Patents by Inventor M. Younus Meah

M. Younus Meah 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).

  • Immunogens for the production of cocaine-hydrolyzing catalytic antibodies
    Patent number: 6017541
    Abstract: Methods are described for the rapid synthesis in satisfactory yield of methyl ecgonine phenylphosphonates as analogues of transition states for the hydrolysis of the benzoyl ester of an ecgonine derivative, namely cocaine, and their linking to carrier proteins, for the purpose of using them as immunogens. The resulting immunogens elicit the formation in experimental animals of antibodies able to promote the hydrolysis of cocaine. Both these catalytic anti-cocaine antibodies and the immunogens themselves are potentially useful for the treatment of individuals seeking to avoid the pharmacological effects of cocaine and in diagnostic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Inventors: Brian H. Barber, Neal den Hollander, Jiri J. Krepinsky, M. Younus Meah
  • Immunogens for the production of cocaine-hydrolyzing catalytic antibodies
    Patent number: 5730985
    Abstract: Methods are described for the rapid synthesis in satisfactory yield of methyl ecgonine phenylphosphonates as analogues of transition states for the hydrolysis of the benzoyl ester of an ecgonine derivative, namely cocaine, and their linking to carrier proteins, for the purpose of using them as immunogens. The resulting immunogens elicit the formation in experimental animals of antibodies able to promote the hydrolysis of cocaine. Both these catalytic anti-cocaine antibodies and the immunogens themselves are potentially useful for the treatment of individuals seeking to avoid the pharmacological effects of cocaine and in diagnostic applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Governing Council of the University of Toronto
    Inventors: Brian H. Barber, Neal den Hollander, Jiri J. Krepinsky, M. Younus Meah