Patents by Inventor Martin S. Obin

Martin S. Obin 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 OF IDENTIFYING AND FORMULATING FOOD COMPOUNDS THAT MODULATE PHENOTYPE-RELATED TARGETS
    Publication number: 20170068777
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to (but is not limited to) identifying food compounds that have an impact on a phenotype of interest in a subject, and more particularly to identifying a phenotype-related target, identifying a stimulus (e.g., a pharmaceutical agent) that modulates that target, and identifying food compounds exhibiting similarity to the agent (e.g., having a chemical structure that is similar to the agent's structure). The similarity can be determined, for example, by a computer-interfaced comparison between a drug database and a food database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Laurence D. Parnell, Martin S. Obin, Kenneth E. Westerman
  • [ALA IL-8].sub.77 and [SER IL-8].sub.72 as Leukocyte adhesion inhibitors
    Patent number: 5451399
    Abstract: A novel polypeptide [Ala IL-8].sub.77 is provided which is a potent modulator of neutrophil functions. The polypeptide factor and related compositions find use as anti-inflammatory agents and as therapeutics for clinical indications in which damage to vascular endothelium and other tissues occurs. The amino acid and nucleotide sequence of the factor and methods for its purification, recombinant production and pharmaceutical use are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignees: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Gimbrone, Jr., Martin S. Obin, Joffre B. Baker, Caroline A. Hebert