Patents by Inventor Maria Marx

Maria Marx 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).

  • Methods and compositions for DRM, a secreted protein with cell growth inhibiting activity
    Publication number: 20030078406
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid encoding DRM protein, an isolated DRM polypeptide, and a fusion polypeptide comprising a DRM protein and a green fluorescent protein. The present invention also provides a method of arresting the growth of a cell, comprising administering to the cell an effective amount of DRM protein or an active fragment thereof; a method of inhibiting tumor cell growth, comprising administering to a tumor cell an effective amount of DRM protein or an active fragment thereof; and a method of treating a hyperproliferative cell disorder in a subject diagnosed with a hyperproliferative cell disorder, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of DRM protein or an active fragment thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: The Government of the U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: Donald G. Blair, Peter A. Clausen, Lilia Z. Topol, Maria Marx, Georges Calothy