Patents by Inventor Gregory Donovan

Gregory Donovan 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 cell inhibition using polypeptides derived from the venom of the Austrialian jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula
    Patent number: 6294649
    Abstract: An isolated polypeptide having cytotoxic activity comprising the amino acid sequence of Pilosulin 1 shown in the figure, and active portion thereof, or a functionally equivalent amino acid sequence thereof, and a method of inhibiting the growth of a cell comprising exposing the cell to an effective amount of Pilosulin 1 shown in the figure, and active portion thereof, or a functionally equivalent amino acid sequence thereof, such that the growth of the cell is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Northern Sydney Area Health Service
    Inventors: Gregory Donovan, Brian Baldo