Patents by Inventor Michael Lipkowitz

Michael Lipkowitz 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).

  • Nucleic acid encoding urate transporter and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 6551796
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated nucleic acid encoding a urate transporter, vectors comprising the nucleic acid, host cells comprising the nucleic acid, and host cells comprising the vectors. Compositions comprising the vectors and a carrier are also provided. In another embodiment, the present invention provides isolated and substantially purified urate transporter. Proteoliposomes containing substantially purified urate transporter are also provided, as well as compositions comprising the urate transporter and a carrier. The present invention further provides methods of making a urate transporter, and methods of identifying agents that inhibit or agonize the transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Inventors: Ruth G. Abramson, Edgar Leal-Pinto, Michael Lipkowitz