Patents by Inventor Serap Aksoy

Serap Aksoy 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).

  • Tsetse thrombin inhibitor
    Patent number: 6036958
    Abstract: A potent and specific inhibitor of thrombin is purified from salivary gland extracts of the tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans. The inhibitor has a molecular weight of 3530 Daltons as determined by laser desorption mass spectroscopy. The inhibitor is useful as an anticoagulant and an inhibitor of platelet aggregation and in pharmaceutical and immunogenic compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Michael Cappello, Serap Aksoy