Patents by Inventor Samar Hammad

Samar Hammad 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).

  • Methods and compositions for HDL holoparticle uptake receptor
    Patent number: 6846636
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated mammalian receptor which specifically binds a high density lipoprotein holoparticle, comprising a subunit of approximately 45-600 kDa molecular weight and one or more subunits selected from the group consisting of a subunit of approximately 40-50 kDa molecular weight, a subunit of approximately 120 kDa molecular weight and a subunit of approximately 400 kDa molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignees: American National Red Cross, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, MUSC Foundation for Research Development
    Inventors: William S. Argraves, Samar Hammad, Steingrimur Stefansson, Bryan Brewer, Alan Remaley