Patents by Inventor Peter Dallos

Peter Dallos 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).

  • Publication number: 20030216564
    Abstract: The invention relates to mammalian prestin protein, which has been discovered to be the mammalian cochlear outer hair cell motor, and to polynucleotides encoding prestin. Full length gerbil prestin and its cDNA are described, full length murine prestin and its cDNA are described, and a partial sequence of human prestin and its chromosomal location are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Peter Dallos, Jing Zheng, Laird D. Madison
  • Patent number: 6602992
    Abstract: The invention relates to mammalian prestin protein, which has been discovered to be the mammalian cochlear outer hair cell motor, and to polynucleotides encoding prestin. Full length gerbil prestin and its cDNA are described, full length murine prestin and its cDNA are described, and a partial sequence of human prestin and its chromosomal location are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Peter Dallos, Jing Zheng, Laird D. Madison