Patents by Inventor Terri H. Finkel

Terri H. Finkel 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).

  • Product and process to regulate actin polymerization in T lymphocytes
    Patent number: 5976819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods to regulate actin polymerization in T lymphocytes involved in tumorigenesis, inflammatory responses, immune responses, allergic responses and graft rejection responses, kits to perform such assays and methods to identify regulatory reagents that specifically control actin polymerization in T lymphocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
    Inventors: Terri H. Finkel, Moshe M. Rozdzial
  • Screening methods for the identification of compounds that modulate apoptosis in immunodeficiency virus infected cells
    Patent number: 5976786
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method to limit infection by an immunodeficiency virus. The method includes inhibiting an immunodeficiency virus protein which regulates apoptosis in cells. Also disclosed are methods to identify compounds that regulate cellular inhibitors of apoptosis in cells infected with an immunodeficiency virus and compounds identified thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: National Jewish Medical and Research Center
    Inventors: Terri H. Finkel, Carolyn Casella