Patents by Inventor Vanessa Van Harmelen

Vanessa Van Harmelen 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING BODY WEIGHT, USE AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100120682
    Abstract: Use of an isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of at least 80%, with the amino acid sequence represented by Gly Asn Ser Asp Asp Phe Leu Ser Gln Gln Pro Glu Arg Pro Arg AspVal Lys Leu Ala Arg (SEQ ID NO: 2), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for preparing a medicament for the treatment of a mammal to increase the body fat mass of said mammal, or to prevent or reduce the loss of body fat mass of said mammal. The polypeptide may comprise an amino acid sequence having a sequence identity of at least 80% with the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, and may be the polypeptide the monomeric proenzyme of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase type 5 (TRAP). A pharmaceutical composition comprising the polypeptide. The polypeptide is useful for increasing the body fat mass of a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Karolinska Innovations AB
    Inventors: Peter Arner, Göran Andersson, Vanessa Van Harmelen, Pernilla Lång