Patents by Inventor Sangeetha P Sumithran

Sangeetha P Sumithran 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).

  • Tris-quarternary ammonium salts and methods for modulating neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
    Patent number: 8299253
    Abstract: Provided are tris-quaternary ammonium compounds which are modulators of nicotinic acetylocholine receptors. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for modulating the function of a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, and for the prevention and/or treatment of central nervous system disorders, substance use and/or abuse and or gastrointestinal tract disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Peter Crooks, Linda Dwoskin, Roger Papke, Guangrong Zheng, Sangeetha P Sumithran