Patents by Inventor Lawrence CHU

Lawrence CHU 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).

  • Methods and compositions for treating or preventing narcotic withdrawal symptoms
    Patent number: 9226918
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating physical dependence and/or withdrawal associated with narcotic use, in particular by modulating a 5-HT3 receptor. Using a computational genetic approach in mice, a gene conserved between mice and humans was identified as candidate as a modulator of physical dependence to morphine. Administration of compounds that modulate 5-HT3 receptors was found to control withdrawal from morphine in mice and humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Gary Peltz, David Clark, Lawrence Chu
  • Methods and Compositions for Treating or Preventing Narcotic Withdrawal Symptoms
    Publication number: 20100144754
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating physical dependence and/or withdrawal associated with narcotic use, in particular by modulating a 5-HT3 receptor. Using a computational genetic approach in mice, a gene conserved between mice and humans was identified as candidate as a modulator of physical dependence to morphine. Administration of compounds that modulate 5-HT3 receptors was found to control withdrawal from morphine in mice and humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Gary PELTZ, David CLARK, Lawrence CHU