Patents by Inventor Collin Funk

Collin Funk 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).

  • Purified prostaglandin receptor EP1
    Patent number: 6031079
    Abstract: A novel prostaglandin receptor has been identified and DNA encoding the receptor has been isolated, purified, sequenced and expressed in host cells. This DNA encoding the novel prostaglandin receptor and host cells expressing the receptor are used to identify modulators of the prostaglandin receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignees: Merck Frosst Canada, Inc., Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Anthony Ford-Hutchinson, Richard Grygorczyk, Collin Funk, Kathleen Metters