Patents by Inventor Richard J. M. Ross

Richard J. M. Ross 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).

  • Leptin antagonist and method for quantitative measurement of leptin
    Patent number: 7807154
    Abstract: Antibody A or a fusion protein thereof specifically binding to a leptin receptor (leptin-R) or a leptin-binding protein (leptin-BP), as well as compositions and methods for the use of these antibodies or fusion proteins for quantitative analysis, for therapeutic purposes and for the preparation of therapeutic drugs. Also disclosed is a method for quantitative determination of leptin in a sample of solubilized or suspended leptin-binding proteins by using specific antibodies or fusion proteins according to the invention, as well as diagnostic agents and (diagnostic) kits containing this antibody or fusion protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Biofusion Licensing Limited
    Inventors: Christian J. Strasburger, Martin Bidlingmaier, Zida Wu, Guiseppe Matarese, Richard J. M. Ross
  • Leptin Antagonist and Method for Quantitative Measurement of Leptin
    Publication number: 20080118503
    Abstract: Antibody A or a fusion protein thereof specifically binding to a leptin receptor (leptin-R) or a leptin-binding protein (leptin-BP), as well as compositions and methods for the use of these antibodies or fusion proteins for quantitative analysis, for therapeutic purposes and for the preparation of therapeutic drugs. Also disclosed is a method for quantitative determination of leptin in a sample of solubilized or suspended leptin-binding proteins by using specific antibodies or fusion proteins according to the invention, as well as diagnostic agents and (diagnostic) kits containing this antibody or fusion protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Christian J. Strasburger, Martin Bidlingmaier, Zida Wu, Guiseppe Matarese, Richard J.M. Ross