Patents by Inventor Robert Robey

Robert Robey 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).

  • Inhibition of MXR transport by acridine derivatives
    Patent number: 6521635
    Abstract: This invention provides methods that are useful for inhibiting a MXR transporter in a cell overexpressing a MXR gene but not overexpressing a Pgp gene by contacting the cell with an acridine derivative. The invention also provides for a method of treating a mammal suffering from a cancer, which overexpressing a MXR gene but not overexpress a Pgp gene, by the co-administration of a chemotherapeutic and an acridine derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Susan Bates, Robert Robey