Patents by Inventor Erhard Hofer

Erhard Hofer 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).

  • DNA and amino acid sequence specific for natural killer cells
    Patent number: 6262244
    Abstract: Proteins expressed in NK and some T cells and being transmembrane molecules with Type II membrane protein structure, the extracellular part of the receptor being characterized by a C-type animal lectin domain, DNA sequences encoding such proteins and antibodies against the extracellular part of the transmembrane protein which can activate NK and T cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Novartis AG
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Houchins, Toshio Yabe, Cynthia M. McSherry, Fritz H. Bach, Erhard Hofer