Patents by Inventor Ellen B. Katz

Ellen B. Katz 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).

  • Glucose transporter/sensor protein and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7001735
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining whether a subject has a defect in cell proliferation. The present invention further provides a method for assessing the efficacy of therapy to treat a defect in cell proliferation in a subject who has undergone or is undergoing treatment for a defect in cell proliferation. Also provided by the present invention is a method for assessing the prognosis of a subject who has a defect in cell proliferation. Additionally, the present invention provides a method for treating a defect in cell proliferation in a subject in need of treatment thereof by inhibiting GLUTx. The present invention also provides methods for treating ischemia in a subject in need of treatment thereof. Finally, the present invention provides a method for treating infertility in a subject in need of treatment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Maureen J. Charron, Ellen B. Katz
  • Novel glucose transporter/sensor protein and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20020038464
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining whether a subject has a defect in cell proliferation. The present invention further provides a method for assessing the efficacy of therapy to treat a defect in cell proliferation in a subject who has undergone or is undergoing treatment for a defect in cell proliferation. Also provided by the present invention is a method for assessing the prognosis of a subject who has a defect in cell proliferation. Additionally, the present invention provides a method for treating a defect in cell proliferation in a subject in need of treatment thereof by inhibiting GLUTx. The present invention also provides methods for treating ischemia in a subject in need of treatment thereof. Finally, the present invention provides a method for treating infertility in a subject in need of treatment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Maureen J. Charron, Ellen B. Katz