Patents by Inventor Horst Ahorn

Horst Ahorn 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).

  • Cytokine involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition
    Publication number: 20070089176
    Abstract: The functional characterization of ILEI to be a novel cytokine involved in epithelial/mesenchymal transition and the identification of biologically active ILEI provides the basis for generating ILEI inhibitors, in particular anti-ILEI antibodies, that are useful in the therapy of cancer, fibrosis and COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Zoephel, Horst Ahorn, Birgit Jung, Renate Konopitzky, Karl-Heinz Heider, Norbert Kraut, Peter Seither, Thomas Waerner, Hartmut Beug, Martin Jechlinger, Ido Tamir, Andreas Weith, Stefan Gruenert
  • Picornavirus I proteinase and methods of making and using thereof
    Patent number: 6180385
    Abstract: Methods of making and using Picornavirus L proteinase peptides (PLPPs) are provided, including, but not limited to, expression of DNA encoding all or a portion thereof, such as a Picornavirus L proteinase (PLP) and variants thereof, as well as methods for determining active sites and inhibitors of a PLP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Timothy Skern, Regina Kirchweger, Elisabeth Ziegler, Dieter Blaas, Hans-Dieter Liebig, Barry J. Lamphear, Debra Waters, Robert E. Rhoads, Wolfgang Sommergruber, Horst Ahorn
  • Expression of mature proteinase 2A, the partial purification thereof and preparation of substrates having an inhibitory effect
    Patent number: 5559025
    Abstract: The invention relates to the expression of mature HRV proteinase 2A, the partial purification thereof and the preparation of substrates having an inhibitory effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Horst Ahorn, Ingrid Maurer-Fogy, Wolfgang Sommergruber, Andreas Zophel, Dieter Blaas, Ernst Kuchler, Hans-Dieter Liebig, Timothy Skern