Patents by Inventor Heinz Terlau

Heinz Terlau 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).

  • J-superfamily conotoxin peptides
    Patent number: 9062118
    Abstract: The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed J-Superfamily conotoxin peptides, J-conotoxins or J-conotoxin peptides herein), about 25 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. The J-conotoxins are useful for treating disorders involving voltage gated ion channels and/or receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignees: University of Utah Research Foundation, The University of Queensland, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Julita S. Imperial, Baldomero M. Olivera, Paul F. Alewood, Heinz Terlau, David J. Craik, Estuardo Lopez-Vera, Pradip K. Bandyopadhyay
  • J-SUPERFAMILY CONOTOXIN PEPTIDES
    Publication number: 20110064668
    Abstract: The invention relates to relatively short peptides (termed J-Superfamily conotoxin peptides, J-conotoxins or J-conotoxin peptides herein), about 25 residues in length, which are naturally available in minute amounts in the venom of the cone snails or analogous to the naturally available peptides, and which preferably include two disulfide bonds. The J-conotoxins are useful for treating disorders involving voltage gated ion channels and/or receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, MAX-PLANCK SOCIETY
    Inventors: Julita S. Imperial, Baldomero M. Olivera, Paul F. Alewood, Heinz Terlau, David J. Craik, Estuardo Lopez-Vera, Pradip K. Bandyopadhyay