Patents Examined by L. Smith
  • Methods for inhibiting rejection of transplanted tissue
    Patent number: 5283058
    Abstract: A method for inhibiting rejection by a recipient animal of a transplanted tissue, said method comprising modifying, eliminating, or masking an antigen which, when present on the surface of a cell of said tissue, is capable of causing a T-lymphocyte-mediated response in said animal, to inhibit antigen-mediated interaction between said cell and a T-lymphocyte of said animal without causing lysis of said cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: Denise Faustman
  • Use of TNF and LT for the preparation of drugs
    Patent number: 5277903
    Abstract: TNF and LT are used for the prophylaxis and therapy of effusions in body cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: Knoll AG
    Inventors: Erich Schlick, Manfred Kaufmann, Ulrich Raeth