Patents by Inventor William B. Solomon

William B. Solomon 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).

  • Nucleic acids that encode transcriptional adaptor proteins
    Patent number: 6768003
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding protein, wherein the protein has transcriptional activator activity. Expression vectors and host cells comprising the nucleic acid molecules are also provided, as well as methods for increasing or decreasing the expression of the transcriptional activator protein in host cells. The invention further provides methods of screening a substance for the ability of the substance to modify, transcriptional activator protein function, and a method for isolating other transcriptional activator protein molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2004
    Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: William B. Solomon, Shaji Abraham
  • Human erythroid-specific transcriptional enhancer
    Patent number: 5126260
    Abstract: A human erythroid specific enhancer element is described. The enhancer element can be used to enhance transcription of a structural gene in erythroid cells. Methods for gene therapy employing the enhancer element are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Dorothy Y. H. Tuan, Irving M. London, William B. Solomon