Patents by Inventor Tarek Maurice Ashkar

Tarek Maurice Ashkar 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: 11053290
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide polypeptides, related materials and compositions, and methods for their use. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a monomeric Tamm-Horsfall Protein polypeptide, or a biologically active truncation thereof. Other embodiments provide polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide described herein, nucleic acid expression vectors including the polynucleotides, and recombinant host cells including the expression vector. Yet other embodiments provide pharmaceutical compositions including a polypeptide described herein. Also provided are methods for treating a renal disease, disorder, or condition in a subject and/or modulating an immune response in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affair
    Inventors: Tarek Maurice Ashkar, Radmila Micanovic
  • Publication number: 20180305420
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide polypeptides, related materials and compositions, and methods for their use. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a monomeric Tamm-Horsfall Protein polypeptide, or a biologically active truncation thereof. Other embodiments provide polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide described herein, nucleic acid expression vectors including the polynucleotides, and recombinant host cells including the expression vector. Yet other embodiments provide pharmaceutical compositions including a polypeptide described herein. Also provided are methods for treating a renal disease, disorder, or condition in a subject and/or modulating an immune response in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tarek Maurice Ashkar, Radmila Micanovic