Patents by Inventor Iain Clive Andrew Franklin Robinson

Iain Clive Andrew Franklin Robinson 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).

  • Obesity gene
    Patent number: 6998472
    Abstract: The invention describes a previously unknown gene, termed 5?OT-EST, which is responsible for inducing an obesity and/or infertility phenotype in transgenic animals, and transgenic animals comprising mutants of 5?OT-EST which are useful for assaying compounds for the treatment of obesity and/or infertility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Medical Research Council
    Inventors: Iain Clive Andrew Franklin Robinson, Jonathan Paul Stoye, David Flavell, Sara Elizabeth Wells, Paul Le Tissier