Patents by Inventor Cleveland Kirk Phares

Cleveland Kirk Phares 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).

  • Plerocercoid growth factor protein purified from Spirometra mansonoides
    Patent number: 5910483
    Abstract: The invention relates to a purified growth factor protein which is obtained from Spirometra mansonoides, and a pharmaceutical composition which includes the same. The protein has a molecular weight of 27,500 and an isoelectric point of 4.5. The amino acid sequence has been characterized as well as the DNA sequence which encodes it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1999
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of The University of Nebraska
    Inventor: Cleveland Kirk Phares
  • DNA encoding a plerocerciod growth factor
    Patent number: 5693498
    Abstract: A DNA sequence encoding plerocercoid growth factor is disclosed. The plerocercoid growth factor is an active growth factor in human beings and is not diabetogenic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of The University of Nebraska
    Inventor: Cleveland Kirk Phares