Patents by Inventor Joe M. McCord

Joe M. McCord 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).

  • Plasminogen activator as an anti-inflammatory agent
    Patent number: 6497877
    Abstract: Plasminogen activator acts as an anti-inflammatory agent by inhibiting generation of superoxide anion by a mechanism that is not related to L-arginine, is not dependent on thrombolytic activity, and is not a function of oxygen free radical scavenging. Moreover, in in vivo models of inflammation, treatment with plasminogen activator reduces edema without inhibiting neutrophil infiltration in in vivo models of inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: University Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kathleen A. Stringer, Brooks M. Hybertson, John E. Repine, Joe M. McCord
  • Genetically modified manganese superoxide dismutase for treating oxidative damage
    Patent number: 6190658
    Abstract: This invention discloses a genetically modified manganese superoxide dismutase nucleic acid molecule and protein. Also disclosed are recombinant molecules, recombinant cells, therapeutic compositions and methods of using the modified manganese superoxide dismutase to treat oxidative damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Webb-Waring Institute for Biomedical Research
    Inventors: Joe M. McCord, Bifeng Gao, Sonia C. Flores