Patents by Inventor Catherine Mastroni Bitler

Catherine Mastroni Bitler 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).

  • Bax .omega. protein and methods
    Patent number: 6140484
    Abstract: Bax-.omega. polynucleotides and polypeptides, and compositions effective to hybridize to Bax-.omega. polynucleotides are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for altering apoptosis in cells, for promoting cell survival and for identifying compounds capable of affecting the binding of Bax-.omega. to other proteins involved in apoptosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine Mastroni Bitler, Stephen Scott Bowersox, Roberto Crea, Susan Dunham Demo, William A. Horne, Mei Zhou
  • Bax omega protein and methods
    Patent number: 5770690
    Abstract: Bax-.omega. polynucleotides and polypeptides, and compositions effective to hybridize to Bax-.omega. polynucleotides are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for altering apoptosis in cells, for promoting cell survival and for identifying compounds capable of affecting the binding of Bax-.omega. to other proteins involved in apoptosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Neurex Corporation
    Inventors: Catherine Mastroni Bitler, Stephen Scott Bowersox, Roberto Crea, Susan Dunham Demo, William A. Horne, Mei Zhou