Patents by Inventor Lester T. Binder

Lester T. Binder 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).

  • Method for screening for drugs useful in inhibition of polymerization of a&bgr; and tau peptides
    Patent number: 6458847
    Abstract: A method of stimulating polymerization of a tau protein, comprising the step of contacting said protein with a fatty acid. In another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of stimulating polymerization of a amyloid peptide, comprising the step of contacting said peptide with a fatty acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: University of Alabama at Birmingham Research Foundation
    Inventors: David M. Wilson, Lester T. Binder