Patents by Inventor Elaina Melton

Elaina Melton 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 selectively inhibiting ACAT1 in the treatment of obesity, metabolic syndrome, and atherosclerosis
    Patent number: 9856478
    Abstract: The present invention features methods for preventing and treating three related diseases, diet-induced obesity, metabolic syndrome, and atherosclerosis, alone or in combination by inhibiting Acyl-CoA:Cholesterol Acyltransferase 1 (ACATI) activity or expression in myeloid cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
    Inventors: Ta-Yuan Chang, Catherine C. Y. Chang, Li-Hao Huang, Elaina Melton, Paul Sohn
  • METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY INHIBITING ACAT1 IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY, METABOLIC SYNDROME, AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS
    Publication number: 20160355824
    Abstract: The present invention features methods for preventing and treating three related diseases, diet-induced obesity, metabolic syndrome, and atherosclerosis, alone or in combination by inhibiting Acyl-CoA: Cholesterol Acyltransferase 1 (ACATI) activity or expression in myeloid cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Ta-Yuan Chang, Catherine C.Y. Chang, Li-Hao Huang, Elaina Melton, Paul Sohn