Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Nelson

Gregory A. Nelson 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 sweet taste receptors
    Patent number: 8198048
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors comprising two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet taste receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Gregory A. Nelson, Mark A. Hoon, Jayaram Chandrashekar, Yifeng Zhang
  • SCORED NEGATIVE FILE SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120066132
    Abstract: System and method for validating a payment. The method can include obtaining a first account identifier, accessing a database containing a plurality of risk scores, each one of the plurality of risk scores being associated with one of a plurality of account identifiers, obtaining a first risk score from the plurality of risk scores, the first risk score being associated with the first account identifier, and determining an acceptance decision by comparing the first risk score against a risk threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: eFunds Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Bates, Gregory A. Nelson
  • Scored negative file system and method
    Patent number: 8082207
    Abstract: System and method for validating a payment. The method can include obtaining a first account identifier, accessing a database containing a plurality of risk scores, each one of the plurality of risk scores being associated with one of a plurality of account identifiers, obtaining a first risk score from the plurality of risk scores, the first risk score being associated with the first account identifier, and determining an acceptance decision by comparing the first risk score against a risk threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Certegy Check Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Bates, Gregory A. Nelson
  • Mammalian Sweet Taste Receptors
    Publication number: 20110244514
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors comprising two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet taste receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Nicholas J.P. Ryba, Gregory A. Nelson, Mark A. Hoon, Jayaram Chandrashekar, Yifeng Zhang
  • Mammalian sweet taste receptors
    Patent number: 7977060
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors comprising two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet taste receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignees: Regents of the University of California, The United States of America as represented by NIH
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Gregory A. Nelson, Mark A. Hoon, Jayaram Chandrashekar, Yifeng Zhang
  • MAMMALIAN SWEET TASTE RECEPTORS
    Publication number: 20090098580
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors comprising two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet taste receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Nicholas J.P. Ryba, Gregory A. Nelson, Mark A. Hoon, Jayaram Chandrashekar, Yifeng Zhang
  • Mammalian sweet taste receptors t1r3
    Patent number: 7507793
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors comprising two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet taste receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, United States of America Dept. of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health-OTT
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Gregory A. Nelson, Mark A. Hoon, Jayaram Chandrashekar, Yifeng Zhang
  • Mammalian sweet taste receptors
    Patent number: 7402400
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors comprising two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet taste receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignees: Regents of the University of California, The United States of America Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Nicholas J. P. Ryba, Gregory A. Nelson, Mark A. Hoon, Jayaram Chandrashekar, Yifeng Zhang
  • Mammalian sweet taste receptors
    Publication number: 20030040045
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of sweet taste receptors comprising two heterologous G-protein coupled receptor polypeptides from the T1R family of sensory G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of sweet taste receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Gregory A. Nelson, Jayaram Chandrashekar, Yifeng Zhang, Nicholas J.P. Ryba, Mark A. Hoon