Patents by Inventor Therese M. Timmons

Therese M. Timmons 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).

  • Inhibition of cell growth by an anti-proliferative factor
    Patent number: 6133416
    Abstract: The present invention involves the identification of a factor or factors that are anti-proliferative and can be used in the treatment of cancers and other hyperproliferative disease states. The factor or factors are induced from cells follow contact of the cells with viral or plasmid expression vectors. One factor is between about 3 kDa and 300 kDa in size, while another is less than about 3 kDa in size. Both are heat stable and is resistant to both protease and nuclease treatment. Methods for purification and use of the factor also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: The University of Texas System Board of Regents
    Inventors: Deborah R. Wilson, Mary Lapadat-Tapolsky, Therese M. Timmons, Julia A. Lee, Brian D. Almond, Jack A. Roth