Patents by Inventor Amy K. Stout

Amy K. Stout 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).

  • Screening assays using intramitochondrial calcium
    Patent number: 6808873
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for screening for agents that modulate mitochondrial function and in particular mitochondrial regulation of intracellular calcium. The methods may be used to detect agents that bind to a mitochondrial calcium uniporter and may also detect inhibitors or uncouplers of mitochondrial respiration. Agents identified using the screens provided herein have application in the prevention and treatment of a variety of diseases associated with abnormal mitochondrial function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: MitoKor, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne N. Murphy, Amy K. Stout
  • Screening assays using intramitochondrial calcium
    Publication number: 20010046664
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for screening for agents that modulate mitochondrial function and in particular mitochondrial regulation of intracellular calcium. The methods may be used to detect agents that bind to a mitochondrial calcium uniporter and may also detect inhibitors or uncouplers of mitochondrial respiration. Agents identified using the screens provided herein have application in the prevention and treatment of a variety of diseases associated with abnormal mitochondrial function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Anne N. Murphy, Amy K. Stout