Patents by Inventor Ian Rifkin

Ian Rifkin 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 and composition for treating immune complex associated disorders
    Publication number: 20050106142
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating immune complex associated diseases (ICAD), such as SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, and hepatitis-C related immune complex disease (e.g., cryoglobulinemia) in a subject having an ICAD or at risk for developing ICAD. The invention is based upon the surprising finding that chromatin-containing immune complexes activate autoreactive B cells and dendritic cells by a dual receptor engagement process which, in both cell types, involves a Toll-like receptor (TLR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Ann Marshak-Rothstein, Elizabeth Leadbetter, Ian Rifkin, Mark Shlomchik