Patents by Inventor Abhijit R. KULKARNI

Abhijit R. KULKARNI 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).

  • Ligands for alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and methods of treating neurological and inflammatory conditions
    Patent number: 11299496
    Abstract: Compounds are provided which bind to an allosteric site on the mammalian alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha-7 nAChR) and act as positive allosteric modulators with or without allosteric agonist activity. The compounds are useful in diagnosing, preventing, or treating a variety of disorders involving cognition, learning, memory, neurodegeneration, drug addiction, inflammation, chronic pain, and neuropathic pain. The compounds also can be used to enhance memory and learning in normal individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Northeastern University, University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ganeshsingh A. Thakur, Abhijit R. Kulkarni, Roger Lee Papke
  • Ligands for Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Methods of Treating Neurological and Inflammatory Conditions
    Publication number: 20170217984
    Abstract: Compounds are provided which bind to an allosteric site on the mammalian alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (alpha-7 nAChR) and act as positive allosteric modulators with or without allosteric agonist activity. The compounds are useful in diagnosing, preventing, or treating a variety of disorders involving cognition, learning, memory, neurodegeneration, drug addiction, inflammation, chronic pain, and neuropathic pain. The compounds also can be used to enhance memory and learning in normal individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Ganeshsingh A. THAKUR, Abhijit R. KULKARNI, Roger Lee PAPKE