Patents by Inventor Ferenc Obal, Jr.

Ferenc Obal, Jr. 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 of inducing sleep with GHRH complementary peptide compositions
    Patent number: 5153175
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of inducing sleep in a host which includes administering to the host synthetic peptides, as well as fragments and analogs thereof, complementary to growth hormone releasing hormone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: University of Tennesee Research Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Krueger, Ferenc Obal, Jr., Clark E. Grosvenor, Balint Kacsoh
  • Somnogenic fragment of interleukin-1.beta.
    Patent number: 5075288
    Abstract: A protein fragment for inducing sleep in mammals comprising a fragment of interleukin-1 .beta. from about amino acid 208 to about amino acid 240 and its physiologically active derivatives. The fragment comprises the amino acids sequence: ##STR1## The protein fragment may be derived by synthetic methods and a cysteine residue may be attached to the last threonine residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: The University of Tennessee Research Corporation
    Inventors: James M. Krueger, Ferenc Obal, Jr., Arnold E. Postlethwaite, Jerome M. Seyer