Patents by Inventor William Seth Horne

William Seth Horne 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).

  • Method of making biologically active alpha-beta peptides
    Patent number: 10647743
    Abstract: Described is a method of fabricating biologically active, unnatural polypeptides. The method includes the steps of selecting a biologically active polypeptide or biologically active fragment thereof having an amino acid sequence comprising ?-amino acid residues, and fabricating a synthetic polypeptide that has an amino acid sequence that corresponds to the sequence of the biologically active polypeptide, but wherein about 14% to about 50% of the ?-amino acid residues found in the biologically active polypeptide or fragment of step (a) are replaced with ?-amino acid residues, and the ?-amino acid residues are distributed in a repeating pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: William Seth Horne, Samuel H. Gellman, Lisa M. Johnson