Patents by Inventor Lawrence D. Recht

Lawrence D. Recht 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).

  • Cannabinoid drugs
    Patent number: 6448288
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of cannabinoid compounds (derivatives of tetrahydrocannabinol) for decreasing cell proliferation in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Sumner H. Burstein, Lawrence D. Recht, Robert B. Zurier
  • Cannabinoid drugs
    Publication number: 20020022653
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of cannabinoid compounds (derivatives of tetrahydrocannabinol) for decreasing cell proliferation in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Sumner H. Burstein, Lawrence D. Recht, Robert B. Zurier
  • Cancer treatment by expression of differentiation factor receptor
    Patent number: 6271205
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of reducing or inhibiting the motility and/or proliferative abilities of a neural tumor cell, or of enhancing apoptosis or differentiation of the tumor cell, in which a vector comprising a nucleic acid encoding a cytoplasmic domain of a neurotrophin receptor tyrosine kinase, is transferred to the tumor cell such that the nucleic acid is expressed. The methods of the invention result in reduced tumorigenicity of neural tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research
    Inventors: Alonzo H. Ross, Lawrence D. Recht, Mahesh B. Lachyankar