Patents by Inventor Jacek Slon-Usakievicz

Jacek Slon-Usakievicz 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).

  • Fluorescent vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
    Patent number: 6821952
    Abstract: Light emitting compounds of the formula: wherein R1 is a light-emitting moiety and R2 is a VIP-based peptide, fragment, derivative or analog thereof, said peptide being linked at an amino acid position to (C—X), wherein (C—X) is selected from the group consisting of C═O, C═S, CH(OH), C═C═O, C═NH, CH2, CH(OR), CH(NR), CH(R), CR3R4, and C(OR3)OR4 where R, R3, and R4 are alkyl moieties or substituted alkyl moieties, wherein said compound exhibits substantial biological activity in the presence of a receptor having affinity for VIP-based peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarissa Desjardins, Jacek Slon-Usakievicz, Alain Beaudet
  • Fluorescent substance P
    Patent number: 6815423
    Abstract: Light emitting compounds of the formula: wherein R1 is a light-emitting moiety and R2 is a substance P-based peptide, fragment, derivative or analog thereof, said peptide being linked at an amino acid position to (C—X), wherein (C—X) is selected from the group consisting of C═O, C═S, CH(OH), C═C═O, C═NH, CH2, CH(OR), CH(NR), CH(R), CR3R4, and C(OR3)OR4 where R, R3, and R4 are alkyl moieties or substituted alkyl moieties, wherein said compound exhibits substantial biological activity in the presence of a receptor having affinity for substance P-based peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: PerkinElmer LAS, Inc.
    Inventors: Clarissa Desjardins, Jacek Slon-Usakievicz, Alain Beaudet