Patents by Inventor Thomas Alistair Robertson

Thomas Alistair Robertson 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).

  • Modified polyunsaturated fatty acids
    Patent number: 6376688
    Abstract: The present invention provides polyunsaturated fatty acid compounds having antimalarial and/or neutrophil stimulatory activity. The polyunsaturated fatty acids contain 18-25 carbons and 1-6 double bonds and are characterized in that they have one or two substitutions selected from the group consisting of &bgr; oxa, &ggr; oxa, &bgr; thia and &ggr; thia. It is also preferred that the polyunsaturated fatty acid compound includes a further substitution selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, hydroperoxy, peroxy, carboxymethyl substitutions or attached to an amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Peptide Technology Limited
    Inventors: Antonio Ferrante, Alfred Poulos, Christopher John Easton, Michael Joseph Pitt, Thomas Alistair Robertson, Deborah Ann Rathjen