Patents by Inventor Richard G. Walker

Richard G. Walker 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).

  • In vitro method for identifying a compound using an eukaryotic mechanosensory transduction channel
    Patent number: 7867721
    Abstract: The present invention provides, for the first time, nucleic acids encoding a eukaryotic mechanosensory transduction channel (MSC) protein. The proteins encoded by these nucleic acids form channels that can directly detect mechanical stimuli and convert them into electrical signals. These nucleic acids and the proteins they encode can be used as probes for sensory cells in animals, and can be used to diagnose and treat any of a number of human conditions involving inherited, casual, or environmentally-induced loss of mechanosensory transduction activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Richard G. Walker, Aarron Willingham
  • Eukaryotic mechanosensory transduction channel
    Publication number: 20090075294
    Abstract: The present invention provides, for the first time, nucleic acids encoding a eukaryotic mechanosensory transduction channel (MSC) protein. The proteins encoded by these nucleic acids form channels that can directly detect mechanical stimuli and convert them into electrical signals. These nucleic acids and the proteins they encode can be used as probes for sensory cells in animals, and can be used to diagnose and treat any of a number of human conditions involving inherited, casual, or environmentally-induced loss of mechanosensory transduction activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Richard G. Walker, Aarron Willingham
  • Eukaryotic mechanosensory transduction channel
    Publication number: 20030152991
    Abstract: The present invention provides, for the first time, nucleic acids encoding a eukaryotic mechanosensory transduction channel (MSC) protein. The proteins encoded by these nucleic acids form channels that can directly detect mechanical stimuli and convert them into electrical signals. These nucleic acids and the proteins they encode can be used as probes for sensory cells in animals, and can be used to diagnose and treat any of a number of human conditions involving inherited, casual, or environmentally-induced loss of mechanosensory transduction activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Richard G. Walker, Aarron Willingham
  • Eukaryotic mechanosensory transduction channel
    Patent number: 6537778
    Abstract: The present invention provides, for the first time, nucleic acids encoding a eukaryotic mechanosensory transduction channel (MSC) protein. The proteins encoded by these nucleic acids form channels that can directly detect mechanical stimuli and convert them into electrical signals. These nucleic acids and the proteins they encode can be used as probes for sensory cells in animals, and can be used to diagnose and treat any of a number of human conditions involving inherited, casual, or environmentally-induced loss of mechanosensory transduction activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles S. Zuker, Richard G. Walker, Aarron Willingham