Patents by Inventor Mark Z. Ma

Mark Z. Ma 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).

  • Lambodies with high affinity and selectivity for glycans and uses therefor
    Patent number: 10036747
    Abstract: The invention relates to dimeric proteins comprised of subunits having (i) recombinant lamprey variable lymphocyte receptor (VLR) diversity regions linked to (ii) multimerization domains. The dimeric proteins exhibit binding specificity for glycosylated antigens, and they may be used in methods of detecting or isolating glycans from a sample, and in methods of disease diagnosis, prognosis, progression monitoring, treatment, and imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE
    Inventors: Zeev Pancer, Li Mao, Xia Hong, Mark Z. Ma