Patents by Inventor John K. Pollard, Jr.

John K. Pollard, Jr. 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).

  • Material and method for removing immunoglobulins from whole blood
    Patent number: 4464165
    Abstract: An immunoadsorbent material comprising inactivated, protein-A bearing Staphlococcus aureus immobilized in a polymeric matrix is used to remove IgG immunoglobulins and immune complexes from whole blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: American Hoechst Corporation
    Inventor: John K. Pollard, Jr.
  • Material and method for removing immunoglobulins from whole blood
    Patent number: 4409330
    Abstract: An immunoadsorbent material comprising inactivated, protein-A bearing Staphlococcus aureus immobilized in a polymeric matrix is used to remove IgG immunoglobulins and immune complexes from whole blood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1983
    Assignee: American Hoechst Corporation
    Inventor: John K. Pollard, Jr.
  • Reagent system and method for assaying peptidase enzymes
    Patent number: 4260681
    Abstract: A reagent system for assaying a biological specimen for a peptidase enzyme comprising a peptide substrate in which the C-terminal amino acid is dehydroalanine, the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase, the reduced coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and a buffer material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Assignee: Calbiochem-Behring Corp.
    Inventor: John K. Pollard, Jr.
  • Process of mitigating cholelithiasis
    Patent number: 4105794
    Abstract: Therapeutic composition useful for mitigating cholelithiasis in humans comprising 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1978
    Assignee: Calbiochem-Behring Corp.
    Inventors: William Drell, John K. Pollard, Jr.