Patents by Inventor Beth Stevens

Beth Stevens 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: 20220348590
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes compounds of the formula: (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V). The compounds described herein may be cyclooxygenase (COX) (e.g., cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2)) inhibitors. The compounds may be radiolabeled. The compounds (e.g., radiolabeled compounds) may be useful (e.g., as positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents) for diagnosing a disease. The compounds may also be useful for treating or preventing a disease. The present disclosure also describes pharmaceutical compositions and kits including the compounds; and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicants: The Board Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation, Children's Medical Center Corporation, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Florence Fevrier Wagner, Michel Weiwer, Arthur J. Campbell, Joshua R. Sacher, Antoine Bigot, Agathe Fayet, Besnik Bajrami, Jacob Hooker, Michael Placzek, Beth A. Stevens, Daniel Wilton, Steven McCarroll
  • Patent number: 10330671
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Patent number: 10240156
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including treating and preventing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Alexander H. Stephan, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20190033329
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating schizophrenia in a subject, including for example, administering to the subject an agent that inhibits expression or activity of a C4A polynucleotide or polypeptide. The invention also provides methods of identifying a subject having or at risk of developing schizophrenia involving measuring or detecting an alteration in the level, copy number, and/or sequence of complement component C4A or complement component C4B relative to a reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicants: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
    Inventors: STEVEN A. MCCARROLL, ASWIN SEKAR, MICHAEL C. CARROLL, BETH STEVENS
  • Publication number: 20170059559
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Patent number: 9493555
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20160326534
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including treating and preventing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Alexander H. Stephen, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20160327572
    Abstract: The present invention provides CSF protein-based biomarkers and biomarker combinations that are useful in diagnosing dementia or a dementia related neurological disorder a patient. In particular, the biomarkers of this invention are useful to classify a subject sample as Alzheimer's dementia, non-Alzheimer's dementia, as Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), non-PSP dementia or normal. In some aspects, the invention relates to methods useful for diagnosing, classifying, and profiling dementia or a dementia related neurological disorder a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Omar S. Barnaby, Judith Steen, Beth Stevens, Hanno Steen, Soyon Y. Hong
  • Patent number: 9480658
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including treating and preventing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Alexander H. Stephan, Beth A. Stevens
  • Patent number: 9388238
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Patent number: 9382314
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Patent number: 9382313
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20160185844
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20160159890
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to methods of treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's-related diseases, and Huntington's disease, and more specifically to methods involving the inhibition of the classical pathway of complement activation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Arnon Rosenthal, Michael Leviten, Beth A. Stevens, Soyon Hong, Daniel Wilton
  • Publication number: 20150368325
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150368326
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20150368324
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Patent number: 9149444
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20120328601
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including treating and preventing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Alexander H. Stephan, Beth A. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20120195880
    Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: Ben A. Barres, Beth A. Stevens