Patents by Inventor Jean-Fran.cedilla.ois Mayaux

Jean-Fran.cedilla.ois Mayaux 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).

  • Albumin derivatives with therapeutic functions
    Patent number: 6165470
    Abstract: Utilization of albumin as a stable plasma transporter with a therapeutic function that is derived from a membrane receptor. The present invention is exemplified by the description of new therapeutic agents that can be used in the treatment of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: hybrid macromolecules composed of albumin derivatives coupled to derivatives of the CD4 receptor having a normal or a higher affinity for the HIV-1 virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc
    Inventors: Jerome Becquart, Reinhard Fleer, Philippe Hirel, David Klatzmann, Didier Landais, Jean-Fran.cedilla.ois Mayaux, Patrice Yeh
  • Enantioselective amidases and uses thereof
    Patent number: 5766918
    Abstract: The present invention concerns polypeptides that possess an enantioselective amidase activity. It also concerns the genetic material required for the expression of these polypeptides as well as a microbiological procedure for their preparation. Finally, this invention concerns the utilization of these polypeptides and of transformed microorganisms for the enantioselective synthesis of acids from racemic amides, and in particular propionic acids, especially (S)-2-aryl-propionamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Sante
    Inventors: Dominique Petre, Edith Cerbelaud, Jean-Fran.cedilla.ois Mayaux, Patrice Yeh