Patents by Inventor Alberto Clivio

Alberto Clivio 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).

  • Inhibition of binding of complement Factor H
    Patent number: 6319890
    Abstract: Pathogen-specific peptide chains are provided which prevent pathogens from escaping complement-mediated lysis. The peptide chains bind to known binding sites on pathogens to which complement regulators such as complement Factor H bind. By occupying the binding sites and thereby preventing the binding of the complement regulators to the pathogen, the peptides prevent the pathogen from blocking or suppressing the function of the complement regulators in the complement-mediated lysis process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventors: Manfred P. Dierich, Alberto Clivio, Heribert Stoiber