Patents by Inventor Terence Tai-Li Hwa

Terence Tai-Li Hwa 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).

  • Combinatorial transcription control for programmed genetic response
    Patent number: 8301387
    Abstract: A scheme is provided for selecting the regulatory DNA sequences to exert combinatorial control of gene transcription in vivo by multiple regulatory proteins, i.e., transcription factors (TFs). The method provides the ability to implement a wide range of complex logic functions through the manipulation of the regulatory DNA sequences, typically several hundred bases in length. The method includes procedures for selecting the strengths of the binding sites of different TFs and their relative positioning in order to implement a plurality of different logic functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Terence Tai-Li Hwa, Ulrich Gerland, Nicolas Buchler