Patents by Inventor Neil Donald Perkins

Neil Donald Perkins 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).

  • Materials and Methods Relating to the Induction of Apoptosis in Target Cells
    Publication number: 20090298849
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, uses and assemblages for the preferential induction of cell division cycle arrest and/or apoptosis, in a first population of cells compared to a second population of cells employ either: (i) an opioid or opioid-like agent and an NF-?B activating agent, which agents are other than the opioid-like agent trans-U50488 in combination with an NF-?B activating agent selected from etoposide and nocodazole; (ii) a ligand for a sigma receptor, or (iii) an opioid or opioid-like agent wherein the cells of the first population are other than tumour cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Barbara Ann Spruce, Neil Donald Perkins, Jayne Samson, Niall McTavish
  • Materials and methods relating to the induction of apoptosis in target cells
    Patent number: 7572762
    Abstract: Compositions, methods, uses and assemblages for the preferential induction of cell division cycle arrest and/or apoptosis, in a first population of cells compared to a second population of cells employ either: (i) an opioid or opioid-like agent and an NF-?B activating agent, which agents are other than the opioid-like agent trans-U50488 in combination with an NF-?B activating agent selected from etoposide and nocodazole; (ii) a ligand for a sigma receptor, or (iii) an opioid or opioid-like agent wherein the cells of the first population are other than tumor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: University of Dundee
    Inventors: Barbara Ann Spruce, Neil Donald Perkins, Jayne Samson, Niall McTavish