Patents by Inventor Joel W. Schwartz

Joel W. Schwartz 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).

  • Rapid assays for neurotransmitter transporters
    Patent number: 7318917
    Abstract: The invention describes the finding that 4-(4-dimethylaminostyrl)-N-methylpyridinium or ASP+ is a fluorescent substrate that is transported by several neurotransmitter transporters. Provided are methods for the analysis of neurotransmitter transport and binding using ASP+. The invention also provides rapid methods for screening for modulators of neurotransmitter transport. As neurotransmitter transporter defects are associated with numerous neurological disorders, the invention also provides methods for treating neurotransmitter transport-associated defects/conditions using the modulators identified by the screening methods of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Joel W. Schwartz, Randy D. Blakely, Louis DeFelice
  • Rapid assays for neurotransmitter transporters
    Publication number: 20040115703
    Abstract: The invention describes the finding that 4-(4-dimethylaminostyrl)-N-methylpyridinium or ASP+ is a fluorescent substrate that is transported by several neurotransmitter transporters. Provided are methods for the analysis of neurotransmitter transport and binding using ASP+. The invention also provides rapid methods for screening for modulators of neurotransmitter transport. As neurotransmitter transporter defects are associated with numerous neurological disorders, the invention also provides methods for treating neurotransmitter transport-associated defects/conditions using the modulators identified by the screening methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Joel W. Schwartz, Randy D. Blakely, Louis DeFelice