Patents by Inventor Merry Jo Velasquez

Merry Jo Velasquez 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).

  • TRANSGENIC TIEG NON-HUMAN ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20080300184
    Abstract: Materials and Methods related to a transgenic non-human animal (e.g., a transgenic non-human mammal) whose genome comprises a disrupted TIEG allele are provided. Methods for making such transgenic non-human animals, and using them to identify and characterize agents that affect conditions related to TIEG activity, such as cardiac hypertrophy and bone formation also are provided. In addition, materials and methods related to the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas C. Spelsberg, Malayannan Subramaniam, Merry Jo Velasquez, Nalini M. Rajamannan
  • Transgenic TIEG non-human animals
    Patent number: 7304203
    Abstract: Materials and methods related to a transgenic non-human animal (e.g., a transgenic non-human mammal) whose genome comprises a disrupted TIEG allele are provided. Methods for making such transgenic non-human animals, and using them to identify and characterize agents that affect conditions related to TIEG activity, such as cardiac hypertrophy and bone formation also are provided. In addition, materials and methods related to the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Thomas C. Spelsberg, Malayannan Subramaniam, Merry Jo Velasquez, Nalini M. Rajamannan