Patents by Inventor Gillian Tocci

Gillian Tocci 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).

  • CELLULAR RECEPTOR FOR ANTIPROLIFERATIVE FACTOR
    Publication number: 20100055113
    Abstract: The present invention concerns the receptor for antiproliferative factor (APF) from bladder epithelial cells. In particular, there are compositions and methods for modulating APF, APF receptor, and/or the binding of APF to APF receptor. Agents that interfere with the binding of APF to its receptor or agents that enhance the binding of APF to its receptor are contemplated. In specific aspects, certain compositions are employed for a therapeutic purpose, such as interstitial cystitis or cancer, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicants: The University of Maryland, Baltimore, Government of the United States of America, as rep resented by the Secretary of the Dept. of Health
    Inventors: Susan K. Keay, Christopher Michejda, Gillian Tocci, Thomas Conrads, Timothy Veenstra, Brian Lewis Hood