Patents by Inventor Anssi J. Taipale

Anssi J. Taipale 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).

  • Hedgehog pathway antagonists
    Patent number: 8067608
    Abstract: Aromatic compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. The methods use of such compounds are also provided. Accordingly, the present invention makes available methods and compositions for inhibiting aberrant growth states resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, James K. Chen, Anssi J. Taipale
  • Regulators of the hedgehog pathway, compositions and uses related thereto
    Patent number: 7098196
    Abstract: The present invention makes available, inter alia, methods and reagents for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. In certain embodiments, the subject methods can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Philip A. Beachy, James K. Chen, Anssi J. Taipale