Patents by Inventor Rebecca Kerr

Rebecca Kerr 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).

  • Engineered FGF compositions and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 10385113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of stable mutants of FGF-1 and FGF-2. In particular, it relates to novel engineered FGF-1 and FGF-2 polypeptides as well as polynucleotides, DNA constructs, and vectors encoding such polypeptides. In another aspect, pharmaceutical compositions and hydrogels including the disclosed polypeptides, polynucleotides, DNA constructs, and vectors are provided. In a still further aspect, methods of treating conditions using the compositions disclosed herein are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam, David A. Zaharoff, Srinivas Jayanthi, Bhanuprasanth Koppolu, Rebecca Kerr, Kartik Balachandran, David S. McNabb
  • ENGINEERED FGF COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170281790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of stable mutants of FGF-1 and FGF-2. In particular, it relates to novel engineered FGF-1 and FGF-2 polypeptides as well as polynucleotides, DNA constructs, and vectors encoding such polypeptides. In another aspect, pharmaceutical compositions and hydrogels including the disclosed polypeptides, polynucleotides, DNA constructs, and vectors are provided. In a still further aspect, methods of treating conditions using the compositions disclosed herein are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSA
    Inventors: Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam, David A. Zaharoff, Srinivas Jayanthi, Bhanuprasanth Koppolu, Rebecca Kerr, Kartik Balachandran, David S. McNabb