Patents by Inventor Tuna Toptan

Tuna Toptan 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).

  • GAMMA HERPESVIRUS CIRCULAR RNA
    Publication number: 20230183825
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of ?-herpesvirus circRNA. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of EBV circRNA. In still another embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of KSHV circRNA. The method can be expanded to other herpesviruses and even non-herpesviruses that generate circRNA upon cellular infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Patrick S. MOORE, Tuna TOPTAN, Yuan CHANG
  • Gamma herpesvirus circular RNA
    Patent number: 11512357
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of ?-herpesvirus circRNA. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of EBV circRNA. In still another embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of KSHV circRNA. The method can be expanded to other herpesviruses and even non-herpesviruses that generate circRNA upon cellular infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Patrick S. Moore, Tuna Toptan, Yuan Chang
  • GAMMA HERPESVIRUS CIRCULAR RNA
    Publication number: 20210207228
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of ?-herpesvirus circRNA. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of EBV circRNA. In still another embodiment, the invention provides a method and reagents for detection of KSHV circRNA. The method can be expanded to other herpesviruses and even non-herpesviruses that generate circRNA upon cellular infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Patrick S. Moore, Tuna Toptan, Yuan Chang