Patents by Inventor Christine S. Ring

Christine S. Ring 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).

  • Inhibitors of metazoan parasite proteases
    Patent number: 5610192
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating a patient infected with a metazoan parasite by inhibiting the enzymatic action of the metazoan parasite protease. The compositions comprise at least one metazoan protease inhibitor which binds to the S2 subsite and at least one of the S1 and S1' subsites of the metazoan parasite protease. The methods comprise administration to a patient infected with a metazoan parasite of at least one metazoan protease inhibitor in an amount effective to inhibit the protease of the metazoan parasite, thereby killing the parasite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 11, 1997
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Fred E. Cohen, James H. McKerrow, Christine S. Ring, Philip J. Rosenthal, George L. Kenyon, Zhe Li