Patents by Inventor Brinda Ravikumar

Brinda Ravikumar 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).

  • Methods and means for treating protein conformational disorders
    Publication number: 20070155771
    Abstract: This invention relates to the recognition that autophagy plays a key role in the clearance of the intracellular protein aggregates which characterise Protein Conformational Disorders, such as Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. Methods and uses of autophagy inducing agents, such as rapamycin macrolides, in the treatment of Protein Conformational Disorders, are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: David Rubinsztein, Brinda Ravikumar, Julie Webb