Patents by Inventor William P. Feeney

William P. Feeney 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 analyzing the immunosuppressant activity of ion channel blockers using the mini-pig
    Patent number: 5837220
    Abstract: A method for analyzing the immunosuppressant activity of Kv1.3 inhibitors using the mini- and micro-pig. These pig models have been found to have K.sub.v 1.3 channels very similar to man both in function and setting of membrane potential of T-lymphocytes, and respond similarly in a mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) to the K.sub.v 1.3 channel blockers. The mini-pig and micro-pig provide useful in vivo animal models for studying the immunosuppressant activity of Kv1.3 channel blockers that would be expected to function in man.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: J. Thomas Blake, William P. Feeney, Gloria C. Koo, Althea D. Talento