Patents by Inventor Kalwant S. Authi

Kalwant S. Authi 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).

  • Bi-or multifunctional molecules based on a dendroaspin scaffold
    Patent number: 6451976
    Abstract: Dendroaspin, a polypeptide neurotoxin analogue is modified by recombinant DNA techniques, particularly “loop grafting” to provide a modified polypeptide. The modified polypeptide is constructed so as to retain dendroaspin activity, for example, platelet adhesion to fibrinogen, in addition to possessing one or more further biological or biochemical activities not native to dendroaspin, for example, platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) activity or hirudin activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Trigen Limited
    Inventors: Xinjie Lu, Michael F. Scully, Vijay V. Kakkar, Kalwant S. Authi