Patents by Inventor Armen Norakovitch Akopian

Armen Norakovitch Akopian 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).

  • Ion channel
    Patent number: 7112418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 1,957 amino acid tetrodotoxin-insensitive voltage-gated sodium channel specifically located in mammalian sensory neurons. Nucleic acid sequences coding for the novel sodium channel, vectors, host cells and methods of identifying modulators of the novel sodium channel for use in treatment of pain are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Ionix Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: John Nicholas Wood, Armen Norakovitch Akopian
  • Ion channel
    Publication number: 20030176648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 1,957 amino acid tetrodotoxin-insensitive voltage-gated sodium channel specifically located in mammalian sensory neurons. Nucleic acid sequences coding for the novel sodium channel, vectors, host cells and methods of identifying modulators of the novel sodium channel for use in treatment of pain are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Applicant: IONIX PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: John Nicholas Wood, Armen Norakovitch Akopian
  • Ion channel
    Patent number: 6451554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel 1,957 amino acid tetrodotoxin-insensitive voltage-gated sodium channel specifically located in mammalian sensory neurons. Nucleic acid sequences coding for the novel sodium channel, vectors, host cells and methods of identifying modulators of the novel sodium channel for use in treatment of pain are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Ionix Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: John Nicholas Wood, Armen Norakovitch Akopian