Patents by Inventor Theo Heller

Theo Heller 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).

  • In vitro model for hepatitis c virion production
    Publication number: 20090017070
    Abstract: The invention is related to a construct comprising a hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleic acid sequence that comprises from 5? to 3? on the positive-sense nucleic acid a 5? untranslated region (UTR), a full-length open reading frame (ORF) encoding an HCV polyprotein whose cleavage products form functional components of HCV virus particles and RNA replication machinery, and a 3? untranslated region (UTR), said sequence being infectious, and, additionally, a ribozyme pair positioned to generate the 5? and 3? ends of said sequence when cleaved, and related methods of making and methods of using.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Jake T. Liang, Theo Heller, Satoru Saito