Patents by Inventor Joseph Zohar

Joseph Zohar 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).

  • Nonhuman mammals exhibiting PTSD-like behavior
    Patent number: 7652191
    Abstract: The invention relates to production of maladapted animals characterized by PTSD like behavior from a population by behavioral conditioning. The method includes determining a baseline behavioral level for individual under defined conditions; exposing each individual animal to trauma event and further determining a posttraumatic event behavioral level; re-exposing each individual to a trauma related event and further determining an individual post trauma related event behavioral level and evaluating the individual post trauma related event behavioral level for each individual animal with respect to a baseline value according to a predetermined rule in order to determine which individuals are maladapted animals characterized by PTSD like behavior. Use of the method for assaying efficacy of PTSD treatment is within the scope of the invention, as are animals produced by claimed methods. Once the method is established, biological parameters may be employed in addition to, or in lieu of behavioral parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Bar Ilan University
    Inventors: Gal Yadid, Joseph Zohar
  • Animal exhibiting ptsd-like behavior, per pct rule 4.3
    Publication number: 20060225143
    Abstract: The invention relates to production of maladapted animals characterized by PTSD like behavior from a population by behavioral conditioning. The method includes determining a baseline behavioral level for individual under defined conditions; exposing each individual animal to trauma event and further determining a posttraumatic event behavioral level; re-exposing each individual to a trauma related event and further determining an individual post trauma related event behavioral level and evaluating the individual post trauma related event behavioral level for each individual animal with respect to a baseline value according to a predetermined rule in order to determine which individuals are maladapted animals charcterized by PTSD like behavior. Use of the method for assaying efficacy of PTSD treatment is within the scoape of the invention, as are animals produced by claimed methods. Once the method is established, biological parameters may be employed in addition to, or in lieu of behavioral parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Gal Yadid, Joseph Zohar