Patents by Inventor Glen L. Hortin

Glen L. Hortin 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).

  • Macromolecular enzyme substrates
    Publication number: 20030186345
    Abstract: The present invention features methods for measuring the activity of an enzyme (such as a proteinase or an endosaccharidase) in a sample, using a macromolecular substrate of the enzyme. Also featured are methods for: detecting the level of peptidase activity of a proteinase; measuring amylase activity in a sample; diagnosing pancreatitis in a subject; measuring the activity of a target isoenzyme in a sample; identifying a compound that modulates the activity of a proteinase or an endosaccharidase; and identifying an antibody that modulates the activity of a proteinase or an endosaccharidase, using the macromolecular substrates provided by the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventor: Glen L. Hortin
  • Polyethylene glycol-protein compositions which reduce the antigenic display of red blood cells
    Patent number: 6129912
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition of matter, comprising a red blood cell coated a polymeric mixture of polyethylene glycol and albumin. Also provided is a method of blocking blood group antigens on the surface of a red blood cell, comprising the step of contacting said cell with a pharmacologically effective concentration of the composition of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: UAB Research Foundation
    Inventors: Glen L. Hortin, Shu T. Huang
  • Novel antithrombin peptide
    Patent number: 4861865
    Abstract: A novel synthetic peptide with potent antithrombin activity is provided which has the following amino acid sequence: ##STR1##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventor: Glen L. Hortin