Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Benjamin Aaron Adle
  • Uses of collagen IV
    Patent number: 7183383
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of recovering cellular functions in cells following injury, comprising the step of contacting said cells with collagen IV or a natural or mutated fragment thereof. Further provided is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of collagen IV or a natural or mutated fragment thereof and a topically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    Inventors: Ricky Gene Schnellmann, Paul A. Nony
  • Transmembrane serine protease overexpressed in ovarian carcinoma and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6294663
    Abstract: The present invention provides a TADG-12 protein and a DNA fragment encoding such protein. Also provided is a vector/host cell capable of expressing the DNA. The present invention further provides various methods of early detection of associated ovarian and other malignancies, and of interactive therapies for cancer treatment by utilizing the DNA and/or protein disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Timothy J. O'Brien, Lowell J. Underwood