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Tissue modifier and uses therefor
- Patent number 12,280,095
- Issue date Apr 22, 2025
- Fibrosoft Pte Ltd
- David Chin
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Control of cellular redox levels
- Patent number 12,268,718
- Issue date Apr 8, 2025
- Elizabeth McKenna
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Recombinant cell wall hydrolases
- Patent number 12,263,208
- Issue date Apr 1, 2025
- Topaz Biosciences, Inc.
- Teresa Shock
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Peptide therapeutics for treating Alzheimer's disease and related c...
- Patent number 12,241,099
- Issue date Mar 4, 2025
- The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
- Anne Kasus-Jacobi
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Proteolytic enzyme composition
- Patent number 12,220,447
- Issue date Feb 11, 2025
- Bright Lifecare PVT LTD.
- Anupam Trehan
- A23 - FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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Non-cellular root canal filler and non-cellular dental tissue regen...
- Patent number 12,186,413
- Issue date Jan 7, 2025
- Kowa Company, Ltd.
- Misako Nakashima
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Materials and methods for delivering compositions to selected tissues
- Patent number 12,171,877
- Issue date Dec 24, 2024
- The Regents of the University of California
- William R. Freeman
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Extracorporeal devices for methods for treating diseases associated...
- Patent number 12,156,959
- Issue date Dec 3, 2024
- Gambro Lundia AB
- Stephen F. Marino
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Strain for producing nattokinase and production method therefor
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- Issue date Nov 19, 2024
- SUNGEN BIOSCIENCE CO., LTD.
- Jiepeng Chen
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Treatment for airway cast obstruction
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- Issue date Sep 10, 2024
- National Jewish Health
- Livia A. Veress
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Nanoparticles having molecules that bind or block PD-L1 and uses in...
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- Issue date Sep 10, 2024
- Emory University
- Lily Yang
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Tau protease compositions and methods of use
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- Issue date Aug 13, 2024
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- James G. Moe
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Hsp70 based combination therapy
- Patent number 12,053,505
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- multimmune GmbH
- Gabriele Multhoff
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Amino-reactive positively charged ATRP initiators that maintain the...
- Patent number 12,053,529
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Alan J. Russell
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Gene for trypsin-like serine protease, a protein encoded thereby an...
- Patent number 12,029,781
- Issue date Jul 9, 2024
- Guangdong Ocean University
- Haiying Liang
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Nanostructure lipid system
- Patent number 11,998,643
- Issue date Jun 4, 2024
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
- José Víctor Álvarez González
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Methods for improved endovascular thrombectomy using 3,3′-diindolyl...
- Patent number 11,980,604
- Issue date May 14, 2024
- Boulder BioScience LLC
- Michael A. Zeligs
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Suppression of bone cancer-induced allodynia
- Patent number 11,975,055
- Issue date May 7, 2024
- IPSEN Biopharm Limited
- Mikhail Kalinichev
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Non-cellular root canal filling material and non-cellular dental ti...
- Patent number 11,969,487
- Issue date Apr 30, 2024
- Kowa Company, Ltd.
- Misako Nakashima
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Method for synthesis of protein amphiphiles
- Patent number 11,945,838
- Issue date Apr 2, 2024
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
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Compositions and methods for prevention and treatment of coronaviru...
- Patent number 11,938,104
- Issue date Mar 26, 2024
- ABREXA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
- Jesus E. Villafranca
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Translatable molecules and synthesis thereof
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- Issue date Mar 26, 2024
- Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.
- Pattraranee Limphong
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Reprogramming urokinase into an antibody-recruiting anticancer agent
- Patent number 11,920,172
- Issue date Mar 5, 2024
- Yale University
- David A. Spiegel
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Methods of treating cancer using cell based therapies
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- Issue date Jan 2, 2024
- Emory University
- Edmund Waller
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Compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatic diseases and...
- Patent number 11,857,577
- Issue date Jan 2, 2024
- Labyrinth Holdings, LLC
- Elizabeth McKenna
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Lyophilized polymer scaffold compositions, processes for preparatio...
- Patent number 11,844,874
- Issue date Dec 19, 2023
- Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc.
- Caroline Hoemann
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Stabilised protein compositions based on semifluorinated alkanes
- Patent number RE49758
- Issue date Dec 19, 2023
- NOVALIQ GmbH
- Bernhard Günther
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Antidotes for factor Xa inhibitors and methods of using the same
- Patent number 11,839,646
- Issue date Dec 12, 2023
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Genmin Lu
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Compositions and methods for treating reperfusion injury or hemorrh...
- Patent number 11,826,329
- Issue date Nov 28, 2023
- GNT Pharma Co., Ltd.
- Byoung Joo Gwag
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Helicobacter therapeutic
- Patent number 11,819,546
- Issue date Nov 21, 2023
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
- Philip Sutton
