Patents by Inventor Nancy E. Rawson

Nancy E. Rawson 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).

  • Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
    Patent number: 10295529
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
    Patent number: 10174096
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • FELINE BITTER TASTE RECEPTORS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170269063
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • FELINE BITTER TASTE RECEPTORS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170198022
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
    Patent number: 9658209
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
    Patent number: 9603379
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • FELINE BITTER TASTE RECEPTORS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160187322
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
    Patent number: 9310384
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: APPLIED FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • FELINE BITTER TASTE RECEPTORS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160015062
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Applied Food Biotechnology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • FELINE BITTER TASTE RECEPTORS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160003852
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • Feline bitter taste receptors and methods
    Patent number: 9169311
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: APPLIED FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • FELINE BITTER TASTE RECEPTORS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140273001
    Abstract: A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AFB International
    Inventors: Michelle M. Sandau, Nancy E. Rawson
  • Methods for determining cellular response to stimuli
    Patent number: 7279338
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for determining cellular response to stimuli. The cells to be tested, for example, may be contained in a section of taste-bud containing lingual epithelium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Chin Hong Paul Kim, John McDonald, Sean S. Smith, Brian B. Anderson, Allen R. Muroski, Brian Guthrie, Var Len St. Jeor, John H. Teeter, Nancy E. Rawson
  • Methods of treating anosmia and repopulating olfactory nerves with retinoids
    Patent number: 6506801
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating complicated anosmia in a mammal, methods of enhancing the rate of olfactory nerve recovery in a mammal, and methods of enhancing nerve regeneration in a mammal by administering an effective amount of a retinoid compound to the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Monell Chemical Senses Center
    Inventors: Karen K. Yee, Nancy E. Rawson