Patents by Inventor Stuart Kurtz

Stuart Kurtz 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).

  • Patent number: 8026082
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic gene control region which comprises a gene regulatory sequence comprising a binding site for a gene regulatory protein of a yeast strain, and a promoter from filamentous fungal strain located downstream of the gene regulatory sequence; wherein the promoter can be recognized by the general transcription factors and RNA polymerase of the yeast strain; wherein the gene regulatory sequence is capable of regulating transcription initiated by the filamentous fungal promoter in the yeast strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Janine Bryan, Michelle K. Brownlow, Loren D. Schultz, Maria C. Losada, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Myra Kurtz, Stuart Kurtz, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20100041097
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthetic gene control region which comprises a gene regulatory sequence comprising a binding site for a gene regulatory protein of a yeast strain, and a promoter from filamentous fungal strain located downstream of the gene regulatory sequence; wherein the promoter can be recognized by the general transcription factors and RNA polymerase of the yeast strain; wherein the gene regulatory sequence is capable of regulating transcription initiated by the filamentous fungal promoter in the yeast strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Janine Bryan, Michelle K. Brownlow, Loren D. Schultz, Maria C. Losada, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Myra Kurtz, Stuart Kurtz
  • Patent number: 7031845
    Abstract: A method for determining a matrix of expression levels corresponding to a set of biological targets (e.g., genes or gene fragments) and a set of biological samples, including obtaining a matrix of signal values corresponding to the set of biological targets; computing a vector of expression levels for a sample in the set of biological samples using the matrix of signal values; storing the vector of computed expression levels in a storage matrix; repeating the computing and storing steps for each sample in the set of biological samples; and outputting the storage matrix as the matrix of expression levels. The method, based on a linear programming formulation of the problem, works for both “promiscuous” probe array data, in which there may be multiple targets indicated by a single probe, and the “polygamous” case, in which there are multiple probes for a single target. The preferred method can also process data obtained from multiple SAGE analyses using multiple markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: University of Chicago
    Inventors: Ridgway Scott, Stephen J. Wright, Stuart A. Kurtz, Terry Clark, Chris (Hristem) Dyanov, Richard Quigg
  • Publication number: 20040014044
    Abstract: A method for determining a matrix of expression levels corresponding to a set of biological targets (e.g., genes or gene fragments) and a set of biological samples, including obtaining a matrix of signal values corresponding to the set of biological targets; computing a vector of expression levels for a sample in the set of biological samples using the matrix of signal values; storing the vector of computed expression levels in a storage matrix; repeating the computing and storing steps for each sample in the set of biological samples; and outputting the storage matrix as the matrix of expression levels. The method, based on a linear programming formulation of the problem, works for both “promiscuous” probe array data, in which there may be multiple targets indicated by a single probe, and the “polygamous” case, in which there are multiple probes for a single target. The preferred method can also process data obtained from multiple SAGE analyses using multiple markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: University of Chicago
    Inventors: Ridgway Scott, Stephen J. Wright, Stuart A. Kurtz, Terry Clark, Chris (Hristem) Dyanov, Richard Quigg