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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- A23 - FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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ORAL DOSAGE FORM WITH A GASTRO RESISTANT CAPSULE SHELL
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- Publication date May 1, 2025
- SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A.
- GERARD VINYES PARES
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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NEUROPROTECTIVE POLYPEPTIDE COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF
- Publication number 20250115640
- Publication date Apr 10, 2025
- Innerse (Zhuhai) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Jianxiong Li
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY CAST OBSTRUCTION
- Publication number 20250115891
- Publication date Apr 10, 2025
- NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH
- Livia A. VERESS
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING CARDIOMYOCYTE TRANSPLANT ENG...
- Publication number 20250082689
- Publication date Mar 13, 2025
- University of Washington
- Charles E. MURRY
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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A METHOD FOR REDUCING AMMONIA EMISSION OF ANIMALS
- Publication number 20250057926
- Publication date Feb 20, 2025
- NOVOZYMES A/S
- Aurélia Anne Catherine Charlotte SÉON ÉP. SIMON
- A23 - FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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COMPLEMENT FACTOR-I FORMULATIONS
- Publication number 20250009855
- Publication date Jan 9, 2025
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
- Bing SHAN
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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MAP44 POLYPEPTIDES AND CONSTRUCTS BASED ON NATURAL ANTIBODIES AND U...
- Publication number 20250000955
- Publication date Jan 2, 2025
- The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
- V. Michael Holers
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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RECOMBINANT CELL WALL HYDROLASES
- Publication number 20250000956
- Publication date Jan 2, 2025
- Topaz Biosciences, Inc.
- Teresa SHOCK
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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Nanoparticles Having Molecules That Bind or Block PD-L1 and Uses In...
- Publication number 20240400641
- Publication date Dec 5, 2024
- Emory University
- Lily Yang
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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FUNGAL ENZYME MIXTURES AND USES THEREOF
- Publication number 20240382569
- Publication date Nov 21, 2024
- BIO-CAT, INC.
- Sean Michael GARVEY
- C12 - BIOCHEMISTRY BEER SPIRITS WINE VINEGAR MICROBIOLOGY ENZYMOLOGY MUTATION...
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MAGNETIC PARTICLE CONTROL AND VISUALIZATION
- Publication number 20240382594
- Publication date Nov 21, 2024
- Pulse Therapeutics, Inc.
- Francis M. Creighton
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES TO TREAT FLUID OBSTR...
- Publication number 20240358836
- Publication date Oct 31, 2024
- Pulse Therapeutics, Inc.
- Francis M. Creighton
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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PROTEIN CONTAINING BIO-ACTIVE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CELLULOSE MIC...
- Publication number 20240315972
- Publication date Sep 26, 2024
- Zidkiyahu Simenhaus
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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MEDICINE COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF BONE AND JOINT DISEASES ORIGI...
- Publication number 20240307458
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- SAO THAI DUONG JOINT STOCK COMPANY
- Thi Huong Lien NGUYEN
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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COMPOUNDS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEMORRHAGE AND VASCULATUR...
- Publication number 20240307331
- Publication date Sep 19, 2024
- Abrexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Jesus E. VILLAFRANCA
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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METHODS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY AND/OR AUTOIMMUNE SYMPTOMS ASSOCI...
- Publication number 20240285655
- Publication date Aug 29, 2024
- PKZ, LLC
- J. Phillip Kennedy
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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METHODS OF TREATING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME USING 3,3'-DIINDOLYLMET...
- Publication number 20240285581
- Publication date Aug 29, 2024
- Boulder BioScience LLC
- Michael A. Zeligs
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRU...
- Publication number 20240277640
- Publication date Aug 22, 2024
- Abrexa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Jesus E. VILLAFRANCA
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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Methods of Treating Cancer and Infectious Diseases Using Cell Based...
- Publication number 20240271092
- Publication date Aug 15, 2024
- Emory University
- Edmund Waller
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CHOLIX TOXIN-DERIVED FUSION MOLECULES FOR ORAL DELIVERY OF BIOLOGIC...
- Publication number 20240226243
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- Applied Molecular Transport Inc.
- Randall J. Mrsny
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MODIFIED NEUROTOXIN SINGLE-CHAIN POLYPEPTIDE AND USE THEREOF
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- CHONGQING CLARUVIS PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
- Yan ZHANG
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
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CONTROLLED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ACID-LABILE DRUGS
- Publication number 20240226249
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- ABBVIE PHARMACEUTICALS GMBH
- George Shlieout
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CHOLIX TOXIN-DERIVED FUSION MOLECULES FOR ORAL DELIVERY OF BIOLOGIC...
- Publication number 20240207372
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Compositions and Methods for Treating Celiac Sprue Disease
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- MAGLE CHEMOSWED AB
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- ZYMIQ Technology AB
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FUNGAL PROTEASE MIXTURES AND USES THEREOF
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Serine endopeptidases (3.4.21)

