Patents by Inventor Ruth Greferath

Ruth Greferath 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).

  • Patent number: 7060270
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of amyloid-associated diseases, in particular, diseases comprising deposition of amyloid assemblies, fibrils, filaments, tangles, or plaques. A preferred composition comprises monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind amyloid proteins, peptides or fragments and change the conformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Diagenics International Corporation
    Inventors: Yves Claude Nicolau, Ruth Greferath
  • Publication number: 20060116358
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds, compositions thereof, and methods capable of delivering modified inositol hexaphospahte (IHP) comprising an internal pyrophosphate ring to the cytoplasm of mammalian cells. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to compounds, compositions thereof, and methods that enhance the ability of mammalian red blood cells to deliver oxygen, by delivering IHP to the cytoplasm of the red blood cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Yves Nicolau, Jean-Marie Lehn, Konstantina Fylaktakidou, Ruth Greferath
  • Publication number: 20060106000
    Abstract: Inositol-tripyrophosphate is an allosteric effector of hemoglobin due to its ability to cross the plasma membrane of red blood cells and deliver oxygen to solid tumors, by lowering the oxygen affinity of the hemoglobin of red blood cells. The present invention is directed to the use of inositol-tripyrophosphate to reduce hemoglobin's affinity for oxygen in circulating red blood cells. The present invention is further directed to the use of inositol-tripyrophosphate to inhibit angiogenesis and enhance radiation sensitivity of hypoxic tumors. The present invention is further directed to the use of inositol-tripyrophosphate to enhance PO2 in hypoxic tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Claude Nicolau, Ruth Greferath, Konstantina Fylaktakidou, Jean-Marie Lehn
  • Publication number: 20060073158
    Abstract: The present invention comprises novel compositions and methods for eliciting high immune responses, of great specifity yielding conformationally sensitive antibodies. These antibodies recognize specific epitopes on a wide variety of antigens including but not limited to, amyloid protein, prion protein, P170 glycoprotein. The novel compositions of the invention comprise supramolecular antigenic constructs generally comprising a peptide sequence, covalently attached to pegylated lysine resulting in modified and enhanced peptide presentation. The unique modification methodology of the present invention is applicable to a variety of peptides and can ultimately be employed in therapeutic formulations and vaccines for diseases and disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Yves Nicolau, Ruth Greferath, David Hickman
  • Publication number: 20040242845
    Abstract: The present invention comprises novel compositions and methods for eliciting high immune responses, of great specifity yielding conformationally sensitive antibodies. These antibodies recognize specific epitopes on a wide variety of antigens including but not limited to, amyloid protein, prion protein, P170 glycoprotein. The novel compositions of the invention comprise supramolecuIlar antigenic constructs generally comprising a peptide sequence, covalently attached to pegylated lysine resulting in modified and enhanced peptide presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Yves Claude Nicolau, Ruth Greferath
  • Publication number: 20040014642
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds, compositions thereof, and methods capable of delivering modified inositol hexaphospahte (IHP) comprising an internal pyrophosphate ring to the cytoplasm of mammalian cells. In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to compounds, compositions thereof, and methods that enhance the ability of mammalian red blood cells to deliver oxygen, by delivering IHP to the cytoplasm of the red blood cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Yves Claude Nicolau, Jean-Marie Lehn, Konstantina Fylaktakidou, Ruth Greferath
  • Publication number: 20030108551
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of amyloid-associated diseases, in particular, diseases comprising deposition of amyloid assemblies, fibrils, filaments, tangles, or plaques. A preferred composition comprises monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind amyloid proteins, peptides or fragments and change the conformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Yves Claude Nicolau, Ruth Greferath