Patents by Inventor George E. Jaskiw

George E. Jaskiw 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).

  • Rat or mouse exhibiting behaviors associated with human schizophrenia
    Patent number: 5549884
    Abstract: This invention provides a unique and surprisingly accurate animal model for human schizophrenia. The animals are brain damaged while prepubescent. The brain damage consists of a ventral hippocampus lesion induced by exposure of the hippocampus region to a neurotoxin. When the animal reaches puberty, abnormal behavior and a number of biological phenomena associated with schizophrenic symptoms emerge. These animals are useful for assaying pharmaceutical compounds for anti-schizophrenic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Daniel R. Weinberger, Barbara K. Lipska, George E. Jaskiw