Patents by Inventor R. Scott Mclvor

R. Scott Mclvor 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).

  • INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC ENZYMES TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FOR THE TREATMENT OF LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASES
    Publication number: 20120288489
    Abstract: The invention provides a method to prevent, inhibit or treat one or more neurological symptoms associated with a lysosomal storage disease in a mammal in need thereof, which includes intranasally administering to the mammal a composition comprising an effective amount of a lysosomal storage enzyme or a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector comprising an open reading frame encoding a lysosomal storage enzyme. Also provided are compositions and devices useful in the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: Health Partners Research Foundation, Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Daniel A. Wolf, William H. Frey, II, R. Scott Mclvor, Leah R. Hanson
  • Methods of treating lysosomal storage related diseases by gene therapy
    Publication number: 20100068183
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid-based vectors and lentivirus vectors, and methods of using those vectors to inhibit or prevent metabolic disorders in a mammal, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Chester B. Whitley, R. Scott Mclvor