Patents by Inventor Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson

Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson 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).

  • Antimicrobial peptides
    Patent number: 7588752
    Abstract: The present invention provides antimicrobial peptides. The peptides are non-glycosylated, less than about 100 amino acids in length, and include an amino acid sequence selected from: AVESTVATLEA?PEVIESPPE (SEQ ID NO:3), AVESTVATLED?PEVIESPPE (SEQ ID NO:4), AVESTVATLEASPEVIESPPE (SEQ ID NO:5), AVESTVATLEDSPEVIESPPE (SEQ ID NO:6), DMPIQAFLLYQQPVLGPVR (SEQ ID NO:7), and conservative substitutions therein. These peptides can be produced synthetically; however, they can most conveniently be derived from casein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: The University of Melbourne
    Inventors: Eric C. Reynolds, Stuart G. Dashper, Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Gert H. Talbo, Marina Malkoski
  • Polymers incorporating peptides
    Publication number: 20020169264
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymers incorporating peptides. The polymers comprise polymarised units of (1) CH2═CR4—CO—X—R1 and (2) CH2═CR3—CO—R2 and optionally one or more other monomers, in which R1 is a peptide. Each R1 may be the same, or is preferably different. In another embodiment the present invention provides polymers formed from CH2═CR4—CO—X—R1 and optionally one or more other monomers, in which X is a spacer having a length equivalent to 1 to 30 single C—C bonds and R1 is a peptide, each R1 being the same or different. The invention further relates to methods producing the polymers and methods of inducing an immune response using the polmers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: David C. Jackson, Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson, Lorena E. Brown, Nicholas J. Ede, Evelyn R. Brandt, Michael F. Good, Weiguang Zeng