Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Hoeg

Jeffrey M. Hoeg 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).

  • Use of lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) to reduce accumulation of cholesterol
    Patent number: 6635614
    Abstract: This invention provides methods for treating atherosclerosis in a mammalian subject by increasing the activity of LCAT in the serum of the subject to a level effective to decrease the accumulation of cholesterol in the subject. Pharmaceutical dosage forms containing LCAT also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Silvia Santamarina-Fojo, Jeffrey M. Hoeg, H. Bryan Brewer, Jr.
  • Identification of a suppressor of atherogenic apolipoprotein
    Patent number: 5220006
    Abstract: A region in the apolipoprotein B gene has been identified that suppresses the transcription of apolipoprotein B. Polypeptides that bind to the suppressor region have been isolated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Robert S. Ross, Andrew C. Li, Jeffrey M. Hoeg, H. Bryan Brewer