Patents by Inventor Christine Summers

Christine Summers 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).

  • Peptides containing the 18 to 23 residues of vasoactive intestinal peptide, and analogues
    Patent number: 4866039
    Abstract: Peptides comprising, in sequence, units selected from the amino acid residues 17 to 24 of VIP, and consisting at least of the amino acid residues 18 to 23, or an analogue thereof wherein one or more of the amino acid residues is replaced by an equivalent other amino acid; having anti-ulcer activity, a process for their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: Beecham Group p.l.c.
    Inventors: Gordon Wootton, Eric A. Watts, Christine Summers
  • VIP type peptides
    Patent number: 4737487
    Abstract: Peptides comprising, in sequence, units selected from the amino acid residues 11 to 23 of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and consisting at least of the amino acid residues 15 to 20, or an analogue thereof wherein one or more of the amino acid residues is replaced by an equivalent other amino acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; having pharmacological activity, a process for their preparation and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Assignee: Beecham Group p.l.c.
    Inventors: Eric A. Watts, Gordon Wootton, Christine Summers