Patents by Inventor Carole A.C. Sourbier

Carole A.C. Sourbier 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 of treating or preventing insulin resistance and associated diseases and conditions
    Patent number: 9101601
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating an animal for insulin resistance and associated diseases or conditions, activating the transcriptional activity of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1), or inducing the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in an animal in need thereof, wherein the methods involve administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of formula (I) or an epimer thereof, wherein Ar, and R1-R6 are described herein. Examples of diseases or conditions associated with insulin resistance include diabetes, obesity, inflammation, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovary disease, arteriosclerosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, reproductive abnormality in a female, and growth abnormality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Leonard M. Neckers, Carole A.C. Sourbier, W. Marston Linehan, Jane B. Neckers, Min-Jung Lee, Bradley T. Scroggins, John A. Beutler
  • METHODS OF TREATING OR PREVENTING INSULIN RESISTANCE AND ASSOCIATED DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20140350093
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating an animal for insulin resistance and associated diseases or conditions, activating the transcriptional activity of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1), or inducing the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in an animal in need thereof, wherein the methods involve administering an effective amount of one or more compounds of formula (I) or an epimer thereof, wherein Ar, and R1-R6 are described herein. Examples of diseases or conditions associated with insulin resistance include diabetes, obesity, inflammation, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovary disease, arteriosclerosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, reproductive abnormality in a female, and growth abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Leonard M. Neckers, Carole A.C. Sourbier, W. Marston Linehan, Jane B. Neckers, Min-Jung Lee, Bradley T. Scroggins, John A. Beutler