Patents by Inventor Timothy R. Arnett

Timothy R. Arnett 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).

  • Process of purifying antler-derived bone growth factors
    Patent number: 5408041
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of bone growth factors as therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of pathological conditions involving bone tissue. The present invention provides biologically active proteinaceous factors comprising polypeptides containing the amino acid sequence M-A-G-L-G-D-E-F-G-D, [SEQ ID NO: 1], (X) F E T L F G A/V E D V I/D A L Q F V C G D, [SEQ ID NO: 2], or A-Y-I-P-I-E-T-L-E-G-I/G-E-L-V-D/Q-T-G/L-Q-F, [SEQ ID NO: 3], or biologically active fragments or sequence analogues thereof. Among the biological properties of the proteinaceous materials of the present invention is the capability to promote the growth and/or differentiation of osteoblastic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignees: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc., OsteoSA Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory R. Mundy, Gloria E. Gutierrez, Ian R. Garrett, Massimo Sabatini, Elzbieta Izbicka, Wilson Burgess, Gregg R. Crumley, Clarence C. Morse, Timothy R. Arnett