Industry

Parent Industries

Current Industry

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Tissue modifier and uses therefor

Control of cellular redox levels

Recombinant cell wall hydrolases

Peptide therapeutics for treating Alzheimer's disease and related c...

Proteolytic enzyme composition

Non-cellular root canal filler and non-cellular dental tissue regen...

Materials and methods for delivering compositions to selected tissues

Extracorporeal devices for methods for treating diseases associated...

Strain for producing nattokinase and production method therefor

Treatment for airway cast obstruction

Nanoparticles having molecules that bind or block PD-L1 and uses in...

Tau protease compositions and methods of use

Hsp70 based combination therapy

Amino-reactive positively charged ATRP initiators that maintain the...

Gene for trypsin-like serine protease, a protein encoded thereby an...

Nanostructure lipid system

Methods for improved endovascular thrombectomy using 3,3′-diindolyl...

Suppression of bone cancer-induced allodynia

Non-cellular root canal filling material and non-cellular dental ti...

Method for synthesis of protein amphiphiles

Compositions and methods for prevention and treatment of coronaviru...

Translatable molecules and synthesis thereof

Reprogramming urokinase into an antibody-recruiting anticancer agent

Methods of treating cancer using cell based therapies

Compositions and methods for the treatment of hepatic diseases and...

Lyophilized polymer scaffold compositions, processes for preparatio...

Stabilised protein compositions based on semifluorinated alkanes

Antidotes for factor Xa inhibitors and methods of using the same

Compositions and methods for treating reperfusion injury or hemorrh...

Helicobacter therapeutic

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

PROTEOLYTIC ENZYME COMPOSITION

ORAL DOSAGE FORM WITH A GASTRO RESISTANT CAPSULE SHELL

NEUROPROTECTIVE POLYPEPTIDE COMPOUND AND APPLICATION THEREOF

TREATMENT FOR AIRWAY CAST OBSTRUCTION

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING CARDIOMYOCYTE TRANSPLANT ENG...

A METHOD FOR REDUCING AMMONIA EMISSION OF ANIMALS

COMPLEMENT FACTOR-I FORMULATIONS

MAP44 POLYPEPTIDES AND CONSTRUCTS BASED ON NATURAL ANTIBODIES AND U...

RECOMBINANT CELL WALL HYDROLASES

Nanoparticles Having Molecules That Bind or Block PD-L1 and Uses In...

FUNGAL ENZYME MIXTURES AND USES THEREOF

MAGNETIC PARTICLE CONTROL AND VISUALIZATION

DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES TO TREAT FLUID OBSTR...

PROTEIN CONTAINING BIO-ACTIVE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CELLULOSE MIC...

MEDICINE COMPOSITION FOR TREATMENT OF BONE AND JOINT DISEASES ORIGI...

COMPOUNDS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEMORRHAGE AND VASCULATUR...

METHODS FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY AND/OR AUTOIMMUNE SYMPTOMS ASSOCI...

METHODS OF TREATING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME USING 3,3'-DIINDOLYLMET...

COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRU...

Methods of Treating Cancer and Infectious Diseases Using Cell Based...

CHOLIX TOXIN-DERIVED FUSION MOLECULES FOR ORAL DELIVERY OF BIOLOGIC...

MODIFIED NEUROTOXIN SINGLE-CHAIN POLYPEPTIDE AND USE THEREOF

CONTROLLED RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ACID-LABILE DRUGS

CHOLIX TOXIN-DERIVED FUSION MOLECULES FOR ORAL DELIVERY OF BIOLOGIC...

FUCOIDAN-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYSACCHARIDE PARTICLES WITH T-PA FOR TARG...

Compositions and Methods for Treating Celiac Sprue Disease

Tissue Modifier And Uses Therefor

A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE AQUEOUS GEL COMPOSITION FOR MRNA DELI...

PEPTIDASE FORMULATION FOR TREATMENT OF MICROBIAL INFECTIONS IN THE...

FUNGAL PROTEASE MIXTURES AND USES THEREOF