Patents by Inventor Rajesh K. Naz

Rajesh K. Naz 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).

  • Treatment of infertile sperm in vitro with thymosin .alpha..sub.1 to enhance penetration of mammalian ova
    Patent number: 5585234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing penetration of mammalian ova by mammalian male sperm by contacting sperm in vitro with a penetration-enhancing amount of a penetration-enhancing thymosin polypeptide or a penetration enhancing anti-thymosin antibody. In preferred embodiments, treatment comprises contacting mammalian sperm with thymosin .alpha..sub.1 or antibodies to thymosin .alpha..sub.1 or thymosin .beta..sub.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignees: The George Washington University Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Inventors: Rajesh K. Naz, Allan L. Goldstein