Patents by Inventor Linda Slanec Higgins

Linda Slanec Higgins 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 to identify &bgr;-amyloid reducing agents
    Patent number: 6221670
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods that can be used to identify &bgr;-amyloid reducing compounds. The present invention is based on the use of organotypic brain slice culturing methods to simultaneously assess the toxicity and &bgr;-amyloid reducing activity of a test compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Scios Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara Cordell, Linda Slanec Higgins