Patents by Inventor Kristi Silver

Kristi Silver 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).

  • Polypeptide for obesity and type II diabetes mellitus
    Patent number: 5877283
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel polypeptide characterized by a non-conservative missense mutation, Trp64Arg, in the .beta.3-adrenergic receptor (.beta.3AR) that increases susceptibility to obesity and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM; type II diabetes). Also provided are methods of diagnosis and methods of treatment of subjects having or at risk of having type II diabetes/obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Alan R. Shuldiner, Jeremy Walston, Kristi Silver, Jesse Roth
  • Susceptibility gene for obesity and type II diabetes mellitus
    Patent number: 5766851
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel polypeptide characterized by a non-conservative missense mutation, Trp64Arg, in the .beta.3-adrenergic receptor (.beta.3AR) that increases susceptibility to obesity and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM; type II diabetes). Also provided are methods of diagnosis and methods of treatment of subjects having or at risk of having type II diabetes/obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Alan R. Shuldiner, Jeremy Walston, Kristi Silver, Jesse Roth