Patents by Inventor Maureen C. Ryan

Maureen C. Ryan 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).

  • Epiligrin, an epithelial ligand for integrins
    Patent number: 6120991
    Abstract: Nucleic acid sequences are disclosed encoding an E170 epithelial ligand and capable of hybridizing under stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequences derived from cDNA clones shown in the figure. Also disclosed are vectors containing the nucleic acid sequences, and cells transformed with the vectors. Methods are given for purifying and utilizing epiligrin, an epithelial glycoprotein complex, and its component glycoproteins, and for raising antibodies against components of this complex. Assay methods are further provided for identification of functional epiligrin in tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Inventors: William G. Carter, Susana G. Gil, Maureen C. Ryan