Patents by Inventor Gere S. DiZerega

Gere S. DiZerega 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).

  • Intragonadal regulatory protein
    Patent number: 4764502
    Abstract: A protein having a molecular weight of from about 10,000 to 18,000 daltons, isoelectric points of from about pH 4.0 to 6.5 and having the reversible biological effect of inhibiting aromatase activity in a biological system, and antibodies to the protein, modulate follicular development and spermatogenesis and provide for diagnostic tests of gonadal functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1988
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventor: Gere S. diZerega
  • Follicular regulating protein
    Patent number: 4734398
    Abstract: A protein moiety having a molecular weight of from 12,000 to 15,000 inhibits aromatase levels, stimulates 3.beta.-ol dehydrogenase levels and modulates the formation of mature ova substantially independently of steroidal sex hormones. The moiety may be isolated from follicular effluent or produced by granulosa cell cultures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventor: Gere S. diZerega