Patents by Inventor Dennis E. Hourcade

Dennis E. Hourcade 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).

  • Modified complement proteases
    Patent number: 5928892
    Abstract: Variant complement proteins that are modified in their complement-mediated activity are provided, along with methods for their preparation, and their potential uses. The modifications comprise amino acid substitutions in regions of the complement proteins that contain certain motifs also present in homologous proteins. The amino acid substitutions and their effect on the complement activity of the modified protein are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Dennis E. Hourcade, Teresa J. Oglesby
  • Modified complement proteases
    Patent number: 5869615
    Abstract: Variant complement proteins that are modified in their complement-mediated activity are provided, along with methods for their preparation, and their potential uses. The modifications comprise amino acid substitutions in regions of the complement proteins that contain certain motifs also present in homologous proteins. The amino acid substitutions and their effect on the complement activity of the modified protein are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Dennis E. Hourcade, Teresa J. Oglesby