Patents by Inventor Chandra Tucker

Chandra Tucker 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).

  • Proteins for Blocking Neurotransmitter Release
    Publication number: 20250092098
    Abstract: The present invention includes light-controlled and light-independent neurotoxin systems and methods for using such neurotoxin systems for rapidly and locally silencing distinct populations of neurons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew Kennedy, Chandra Tucker
  • Proteins for blocking neurotransmitter release
    Patent number: 12162912
    Abstract: The present invention includes light-controlled and light-independent neurotoxin systems and methods for using such neurotoxin systems for rapidly and locally silencing distinct populations of neurons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
    Inventors: Matthew Kennedy, Chandra Tucker
  • Proteins for Blocking Neurotransmitter Release
    Publication number: 20220017577
    Abstract: The present invention includes light-controlled and light-independent neurotoxin systems and methods for using such neurotoxin systems for rapidly and locally silencing distinct populations of neurons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Kennedy, Chandra Tucker