Patents by Inventor Ute M. Kent

Ute M. Kent 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).

  • Peptide which regulates weight gain in mammals
    Patent number: 5223484
    Abstract: A dodecapeptide for regulating weight gain in mammals, as defined in the sequence:CHHRKKGYADLYwherein C is cysteine, H is histidine, R is arginine, K is lysine, G is glycine, Y is tyrosine, A is alanine, D is aspartic acid and L is leucine; and the remaining amino acids are each independently glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, serine, threonine, cysteine, cystine, methionine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, glutamine, lysine hydroxylysine, histidine, arginine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, proline or hydroxyproline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Patrick J. Fleming, Ute M. Kent