Patents by Inventor Michael F. Seldin

Michael F. Seldin 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).

  • Respiration uncoupling protein
    Publication number: 20030119775
    Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a protein linked to cell respiration, thermogenesis, obesity and hyperinsulinemia and, in particular, to a protein designated uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) and to nucleic acid sequences encoding same. The invention also relates to diagnostic methodologies based, for example, on a determination of levels of UCP2 expression. Further, the invention relates to therapies involving modulating UCP2 expression and/or activity. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of screening compounds for their suitability for use in such therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicants: DUKE UNIVERSITY, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Richard S. Surwit, Sheila A. Collins, Craig H. Warden, Michael F. Seldin, Daniel Ricquier, Frederic Bouillaud