Patents by Inventor Veli-Pekka Korhonen

Veli-Pekka Korhonen 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).

  • Method for the production of biologically active polypeptides in a mammal's
    Patent number: 5959171
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for the production of a protein or polypeptide in the milk of a transgenic non-human mammal where the protein or polypeptide is produced as fusion protein with another protein. The fusion protein can then be cleaved to release the protein or polypeptide. This method would reduce or prevent the formation of side effects associated with ectopic expression or leakage of the protein or polypeptide. Such a fusion protein is .beta.-lactoglobulin-EPO, where biologically active EPO is released upon cleavage of the fusion protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Pharming B.V.
    Inventors: Juha-Matti Hyttinen, Veli-Pekka Korhonen, Juhani Janne