Patents by Inventor Maureen Laverty

Maureen Laverty 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).

  • Patent number: 7872101
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the interaction between the GPR78 polypeptide or the GPR26 polypeptide and their identified ligands and antagonists as the basis for screening methods for the identification of agents that modulate the activity of these receptors, and for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The agents identified by the screening methods of the invention have use in the treatment of GPR78- and/or GPR26-mediated disorders, including, but not limited to, neurological disorders (such as anxiety disorders), metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disorders, hormone-related disorders, vascular disorders and hyperproliferative disorders (such as cancer).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Suke Wang, Frederick James Monsma, Jr., Xiaoxin Yang, Eric L. Gustafson, Maureen Laverty, Elizabeth B. Smith
  • Patent number: 7723020
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented. These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Scott W. Altmann, Duane A. Burnett, Harry R. Davis, Jr., Michael P. Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao
  • Publication number: 20070105141
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Altmann, Duane Burnett, Harry Davis, Michael Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao
  • Patent number: 7144696
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented. These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Scott W. Altmann, Duane A. Burnett, Harry R. Davis, Jr., Michael P. Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao
  • Publication number: 20050208568
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented. These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Scott Altmann, Duane Burnett, Harry Davis, Michael Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao
  • Patent number: 6933107
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented. These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Scott W. Altmann, Duane A. Burnett, Harry R. Davis, Jr., Michael P. Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao
  • Publication number: 20030215869
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented. These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Scott W. Altmann, Duane A. Burnett, Harry R. Davis, Michael P. Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao
  • Patent number: 6632933
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented. These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Scott W. Altmann, Duane A. Burnett, Harry R. Davis, Jr., Michael P. Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao
  • Patent number: 6593078
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented. These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Scott W. Altmann, Duane A. Burnett, Harry R. Davis, Jr., Michael P. Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao
  • Publication number: 20020009714
    Abstract: The use of azetidinone compounds that are inhibitors of cholesterol absorption as tools for discovering and characterizing proteins involved in trafficking or absorption of cholesterol and/or cholesteryl esters in biological systems is presented. These compounds can serve as tools for competitive binding assays to discover and characterize other chemical agents useful as cholesterol absorption inhibitors. New compounds of the present invention are also highly efficacious inhibitors of cholesterol absorption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Scott W. Altmann, Duane A. Burnett, Harry R. Davis, Michael P. Graziano, Maureen Laverty, Xiaorui Yao