Patents by Inventor Seana O'Regan

Seana O'Regan 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).

  • Choline transport like (CTL) membrane proteins involved in choline transport
    Patent number: 7303895
    Abstract: The invention concerns the identification of a novel family of CTL (Choline Transporter Like) genes, in particular hCTL1 and hCTL2, involved in the metabolism and/or transport of choline in cells such as the intestinal tract cells, nervous cells, in particular motoneurons, sensitive neurons, neurons of the nucleus dorsalis of the spinal cord and oligodendrocytes. The invention opens up new prospects in particular for the treatment of familial dysautonomia, and Tangier disease. More generally, the identification of CTL genes enables to develop new strategies for treating diseases of the nervous system, in particular neurodegenerative demyelenating diseases, particularly Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease and Huntington disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Seana O'Regan, François Meunier, Elisabeth Traiffort, Martial Ruat