Patents by Inventor Yvette Kooyk

Yvette Kooyk 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 modulating the binding activity of a novel ICAM-3 binding receptor on sinusoidal endothelial cells in liver and lymph nodes
    Publication number: 20070134693
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound that binds to a C-type lectin on the surface of a sinusoid endothelial layer, in the preparation of a composition for modulating, in particular reducing, the immune response in animal, in particular a human or another mammal. The sinusoid endothelial layer may be either constituted by liver sinusoid endothelial cells (LSEC) or by the lymph node sinusoidal zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Carl Figdor, Teunis Geijtenbeek, Yvette Kooyk, Ruurd Torensma