Patents by Inventor Walter C. Herlihy, Jr.

Walter C. Herlihy, Jr. 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).

  • Analogs for specific oligosaccharide-protein interactions and uses therefor
    Patent number: 5795860
    Abstract: Disclosed are (1) methods for identifying natural and synthetic sequences having binding specificity for glycan-binding proteins, including proteins that act as effectors of biological activity, (2) compositions and methods of producing protein-specific glycosaminoglycan sequence and ligand antagonists capable of modulating the effector function of these ligands, and therapeutic compositions comprising these antagonists; and 3) compositions and methods for producing protein-specific glycosaminoglycan sequence analogs useful as agonists, and therapeutic compositions comprising these agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Repligen Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. Witt, Walter C. Herlihy, Jr.