Patents by Inventor Alan C. Tsurutani

Alan C. Tsurutani 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).

  • Stabilized standards and calibrators containing rapamycin and tactrolimus bound to FK binding proteins
    Patent number: 5736401
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an in vitro aqueous composition comprising a drug, preferably tacrolimus or rapamycin, having enhanced stability. The invention utilizes a binding protein, preferably FKBP, to stabilize the drug in an aqueous matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Frank Grenier, Thomas F. Holzman, Allan H. Smith, Alan C. Tsurutani
  • Stabilized standards and calibrators containing rapamycin and tacrolimus bound to anti-rapamycin and anti-tacrolimus antibodies
    Patent number: 5635406
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an in vitro aqueous composition comprising a drug, preferably tacrolimus or rapamycin, having enhanced stability. The invention utilizes a binding protein, preferably antibodies to tacrolimus or rapamycin, to stabilize the drug in an aqueous matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Frank Grenier, Thomas F. Holzman, Allan H. Smith, Alan C. Tsurutani