Patents by Inventor Linda Fish

Linda Fish 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).

  • Cloned peripheral nerve, tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel alpha-subunit
    Publication number: 20050186627
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a voltage-gated sodium channel present in peripheral nerve tissue that is tetrodotoxin-resistant. One aspect of the present invention is purified and isolated DNA encoding this sodium channel. Another aspect of the present invention is the recombinant protein expressed by this DNA, expression vectors comprising the DNA sequence, and host cells transformed with these expression vectors. Another aspect of this invention is the use of this voltage-gated, tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel as a therapeutic target for compounds to treat disorders of the peripheral nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Ronald Herman, Stephen Delgado, Linda Fish, Lakshmi Sangameswaran, Douglas Rabert