Patents by Inventor Rolando Meloni

Rolando Meloni 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).

  • Derived tyrosine hydroxylase gene expression system
    Patent number: 6432701
    Abstract: The invention discloses a new system for gene expression. The system is based in particular on the use of derived sequences of the first intron of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene having transcription enhancing properties. The system is particularly useful in the production of proteins in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo, particularly in gene therapy applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Jacques Mallet, Rolando Meloni, Philippe Ravassard, Fabienne Treilhou
  • Method for diagnosing schizophrenia
    Patent number: 6210879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing schizophrenia, said method being based on the detection in vitro of the presence of the allele Ep of the microsatellite HUNTH01 in the gene TH. The invention also relates to the primers used for implementing said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Rorer S.A.
    Inventors: Rolando Meloni, Claudine Laurent, Jacques Mallet