Patents by Inventor Eric G. Mayhew

Eric G. Mayhew 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 ether glyceroglycolipids
    Patent number: 6573246
    Abstract: This invention provides lipids having: 1) a glycerol backbone; 2) a hydrocarbon chain, preferably saturated and containing 16 or 18 carbon atoms, attached to C-1 of the backbone by an ether linkage, 3) a methyl group attached to C-2 of the backbone, preferably by an ether linkage; and, 4) a sugar attached to C-3 of the glycerol backbone in either the alpha or beta anomeric configuration, the sugar being altered by modification of, or substitution for, one or more of its hydroxyl groups. Also provided herein are ether-lipid-containing compositions, as well as methods of administering such compositions to animals, for example, those afflicted with cancers, as well as various other diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignees: The Liposome Company, Inc., The Research Foundation of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Robert Bittman, Ravi K. Erukulla, Andrew C. Peters, Eric G. Mayhew
  • Modified ether glyceroglycolipids
    Patent number: 6153736
    Abstract: This invention provides lipids having: 1) a glycerol backbone; 2) a hydrocarbon chain, preferably saturated and containing 16 or 18 carbon atoms, attached to C-1 of the backbone by an ether linkage; 3) a methyl group attached to C-2 of the backbone, preferably by an ether linkage; and, 4) a sugar attached to C-3 of the glycerol backbone in either the alpha or beta anomeric configuration, the sugar being altered by modification of, or substitution for, one or more of its hydroxyl groups. Also provided herein are ether-lipid-containing compositions, as well as methods of administering such compositions to animals, for example, those afflicted with cancers, as well as various other diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: The Liposome Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bittman, Ravi K. Erukulla, Andrew C. Peters, Eric G. Mayhew