Patents by Inventor David J. Speca

David J. Speca 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).

  • Odorant receptors
    Publication number: 20030105285
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions relating to odorant receptors, including a general expression cloning methodology which is useful for identifying novel G protein-coupled receptors and a novel family of odorant receptors and related nucleic acids, ligands, agonists and antagonists. These compositions provide a wide variety of applications such as screening for related receptors, and by modulating the function of the disclosed receptors by modulating their expression or contacting them with agonists, antagonist or ligands modulating reproductive/sexual and non-sexual social behaviors mediated via the olfactory system, reproductive physiologies and olfactory system regulated feeding behaviors, migratory behaviors and events such as conception, implantation, estrous and menstruation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: John Ngai, David J. Speca, David M. Lin, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Andrew H. Dittman, Jinhong Fan
  • Odorant receptors
    Patent number: 6410249
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions relating to odorant receptors, including a general expression cloning methodology which is useful for identifying novel G protein-coupled receptors and a novel family of odorant receptors and related nucleic acids, ligands, agonists and antagonists. These compositions provide a wide variety of applications such as screening for related receptors, and by modulating the function of the disclosed receptors by modulating their expression or contacting them with agonists, antagonist or ligands modulating reproductive/sexual and non-sexual social behaviors mediated via the olfactory system, reproductive physiologies and olfactory system regulated feeding behaviors, migratory behaviors and events such as conception, implantation, estrous and menstruation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: John Ngai, David J. Speca, David M. Lin, Ehud Y. Isacoff, Andrew H. Dittman, Jinhong Fan