Patents by Inventor Jurg M. Sommer

Jurg M. Sommer 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).

  • STEPPED CANNULA
    Publication number: 20160296694
    Abstract: Described herein are cannulas having a stepped exterior. Also described are methods of making and using these cannulas, for example to deliver one or more materials to the central nervous system of an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: Genzyme Corporation, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Krystof Bankiewicz, Jurg M. Sommer
  • Stepped cannula
    Patent number: 9302070
    Abstract: Described herein are cannulas having a stepped exterior. Also described are methods of making and using these cannulas, for example to deliver one or more materials to the central nervous system of an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: Genzyme Corporation, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Krystof Bankiewicz, Jurg M. Sommer
  • Stepped cannula
    Patent number: 8337458
    Abstract: Described herein are cannulas having a stepped exterior. Also described are methods of making and using these cannulas, for example to deliver one or more materials to the central nervous system of an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignees: Genzyme Corporation, A Sanofi Company, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Krzysztof Bankiewicz, Jürg M. Sommer
  • STEPPED CANNULA
    Publication number: 20110046552
    Abstract: Described herein are cannulas having a stepped exterior. Also described are methods of making and using these cannulas, for example to deliver one or more materials to the central nervous system of an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Krzysztof BANKIEWICZ, Jürg M. Sommer
  • Stepped cannula
    Patent number: 7815623
    Abstract: Described herein are cannulas having a stepped exterior. Also described are methods of making and using these cannulas, for example to deliver one or more materials to the central nervous system of an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignees: Genzyme Corporation, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Krzysztof Bankiewicz, Jürg M. Sommer
  • Mutant IL-10
    Patent number: 7749490
    Abstract: IL-10 sequence variants are disclosed that retain the therapeutically desirable anti-inflammatory properties of wild-type IL-10 but do not retain the hemoatopoeitic cell regulatory and cell proliferative activities. The mutant IL-10 polypeptides of the invention are used in methods of treating diseases involving inflammatory response, including neuropathic pain and other neurological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado
    Inventors: Jurg M. Sommer, Raymond A. Chavez, Kirk W. Johnson, Linda May Rothblum Watkins
  • Mutant Il-10
    Publication number: 20090035256
    Abstract: IL-10 sequence variants are disclosed that retain the therapeutically desirable anti-inflammatory properties of wild-type IL-10 but do not retain the hemoatopoeitic cell regulatory and cell proliferative activities. The mutant IL-10 polypeptides of the invention are used in methods of treating diseases involving inflammatory response, including neuropathic pain and other neurological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Jurg M. Sommer, Raymond A. Chavez, Kirk W. Johnson, Linda May Rothblum Watkins