Patents by Inventor Kenneth William Buck

Kenneth William Buck 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).

  • Biologically active material
    Patent number: 3975520
    Abstract: Purified polyhedral virus particles capable of stimulating the production of interferon in animals are obtained from the fungal cells of the mold Aspergillus foetidus or Aspergillus niger or from the nutrient medium in which or on which said molds have been grown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1976
    Assignee: Beecham Group Limited
    Inventors: Ernst Boris Chain, Kenneth William Buck, Joan Elizabeth Darbyshire, Geoffrey Talbot Banks, Fred Himmelweit, Giulio Ratti
  • Process for preparing double stranded RNA
    Patent number: 3966707
    Abstract: Virus particles capable of stimulating the production of interferon are isolated from fungal cells of the mould Aspergillus foetidus or Aspergillus niger or from the nutrient medium in which or on which Aspergillus foetidus or Aspergillus niger mould has been grown. Double-stranded RNA material can be isolated from the virus particles extracted from Aspergillus foetidus or Aspergillus niger and said RNA material is capable of stimulating production of interferon. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising said particles or said RNA material in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and excipients are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1976
    Assignee: Beecham Group Limited
    Inventors: Ernst Boris Chain, Kenneth William Buck, Joan Elizabeth Darbyshire, Geoffrey Talbot Banks, Fred Himmelweit, Giulio Ratti