Patents by Inventor Mohammad Reza Hojjati

Mohammad Reza Hojjati 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).

  • ENZYMATIC METHODS FOR MEASURING PLASMA AND TISSUE SPHINGOMYLELIN AND PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE
    Publication number: 20090148877
    Abstract: A method for measuring sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine comprising incubating sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine with bacterial sphingomyelinase and bacterial phospholipase D, alkaline phosphatase, choline oxidase, peroxidase, N-Ethyl-N-(2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl)-3,5-dimethoxyaniline, and 4-aminoantipyrine, preferably for about 45 minutes. A blue dye is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Xian-Cheng Jiang, Mohammad Reza Hojjati
  • Animal Model for Studying Atherosclerotic Lesions
    Publication number: 20080249174
    Abstract: The present invention provides an animal model for atherosclerosis and a transgenic knockout animal. Methods for preventing and/or treating atherosclerosis are also provided. More specifically, the present invention provides methods of preventing and/or treating atherosclerosis by administering to a subject in need thereof an inhibitor of Serine palmitoyl-CoA transferase (SPT) or its subunit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Xian-Cheng Jiang, Mohammad Reza Hojjati