN COLLIER, STEVEN R. BLANKE, JILL C. MILNE, ERICKA L. BENSON, JIMMY D. BALLARD, MICHAEL N. STARNBACH