Patents by Inventor Shirley Rainer

Shirley Rainer 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20130326646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the NIPA-1 proteins and nucleic acids encoding the NIPA-1 proteins. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of NIPA-1 polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states, as well as methods of screening for ligands and modulators of NIPA-1 proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: John K. Fink, Shirley Rainer, Robert D. Nicholls, Jinghua Chai
  • Compositions And Methods For Detecting And Treating Neurological Conditions
    Publication number: 20080249053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the NIPA-1 proteins and nucleic acids encoding the NIPA-1 proteins. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of NIPA-1 polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states, as well as methods of screening for ligands and modulators of NIPA-1 proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicants: The Regents of the University of Michigan, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: John K. Fink, Shirley Rainer, Robert D. Nicholls, Jinghua Chai
  • Compositions and methods for detecting and treating motor neuron disorders
    Patent number: 7384748
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the NTE proteins and nucleic acids encoding the NTE proteins. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of NTE polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states, as well as methods of screening for ligands and modulators of NTE proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: John K. Fink, Shirley Rainer
  • Compositions and methods for detecting and treating motor neuron disorders
    Publication number: 20060228724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the NTE proteins and nucleic acids encoding the NTE proteins. The present invention further provides assays for the detection of NTE polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states, as well as methods of screening for ligands and modulators of NTE proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: John Fink, Shirley Rainer