Patents by Inventor Mary E. Morton

Mary E. Morton 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).

  • Dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channel as a tumor associated marker
    Patent number: 4954436
    Abstract: A protein antigen related to the dihydro-pyridine-sensitive calcium channel is expressed at high levels by small cell carcinoma of the lung and neuroblastomas. The antigen serves as a marker which can be exploited for diagnosis and therapy of these tumors. Methods of diagnosis and therapy of small cell carcinoma of the lung and neuroblastomas employing monoclonal antibodies which are specific for the dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channel are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Trustees of Dartmouth College
    Inventors: Stanley C. Froehner, Mary E. Morton