Patents by Inventor Ilana Witten

Ilana Witten 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).

  • Optogenetic control of reward-related behaviors
    Patent number: 9992981
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for disrupting at least one reward-related behavior in an individual through the use of light-responsive opsin proteins used to control the polarization state of the cholinergic interneurons of the nucleus accumbens or the striatum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Ilana Witten
  • OPTOGENETIC CONTROL OF REWARD-RELATED BEHAVIORS
    Publication number: 20170157269
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for disrupting at least one reward-related behavior in an individual through the use of light-responsive opsin proteins used to control the polarization state of the cholinergic intemeurons of the nucleus accumbens or the striatum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Ilana Witten
  • Optogenetic Control of Reward-Related Behaviors
    Publication number: 20130317569
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for disrupting at least one reward-related behavior in an individual through the use of light-responsive opsin proteins used to control the polarization state of the cholinergic interneurons of the nucleus accumbens or the striatum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Karl Deisseroth, Ilana Witten