Patents by Inventor Mark Rasenick

Mark Rasenick 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).

  • Publication number: 20120142015
    Abstract: The present invention provides fusion proteins including a green fluorescent protein inserted into the internal amino acid sequence of a G?s protein and further provides method of using the fusion protein construct to follow activation of a G-protein receptor by a candidate drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois
    Inventors: Mark Rasenick, Jiang-zhou Yu
  • Patent number: 8062874
    Abstract: The present invention provides fusion proteins including a green fluorescent protein inserted into the internal amino acid sequence of a G?s protein and further provides method of using the fusion protein construct to follow activation of a G-protein receptor by a candidate drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Mark Rasenick, Jiang-zhou Yu
  • Publication number: 20070026385
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods for determining the effectiveness of ongoing antidepressant therapy via analysis of the association of Gs? with components of the plasma membrane or cytoskeleton of cells from peripheral tissues of the depressed individual as well as to methods involved in screening for effective antidepressant agents via their ability to cause a difference in the association of Gs? with components of the plasma membrane or cytoskeleton of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Mark Rasenick, Robert Donati, Sadamu Toki
  • Publication number: 20060247418
    Abstract: The present invention provides fusion proteins including a green fluorescent protein inserted into the internal amino acid sequence of a G?s protein and further provides method of using the fusion protein construct to follow activation of a G-protein receptor by a candidate drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Rasenick, Jian-Zhou Yu
  • Publication number: 20050153388
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods for determining the effectiveness of ongoing antidepressant therapy via analysis of the association of Gs? with components of the plasma membrane or cytoskeleton of cells from peripheral tissues of the depressed individual as well as to methods involved in screening for effective antidepressant agents via their ability to cause a difference in the association of Gs? with components of the plasma membrane or cytoskeleton of cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Applicants: of the state of Illinois
    Inventors: Mark Rasenick, Robert Donati, Sadamu Toki