Patents by Inventor Chris Silvia

Chris Silvia 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).

  • pH sensitive potassium channel in spermatocytes
    Patent number: 6897291
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of Slo3, a pH sensitive potassium channel expressed in sperm; antibodies to Slo3; methods of screening for Slo3 inhibitors; and methods of screening for Slo3 homologs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignees: Icagen, Incorporated, The Washington University
    Inventors: Lawrence Salkoff, Matthew Schreiber, Chris Silvia
  • PH sensitive potassium channel in spermatocytes
    Patent number: 6815539
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of Slo3, a pH sensitive potassium channel expressed in sperm; antibodies to Slo3; methods of screening for Slo3 inhibitors; and methods of screening for Slo3 homologs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignees: Icagen, Incorporated, The Washington University
    Inventors: Lawrence Salkoff, Matthew Schreiber, Chris Silvia