Patents by Inventor Kay Medina

Kay Medina 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).

  • Selective regulation of B lymphocyte precursors by hormones
    Patent number: 5494899
    Abstract: It has been determined that estrogen and other hormones elevated in pregnancy induce a specific modulation of lymphocyte precursor cell production. The immune system of an animal or bone marrow cells in culture can therefore be modulated in a specific manner by administration of hormones elevated during pregnancy, such as estrogen and estrogen-like compounds or compounds that interfere with the synthesis or activity of these hormones, to increase or decrease production of B lymphocyte precursor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
    Inventors: Paul W. Kincade, Kay Medina