Patents by Inventor Maria Schell

Maria Schell 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 of investigating, diagnosing, and treating amyloidosis
    Patent number: 7485616
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic method for removing amyloid fibrils from a patient. The present invention also provides a transgenic animal that develops systemic AA amyloidosis within three weeks for use as a tool to investigate AA amyloidosis and to evaluate agents that may be potentially useful in preventing and treating amyloid-related disorders. Further, the present invention provides diagnostic assays for monitoring immunoglobulin light chain fibrillogenesis in real-time and for identification of the chemical nature of the protein in amyloid deposits which enables the determination of the type of amyloidosis for therapeutic and prognostic purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: Alan Solomon, Jonathan Stuart Wall, Rudi Hrncic, Maria Schell
  • Methods of investigating, diagnosing, and treating amyloidosis
    Publication number: 20020019335
    Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic method for removing amyloid fibrils from a patient. The present invention also provides a transgenic animal that develops systemic AA amyloidosis within three weeks for use as a tool to investigate AA amyloidosis and to evaluate agents that may be potentially useful in preventing and treating amyloid-related disorders. Further, the present invention provides diagnostic assays for monitoring immunoglobulin light chain fibrillogenesis in real-time and for identification of the chemical nature of the protein in amyloid deposits which enables the determination of the type of amyloidosis for therapeutic and prognostic purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Alan Solomon, Jonathan Stuart Wall, Rudi Hrncic, Maria Schell