Patents by Inventor Michael S. Caplan

Michael S. Caplan 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).

  • Conductance of improperly folded proteins through the secretory pathway and related methods for treating disease
    Patent number: 6753343
    Abstract: This invention provides the methodology and agents for treating any disease or clinical condition which is at least partly the result of endoplasmic reticulum-associated retention of proteins. Thus, the methods and agents of the present invention provide for the release of normally retained proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum. The present invention is particularly useful for treating any disease or clinical condition which is at least partly the result of endoplasmic reticulum-associated retention or degradation of mis-assembled or mis-folded proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Seer Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Caplan, Marie E. Egan