Patents by Inventor Mark A. Krasnow

Mark A. Krasnow 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).

  • Sprouty protein and coding sequence
    Patent number: 6060275
    Abstract: A new class of mammalian sprouty proteins is disclosed. The proteins are characterized by an amino acid sequence whose cysteine-rich region has at least 40% sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:17 in the human sprouty 2 protein whose full length sequence is identified by SEQ ID NO:8. Also disclosed are (i) a pharmaceutical preparation containing a sprouty protein, (ii) a DNA sequence encoding the protein, (iii) vector and gene therapy compositions containing the DNA coding sequence, and (iv) methods of detecting a condition characterized by, or risk factor associated with, abnormal levels of active mammalian sprouty protein in a mammalian subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Standord Junior University
    Inventors: Nir Hacohen, Mark A. Krasnow