Patents by Inventor Ranjith Kumar Tharachaparamba

Ranjith Kumar Tharachaparamba 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).

  • Patent number: 8066981
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods related to Toll-like receptor (TLR) polypeptides. In some embodiments, the invention relates to managing TLR3 related diseases. In further embodiments, the invention relates to methods of preventing and treating inflammation. In some embodiments, the invention relates to antagonists of TLR3, to amino acid sequences that act as dominant negative molecules, and to nucleic acid sequences that encode said amino acid sequences. In additional embodiments, the invention relates to the manipulation of biological materials to evaluate TLR3 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: The Texas A & M University System
    Inventors: Cheng C. Kao, Ranjith Kumar Tharachaparamba
  • Publication number: 20090142300
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods related to Toll-like receptor (TLR) polypeptides. In some embodiments, the invention relates to managing TLR3 related diseases. In further embodiments, the invention relates to methods of preventing and treating inflammation. In some embodiments, the invention relates to antagonists of TLR3, to amino acid sequences that act as dominant negative molecules, and to nucleic acid sequences that encode said amino acid sequences. In additional embodiments, the invention relates to the manipulation of biological materials to evaluate TLR3 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Cheng C. Kao, Ranjith Kumar Tharachaparamba