Patents by Inventor Nelson J. Chao

Nelson J. Chao 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).

  • Pharmaceutical compositions comprising synthetic peptide copolymer for prevention of GVHD
    Patent number: 5858964
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising as active ingredient a synthetic random copolymer of average molecular weight of about 4,000-12,000, preferably 6,000-8,000, said copolymer consisting of glutamic acid (Glu), lysine (Lys), alanine (Ala) and tyrosine (Tyr) residues in a relative molar ratio of 1.4-2.1 parts of Glu to 3.2-4.4 parts of Lys to 4.0-6.0 parts of Ala to 1.0 parts of Tyr (herein GLAT copolymers), can be used in a method for prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease in patients in the course of bone marrow and organ transplantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignees: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Rina Aharoni, Ruth Arnon, Nelson J. Chao, Paul G. Schlegel, Michael Sela, Dvora Teitelbaum