Patents by Inventor Peter L. Whitfeld

Peter L. Whitfeld 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).

  • Polynucleotide constructs for secreted glycosylated plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (PAI-2)
    Patent number: 5298400
    Abstract: This invention relates to PAI-2 and its expression as a recombinant molecule in eukaryotic cell lines as a glycosylated secreted molecule, to the constructs expressing it, to host cells expressing it, to compositions comprising it, to methods of treatment, prophylaxis and diagnosis using it and to antibodies raised against it. The invention also provides a 414 amino acid form of PAI-2 wherein the N-terminal methionine residue is deleted, a 60 kD glycosylated secreted recombinant form of PAI-2 and compositions and methods using these molecules. The invention further relates to a novel synthetic signal peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Biotechnology Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter L. Whitfeld, Michael A. Richardson, Clive L. Bunn