Patents by Inventor Laura Ellen Downs Beaulieu

Laura Ellen Downs Beaulieu 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).

  • Benzyl urea derivatives for activating TGF-beta signaling
    Patent number: 9796674
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treatment and prevention of disorders and conditions characterized by reduced TGF-B signaling are described. In particular, the compositions and methods are useful for reducing or eliminating the pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease. The compositions include urea derivatives containing a piperidine, piperidinium, or a piperidin-4-yl methyl; cycloalkyl, aryl, and fluorobenzyl moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventors: Mary Jean Tanga, Laura Ellen Downs Beaulieu, Anton Wyss-Coray, Carol Green, Hui Zhang, Jian Luo
  • Arsenical Fluorescent Agents and Assays
    Publication number: 20140162309
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for labeling dithiol-containing analytes, including a substituted, optionally hydro-, optionally hetero-, monoarsenical anthracene compound comprising a 4? rotation blocking group and a 5? arsenic, and that exhibits a detectable increase or shift in fluorescence when the arsenic reacts with two thiols of a rotation-blocking binding target molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Laura Ellen Downs Beaulieu, Mary J. Tanga
  • Arsenical fluorescent agents and assays
    Patent number: 8664009
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for labeling dithiol-containing analytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Laura Ellen Downs Beaulieu, Mary J. Tanga
  • Arsenical Fluorescent Agents and Assays
    Publication number: 20110229929
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for labeling dithiol-containing analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Laura Ellen Downs Beaulieu, Mary J. Tanga