Patents by Inventor Laura R. Carpenter

Laura R. Carpenter 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).

  • Assay systems for leptin-enhancing agents
    Publication number: 20020012949
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying therapeutic agents that enhance the effect of leptin, an adipocyte-derived cytokine that regulates food intake and body weight. The invention further provides for use of agents identified using this assay system to enhance the interaction between leptin and its receptor, OB-R, thereby boosting leptin's weight-reducing effects in obese individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Laura R. Carpenter, Neil Stahl, George D. Yancopoulos
  • Methods of screening competitors of OB-R binding to SHP-2-SH2 peptides
    Patent number: 6270981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying therapeutic agents that enhance the effect of leptin, an adipocyte-derived cytokine that regulates food intake and body weight. The invention further provides for use of agents identified using this assay system to enhance the interaction between leptin and its receptor, OB-R, thereby boosting leptin's weight-reducing effects in obese individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura R. Carpenter, Neil Stahl, George D. Yancopoulos