Patents by Inventor Li-Ming Zhou

Li-Ming Zhou 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).

  • Use of conantokins
    Patent number: 6172041
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of conantokin peptides, conantokin peptide derivatives and conantokin peptide chimeras, referred to collectively as conantokins, having 10-30 amino acids, including preferably two or more &ggr;-carboxyglutamic acid residues, for the treatment of neurologic and psychiatric disorders, such as anticonvulsant agents, neuroprotective agents or analgesic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignees: University of Utah Research Foundation, Cognetix, Inc.
    Inventors: R. Tyler McCabe, Li-Ming Zhou, Richard T. Layer, Baldomero M. Olivera, J. Michael McIntosh