Patents by Inventor Emma Lefrancais

Emma Lefrancais 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).

  • Method for increasing granulocyte number in a patient by administering superactive IL-33 fragments
    Patent number: 9611307
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel active polypeptide fragments of human IL-33 corresponding to natural forms generated by the proteases of human neutrophils (cathepsin G, elastase 2, proteinase 3), as well as the use thereof as a drug, in particular for the treatment of infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, or cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Girard, Corinne Cayrol-Girard, Emma Lefrancais