Patents by Inventor Fred W. Turek

Fred W. Turek 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).

  • GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPOUNDS FOR SLEEP ENHANCEMENT
    Publication number: 20120231022
    Abstract: The disclosure provides, among other things, the use of GLP-1 receptor agonist compounds to enhance sleep, increase the duration and/or intensity of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, treat NREM sleep disorders, and to treat circadian rhythm sleep disorders. The GLP-1 receptor agonist compounds may be exendins, exendin analogs, GLP-1(7-37), GLP-1(7-37) analogs (e.g., GLP-1(7-36)-NH2) and the like. In one embodiment, the GLP-1 receptor agonist compound is exenatide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph T. Bass, Aaron D. Laposky, Fred W. Turek
  • Analysis of muscular activity in neonatal animals to screen for mutations and/or drugs that alter sleep and wake states
    Patent number: 6477408
    Abstract: Methods relating to the use of neonatal animals to identify sleep wake states in the corresponding adults and/or phenotypically characterize such adults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Fred W. Turek, Christine Dugovic
  • Clock gene and gene product
    Patent number: 5874241
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated and purified polypeptide components of the mammalian circadian clock, polynucleotides that encode those polypeptides, expression vectors containing those polynucleotides, host cells transformed with those expression vectors, a process of making the polypeptide components using those polynucleotides and vectors, and processes using those polypeptides and polynucleotides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Joseph S. Takahashi, Fred W. Turek, Lawrence H. Pinto