Patents by Inventor Michael G. Courtney

Michael G. Courtney 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).

  • Modulation of cellular proliferation with thymidine phosphorylase
    Patent number: 6290953
    Abstract: A method of modulating cellular proliferation by the application of a thymidine phosphorylase to an organism. In a further aspect of the subject method, the thymidine phosphorylase is a conjugate which includes a targeting portion adapted to target the conjugate to a specific cell type or anatomical location. The thymidine phosphorylase has a thymidine phosphorylase activity of at least about 5%, preferably at least about 50% and, most preferably, at least about 90%, of the native E. coli enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Delta Biotechnology Ltd.
    Inventors: David J. Ballance, Michael G. Courtney, Christopher J. A. Finnis, Darrell Sleep