Patents by Inventor Photini-Effie C. Tsilibary

Photini-Effie C. Tsilibary 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).

  • Prosthetic devices coated with a polypeptide with type IV collagen activity
    Patent number: 5152784
    Abstract: A polypeptide having the following formula is provided: gly-glu-phe-tyr-phe-asp-leu-arg-leu-lys-gly-asp-lys which can bind heparin and promote cellular adhesion.Medical devices such as prosthetic implants, percutaneous devices and cell culture substrates coated with a composition including the polypeptide are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventor: Photini-Effie C. Tsilibary
  • Polypeptide with type IV collagen cell adhesion, spreading and motility activity
    Patent number: 5082926
    Abstract: A polypeptide having the following formula is provided: gly-val-lys-gly-asp-lys-gly-asn-pro-gly-trp-pro-gly-ala-pro which has the ability to promote cellular adhesion, spreading the motility, while remaining highly cell specific. Medical applications such as chemodiagnostic and chemotherapeutic devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Mary K. Chelberg, Photini-Effie C. Tsilibary, James B. McCarthy
  • Synthetic polypeptide with type IV collagen activity
    Patent number: 5081031
    Abstract: A polypeptide having the following formula is provided: leu-ala-gly-ser-cys-leu-ala-arg-phe-ser-thr-met which can bind heparin and promote cellular adhesion. Medical devices such as prosthetic implants, percutaneous devices and cell culture substrates coated with a composition including the polypeptide are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Photini-Effie C. Tsilibary, Leo T. Furcht