Patents by Inventor Christopher Marc Parry

Christopher Marc Parry 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).

  • Salt Taste Receptor and its Use in an Assay for Salt Taste
    Publication number: 20080153120
    Abstract: A functional human salt taste receptor and a cell based assay that simulates human salt taste stimulation is disclosed. A method for the identification of enhancers or modulators of salt taste and food products that contain them is also disclosed. The method for the production of food products with desirable flavor properties having greatly reduced salt concentrations are disclosed. Such foods can provide substantial health benefits in many circumstances thereby providing substantial health benefit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Johannes LeCoutre, Christopher Marc Parry
  • Use of the M3 protein of MHV68 to block binding of a chemokine to its receptor
    Patent number: 6843991
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprises M3 protein as encoded by virus MHV 68, or a homologue of said M3 protein, for use in binding to a chemokine or a chemokine analogue in vivo, or to block binding of chemokines to corresponding cell surface receptors in vivo, to produce an immunomodulatory effect, or to bind to a chemokine analogue present in a virus or parasite to block its entry into cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Cambridge University Technical Services Limited
    Inventors: Stacey Efstathiou, Antonio Alcami, Christopher Marc Parry, Vincent Peter Smith, João Pedro Monteiro e Louro Machado de Simas