Patents by Inventor Janice B. Allen

Janice B. Allen 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 for treating ischemia using polypeptides with fibronectin activity
    Patent number: 5840691
    Abstract: Methods for treating ischemia using polypeptides with fibronectin related activity are provided. The methods involve administering an effective amount of one or more polypeptides which include an amino acid sequence corresponding substantially to isolated an amino acid sequence from the 33 kD carboxy terminal heparin-binding region located on the A chain of fibronectin or an RGD-containing amino acid sequence within the 11.5 kD RGDS-mediated cell adhesion region located on all isoforms of fibronectin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Inventors: Leo T. Furcht, James B. McCarthy, Sharon M. Wahl, Janice B. Allen, Kevin L. Billups, Jeffrey E. Everett
  • Method for treating acute and chronic inflammatory disorders using polypeptides with fibronectin activity
    Patent number: 5591719
    Abstract: A method for treating acute or chronic inflammatory or autoimmune disorders using polypeptides with fibronectin or related activity is provided. The method involves (administering an amount of) one or more polypeptides corresponding to isolated amino acid residue sequences of the 33 kD carboxy terminal heparin-binding region located on the A chain of fibronectin to effectively suppress inflammation and impairment of tissue function in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Leo T. Furcht, James B. McCarthy, Sharon M. Wahl, Janice B. Allen
  • Method of treating chronic inflammatory diseases
    Patent number: 5449688
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating chronic inflammatory conditions, including autoimmune diseases by administering an effective amount of an agent, such as a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, a nitric oxide scavenger, or an inhibitor of tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis, to decrease the amount of nitric oxide present at the site of inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Sharon M. Wahl, Janice B. Allen, Nancy L. McCartney-Francis