Patents by Inventor Robert Arthur Moreau

Robert Arthur Moreau 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).

  • Sphingolipids and a process thereto
    Patent number: 5958426
    Abstract: A process for novel sphingolipids and other secondary sphingosine-based compounds is provided which comprises the culturing of an appropriate fungus, harvesting mycelium from the fungus and isolating the sphingolipid from the mycelium. The sphingosine-based materials inhibit protein kinase C, provide an anti-inflammatory effect or provide an anti-tumor effect; furthermore, these sphingosine-based materials provide protection for plants against pathogenic microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Rohm and Haas Company,
    Inventors: Robert Arthur Moreau, David Hamilton Young, Ronald Ross, Jr.