Patents by Inventor Martyn Botfield

Martyn Botfield 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 for identifying a compound that can bind to membrane-bound receptors
    Publication number: 20050046421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of identifying compounds that can bind to a membrane-bound receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Martyn Botfield, Jeffrey Peng
  • Modulators of the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway
    Publication number: 20030191110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for modulating the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. The level of cholesterol in the body is linked to numerous pathological states. The methods of the present invention alter the transcription levels of genes involved in the cholesterol biosynthesis. The methods of the present invention can used for treating diseases mediated by the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Martyn Botfield, Fiona McDonald, Joern Kraetzschmar, Bernhard Lindenthal, Bertold Kreft
  • Acyclic piperazine and piperidine derivatives
    Publication number: 20030191117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to acyclic piperazine and piperidine derivatives, which are especially useful for treating or preventing neuronal damage, particularly damage associated with neurological diseases. These compounds are also useful for stimulating nerve growth. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention and methods of utilizing those compositions for treating or preventing neuronal damage or for stimulating nerve growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: David Lauffer, Ronald Tomlinson, Eckhard Ottow, Martyn Botfield