Patents by Inventor Grace Q Zhao

Grace Q Zhao 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).

  • Mammalian T1R3 sweet taste receptors
    Patent number: 7939279
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors, the receptors comprising consisting of a monomer or homodimer of a T1R3 G-protein coupled receptor polypeptide, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet and amino acid taste receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Charles S Zuker, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Isolde Erlenbach, Grace Q Zhao