Patents by Inventor Gerald C. Koenig

Gerald C. Koenig 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).

  • Therapeutic use of bFGF to treat conditions involving adhesion of cytotoxic white cells to endothelium
    Patent number: 6010712
    Abstract: A method of treating a condition involving vascular adhesion of cytotoxic white cells by (a) identifying an animal suspected of having a condition involving vascular adhesion of cytotoxic white cells and (b) administering to the animal an amount of bFGF sufficient to decrease cell surface expression of ICAM-I or VCAM-I on endothelial cells, thereby reducing adhesion of cytotoxic white cells to vascular endothelium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Rakesh K. Jain, Robert J. Melder, Gerald C. Koenig, Lance L. Munn