Patents by Inventor Arlene Wyman Petri

Arlene Wyman Petri 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).

  • Publication number: 20100227853
    Abstract: Recombinant fission yeast cells and methods of using them are described, which provide for identification of chemical and biological inhibitors or activators of a target exogenous phosphodiesterase (PDE). The invention provides, in some aspects, compounds that inhibit cAMP PDE activity and compositions that include such compounds. The invention, in part, also includes methods of using cAMP PDE-inhibiting compounds in the treatment of cAMP PDE-associated diseases and/or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Charles S. Hoffman, Frank Douglas Ivey, Arlene Wyman Petri