Patents by Inventor Alison R. Amenta

Alison R. Amenta 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).

  • Publication number: 20180327469
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; disorders associated with an unstable cytoplasmic membrane, for example, due to an unstable dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC); disorders associated with abnormal synapses or neuromuscular junctions, including those resulting from an abnormal MuSK activation or acetylcholine receptor (AChR) aggregation. Examples of diseases include muscular dystrophies, such as Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, neuromuscular disorders and neurological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Justin R. Fallon, Alison R. Amenta, Beth A. McKechnie, Michelle Dechene, Atilgan Yilmaz
  • Patent number: 9969785
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; disorders associated with an unstable cytoplasmic membrane, for example, due to an unstable dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC); disorders associated with abnormal synapses or neuromuscular junctions, including those resulting from an abnormal MuSK activation or acetylcholine receptor (AChR) aggregation. Examples of diseases include muscular dystrophies, such as Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, neuromuscular disorders and neurological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Justin R. Fallon, Alison R. Amenta, Beth A. McKechnie, Michelle Dechene, Atilgan Yilmaz
  • Patent number: 9958458
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for predicting a patient's response to biglycan therapy for diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; disorders associated with an unstable cytoplasmic membrane, for example, due to an unstable dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC); disorders associated with abnormal synapses or neuromuscular junctions, including those resulting from an abnormal MuSK activation or acetylcholine receptor (AChR) aggregation. Examples of such diseases include muscular dystrophies, such as Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, neuromuscular disorders and neurological disorders. This application also provides combination therapeutics, such as a biglycan therapeutic and a utrophin therapeutic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Alison R. Amenta, Atilgan Yilmaz, Beth A. McKechnie, Justin R. Fallon
  • Publication number: 20150182589
    Abstract: The invention provides, among other aspects, compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of collagen VI; disorders associated with an unstable cytoplasmic membrane, due, e.g., to an unstable dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC); and disorders associated with abnormal synapses or neuromuscular junctions, including those resulting from an abnormal MuSK activation or acetylcholine receptor (AChR) aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Justin R. Fallon, Michael Rafii, Mark A. Bowe, Beth A. McKechnie, Alison R. Amenta, Mary Lynn Mercado, Hiroki Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 8691766
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; disorders associated with an unstable cytoplasmic membrane, due, e.g., to an unstable dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC); disorders associated with abnormal synapses or neuromuscular junctions, including those resulting from an abnormal MuSK activation or acetylcholine receptor (AChR) aggregation. Example of diseases include muscular dystrophies, such as Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, neuromuscular disorders and neurological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Brown University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Justin R. Fallon, Beth A. McKechnie, Michael Rafii, Hilliary Creely, Mark A. Bowe, Alison R. Amenta, Mary Lynn Mercado, Hiroki Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20140038906
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for predicting a patient's response to biglycan therapy for diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; disorders associated with an unstable cytoplasmic membrane, for example, due to an unstable dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC); disorders associated with abnormal synapses or neuromuscular junctions, including those resulting from an abnormal MuSK activation or acetylcholine receptor (AChR) aggregation. Examples of such diseases include muscular dystrophies, such as Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, neuromuscular disorders and neurological disorders. This application also provides combination therapeutics, such as a biglycan therapeutic and a utrophin therapeutic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Alison R. Amenta, Atilgan Yilmaz, Beth A. McKechnie, Justin R. Fallon
  • Publication number: 20120004178
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating diseases or conditions associated with an abnormal level or activity of biglycan; disorders associated with an unstable cytoplasmic membrane, for example, due to an unstable dystrophin associated protein complex (DAPC); disorders associated with abnormal synapses or neuromuscular junctions, including those resulting from an abnormal MuSK activation or acetylcholine receptor (AChR) aggregation. Examples of diseases include muscular dystrophies, such as Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, Becker's Muscular Dystrophy, neuromuscular disorders and neurological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Justin R. Fallon, Alison R. Amenta, Beth A. McKechnie, Michelle Dechene, Atilgan Yilmaz