Patents by Inventor Neil McFerran

Neil McFerran 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).

  • Detection of protein interactions
    Publication number: 20070111192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of detecting interactions, particularly peptide to peptide interactions, using fluorescence. Nucleic acids encoding fragments of fluorescent protein, a peptide of interest and a linker portion of different lengths interposed between the peptide of interest and a fragment of fluorescent protein is provided together with a peptide-interaction system and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: John Nelson, William Duprex, Neil McFerran
  • Peptide fragments of murine epidermal growth factor as laminin receptor targets
    Patent number: 6995136
    Abstract: A peptide factor, its analogs and methods of using such peptide factor derived from murine epidermal growth factor peptide is disclosed wherein the peptide factor is modified to protect it from proteolytic degradation and the peptide binds to laminin receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: John Nelson, Brian Walker, Neil McFerran, Patrick Harriott