Patents by Inventor Murray S. Blum

Murray S. Blum 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).

  • Ant proteases and methods of inhibition
    Patent number: 6399759
    Abstract: The present invention provides polypeptides, including chymotrypsin-like polypeptides and elastase-like polypeptides, having amidolytic acitivity for cleavage of a peptide bond present in a target polypeptide. The polypeptides can be isolated from ants, including S. invicta larvae. Isolated nucleic acid fragments encoding isolated polypeptides are also provided, as are methods of developing and using inhibitors of chymotrypsin-like polypeptides and elastase-like polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: James Travis, S. Troy Whitworth, Murray S. Blum