Patents by Inventor Phillip N Zarfos

Phillip N Zarfos 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).

  • Polynucleotides encoding a novel glutamine transport ATP-binding protein
    Patent number: 6346392
    Abstract: The invention provides Glutamine Transport ATP-Binding Protein polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding Glutamine Transport ATP-Binding Protein polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing Glutamine Transport ATP-Binding Protein polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignees: SmithKline Beecham Corporation, SmithKline Beecham PLC
    Inventors: Michael Terence Black, John Edward Hodgson, David Justin Charles Knowles, Michael Arthur Lonetto, Richard O Nicholas, Martin Karl Russel Burnham, Robert H Reid, Jr., Phillip N Zarfos
  • Era of Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Patent number: 6165989
    Abstract: The invention provides era polypeptides and DNA (RNA) encoding era polypeptides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques. Also provided are methods for utilizing era polypeptides to screen for antibacterial compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Terence Black, John Edward Hodgson, David Justin Charles Knowles, Michael Arthur Lonetto, Richard O Nicholas, Martin Karl Russel Burnham, Robert H Reid, Jr., Robert King Stodola, Phillip N Zarfos