Patents by Inventor Ruth Judik Mayer

Ruth Judik Mayer 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).

  • CD23 processing enzyme preparation
    Patent number: 6232089
    Abstract: The present invention is to the discovery of a novel CD23 processing enzyme which is of importance in the human immune response and regulation of IgE production, and is a protein expressed on the surface of a variety of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Derek Richard Buckle, Gary Christie, Ariane Elizabeth Marolewski, Ruth Judik Mayer, David Glynn Smith
  • Human disintegrin metalloprotease KUZ gene
    Patent number: 5922546
    Abstract: Human KUZ polypeptides and polynucleotides and methods for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for utilizing Human KUZ polypeptides and polynucleotides in the design of protocols for the treatment of inflammation, neural degeneration, allergic disorders, or other disorders involving a dis-regulation of the substrate cytokines or receptors, among others, and diagnostic assays for such conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Smithkline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Ruth Judik Mayer, Jeffrey Richard Jackson, Catherine Elizabeth Ellis
  • Anti-inflammatory compounds
    Patent number: 5912270
    Abstract: This invention relates to the novel pharmaceutical compositions of Formulas (I) and (II) each of which comprises a compound of Formula (I) or (II) and a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier. This invention also relates to a method of treating or reducing inflammation in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of a compound or composition of Formula (I) or (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignees: SmithKline Beecham Corporation, The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: James Scott Dixon, Ralph Floyd Hall, Lisa Ann Marshall, Floyd H. Chilton, III, Ruth Judik Mayer, James David Winkler