Patents by Inventor J. Stephen Fink

J. Stephen Fink 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).

  • Method of identifying ligands and anatgonists of G-protein coupled receptor
    Patent number: 5783402
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a method of identifying ligands and antagonists of ligands. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of identifying ligands and antagonists of ligands which bind to cloned G.sub.8 - or G.sub.1 -coupled receptors. The present invention also relates to a cell that comprises a recombinant cyclic AMP sensitive reporter construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Monika Konig, Jon Marsh, Lawrence C. Mahan, Michael J. Brownstein, J. Stephen Fink
  • Host cell line LVIP2.0Zc, useful in assays to identify ligands and ant agonists of G protein-coupled receptors
    Patent number: 5532157
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a method of identifying ligands and antagonists of ligands. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of identifying ligands and antagonists of ligands which bind to cloned G.sub.s - or G.sub.i -coupled receptors. The present invention also relates to a cell that comprises a recombinant cyclic AMP sensitive reporter construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Resources
    Inventor: J. Stephen Fink