Patents by Inventor Richardo Cortese

Richardo Cortese 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).

  • Peptide inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase
    Patent number: 5661128
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tetrapeptides which inhibit farnesyl-protein transferase (FPTase) and the farnesylation of the oncogene protein Ras. The invention is further directed to a method of treating cancer with tetrapeptide inhibitors of farnesyl protein transferase, as well as pharmaceutical formulations useful for this method of treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignees: Merck & Co. Inc., Istituto Di Ricerche Di Biologia Molecolare (IRBM)
    Inventors: Richardo Cortese, Jackson B. Gibbs, Antonello Pessi, Andrew Wallace