Patents by Inventor Gloria E. Gutierrez

Gloria E. Gutierrez 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).

  • Nutritional supplements for stimulating bone growth
    Patent number: 6410521
    Abstract: A food or food supplement which comprises a compound that enhances bone growth in vertebrates is described wherein the food or foodstuff is formulated so as to provide the desired bone growth enhancing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: OsteoScreen, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. Mundy, I. Ross Garrett, Gloria E. Gutierrez
  • Process of purifying antler-derived bone growth factors
    Patent number: 5408041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of bone growth factors as therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of pathological conditions involving bone tissue. The present invention provides biologically active proteinaceous factors comprising polypeptides containing the amino acid sequence M-A-G-L-G-D-E-F-G-D, [SEQ ID NO: 1], (X) F E T L F G A/V E D V I/D A L Q F V C G D, [SEQ ID NO: 2], or A-Y-I-P-I-E-T-L-E-G-I/G-E-L-V-D/Q-T-G/L-Q-F, [SEQ ID NO: 3], or biologically active fragments or sequence analogues thereof. Among the biological properties of the proteinaceous materials of the present invention is the capability to promote the growth and/or differentiation of osteoblastic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignees: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc., OsteoSA Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. Mundy, Gloria E. Gutierrez, Ian R. Garrett, Massimo Sabatini, Elzbieta Izbicka, Wilson Burgess, Gregg R. Crumley, Clarence C. Morse, Timothy R. Arnett