Patents by Inventor Simon Mwangi

Simon Mwangi 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).

  • Bovine tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 and methods of use
    Patent number: 6939950
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a bovine tumor necrosis factor receptor-I (TNF-RI). Also within the invention is a soluble bovine TNF-RI, which is a potent inhibitor of bovine tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?). The invention demonstrates that soluble bovine TNF-RI has therapeutic value as an inhibitor of TNF in cattle suffering from coliform mastitis or other inflammatory disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignees: Iowa State University Research Foundation, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Michael J. Taylor, Marcus E. Kehrli, Jr., Eun-Kyung Lee, Simon Mwangi
  • Bovine tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 and methods of use
    Publication number: 20020076765
    Abstract: The invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding a bovine tumor necrosis factor receptor-I (TNF-RI). Also within the invention is a soluble bovine TNF-RI, which is a potent inhibitor of bovine tumor necrosis factor-&agr; (TNF-&agr;). The invention demonstrates that soluble bovine TNF-RI has therapeutic value as an inhibitor of TNF in cattle suffering from coliform mastitis or other inflammatory disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Applicant: Iowa State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael J. Taylor, Marcus E. Kehrli, Eun-Kyung Lee, Simon Mwangi