Patents by Inventor Fawn Coles

Fawn Coles 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).

  • Aggrecanase-1 and -2 peptide substrates and methods
    Patent number: 7312045
    Abstract: The present invention describes synthetic peptide substrates of the metalloproteases, aggrecanase-1 and/or -2 suitable for assays of enzyme activity. The invention also describes methods using these peptides to discover pharmaceutical agents that modulate these proteases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne M. Fourie, Lars Karlsson, Fawn Coles
  • Aggrecanase-1 and -2 peptide substrates and methods
    Publication number: 20050164319
    Abstract: The present invention describes synthetic peptide substrates of the metalloproteases, agggrecanase-1 and/or -2 suitable for assays of enzyme activity. The invention also describes methods using these peptides to discover pharmaceutical agents that modulate these proteases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Anne Fourie, Lars Karlsson, Fawn Coles
  • Aggrecanase-1 and -2 peptide substrates and methods
    Publication number: 20030166037
    Abstract: The present invention describes synthetic peptide substrates of the metalloproteases, agggrecanase-1 and/or -2 suitable for assays of enzyme activity. The invention also describes methods using these peptides to discover pharmaceutical agents that modulate these proteases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Anne M. Fourie, Lars Karlsson, Fawn Coles