Patents by Inventor Michael R. Food

Michael R. Food 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).

  • Use of p97 and iron binding proteins as diagnostic and therapeutic agents
    Publication number: 20030077693
    Abstract: The invention related to a GPI-anchored p97 and a soluble form of p97 and derivatives thereof and methods for preparing the same. Methods of using p97 in modulating iron transport, in the delivery of therapeutic agents, and in the treatment of conditions involving disturbances in iron metabolism are described. The treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease in view of the finding that p97 and transferrin receptor are markers for microglial cells associated with senile plaques are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Wilfred A. Jefferies, Patrick L. McGeer, Sylvia Rothenberger, Michael R. Food, Tatsuo Yamada, Malcolm Kennard
  • Use of p97 and iron binding proteins as diagnostic and therapeutic agents
    Patent number: 6455494
    Abstract: The invention related to a GPI-anchored p97 and a soluble form of p97 and derivatives thereof and methods for preparing the same. Methods of using p97 in modulating iron transport, in the delivery of therapeutic agents, and in the treatment of conditions involving disturbances in iron metabolism are described. The treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease in view of the finding that p97 and transferrin receptor are markers for microglial cells associated with senile plaques are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Wilfred A. Jefferies, Patrick L. McGeer, Sylvia Rothenberger, Michael R. Food, Tatsuo Yamada, Malcolm Kennard
  • Use of p97 and iron binding proteins as diagnostic and therapeutic agents
    Patent number: 5981194
    Abstract: The invention related to a GPI-anchored p97 and a soluble form of p97 and derivatives thereof and methods for preparing the same. Methods of using p97 in modulating iron transport, in the delivery of therapeutic agents, and in the treatment of conditions involving disturbances in iron metabolism are described. The treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease in view of the finding that p97 and transferrin receptor are markers for microglial cells associated with senile plaques are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: University of British Columbia
    Inventors: Wilfred A. Jefferies, Patrick L. McGeer, Sylvia Rothenberger, Michael R. Food, Tatsuo Yamada, Malcolm Kennard