Patents by Inventor Anna Lisa Fear

Anna Lisa Fear 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).

  • Identification of M-CSF agonists and antagonists
    Patent number: 6025146
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for crystallizing macrophage colony stimulating factor. The present invention is also directed to methods for designing and producing M-CSF agonists and antagonists using information derived from the crystallographic structure of M-CSF. The invention is also directed to methods for screening M-CSF agonists and antagonists. In addition, the present invention is directed to an isolated, purified, soluble and functional M-CSF receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: Chiron Corporation
    Inventors: Jayvardhan Pandit, Jarmila Jancarik, Sung-Hou Kim, Kirston Koths, Robert Halenbeck, Anna Lisa Fear, Eric Taylor, Ralph Yamamoto, Andrew Bohm
  • Crystallization of M-CSF.alpha.
    Patent number: 5866114
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for crystallizing macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) and to a crystalline M-CSF produced thereby. The present invention is also directed to methods for designing and producing M-CSF agonists and antagonists using information derived from the crystallographic structure of M-CSF. The invention is also directed to methods for screening M-CSF agonists and antagonists. In addition, the present invention is directed to an isolated, purified, soluble and functional M-CSF receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Chiron Corporation
    Inventors: Jayvardhan Pandit, Jarmila Jancarik, Sung-Hou Kim, Kirston Koths, Robert Halenbeck, Anna Lisa Fear, Eric Taylor, Ralph Yamamoto, Andrew Bohm