Patents by Inventor Larry W. Fisher

Larry W. Fisher 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).

  • Complex formed by N-linked glycoproteins (SIBLINGS)and Factor H
    Patent number: 6995018
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for exploiting the discovery that members of the small integrin-binding ligand, n-linked glycoproteins family termed SIBLINGS bind to complement Factor H, and moreover that SIBLINGS proteins, such as BSP, exist in relatively acidic forms. The methods provided can be used to detect SIBLINGS proteins in samples from subjects that are suspected of having tumors or abnormal bone turnover. The invention also provides methods of using SIBLINGS proteins to protect cells from complement mediated lysis. Finally, the discovery allows for the creation of specific binding agents that facilitate the detection of SIBLINGS proteins when they are associated with Factor H.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Larry W. Fisher, Neal S. Fedarko, Marian F. Young
  • CDNA sequences of human bone matrix proteins
    Patent number: 5340934
    Abstract: Amino acid and cDNA sequences of a plurality of human bone matrix proteins and their uses have been described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of Americas as represented by the Secretary of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: John D. Termine, Marian F. Young, Larry W. Fisher, Pamela G. Robey