Patents by Inventor Eric Smart

Eric Smart 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).

  • Methods and compositions for inhibiting cholesterol uptake
    Publication number: 20070116645
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for the lowering of levels of LDL cholesterol in an individual comprising administering to the individual an agent which modulates the activity of the protein annexin 2, cyclophilin A, cyclophilin 40, or HSP 56 or the complex of annexin 2 and caveolin I, in the intestinal cells of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Farber, Eric Smart