Patents by Inventor Barbara Leinweber

Barbara Leinweber 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).

  • System for detection of nitrosylated proteins
    Patent number: 7419834
    Abstract: The present invention describes a novel, simplified method for detecting and monitoring whether the presence of nitrosylated proteins, such as S-nitrosoproteins, in a biological sample using fluorescence detection. The present invention further describes a method which can both quantify and identify the nature of nitrosylated proteins, which method is useful for monitoring both normal and disease states, in the development and screening of potential therapeutic drug species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts, University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Joan Mannick, Benjamin Gaston, Barbara Leinweber
  • System for Detection of S-Nitrosoproteins
    Publication number: 20080199967
    Abstract: The present invention describes a novel, simplified method for detecting and monitoring the presence of nitrosylated proteins, such as S-nitrosoproteins, in a biological sample using fluorescence detection. The present invention further describes a method which can both quantify and identify the nature of nitrosylated proteins, which method is useful for monitoring both normal and disease states, in the development and screening of potential therapeutic drug species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Joan Mannick, Benjamin Gaston, Barbara Leinweber
  • System for detection of nitrosylated proteins
    Publication number: 20040203068
    Abstract: The present invention describes a novel, simplified method for detecting and monitoring whether the presence of nitrosylated proteins, such as S-nitrosoproteins, in a biological sample using fluorescence detection. The present invention further describes a method which can both quantify and identify the nature of nitrosylated proteins, which method is useful for monitoring both normal and disease states, in the development and screening of potential therapeutic drug species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Joan Mannick, Benjamin Gaston, Barbara Leinweber