Patents by Inventor Erik Helmerhorst

Erik Helmerhorst 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).

  • Use of non-peptidyl compounds for the treatment of insulin related ailments
    Patent number: 6933272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least a non-peptidyl compound as a biological modulator of insulin activity or insulin-related activity, which compound possesses ionic and hydrophobic chemical moieties spatially located so as to mimic at least an ionic and hydrophobic amino acid residue of insulin, which amino acids are associated with the binding of insulin to its receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Inventors: Erik Helmerhorst, Brian Scott Plewright