Patents by Inventor Stefano Menichetti

Stefano Menichetti 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).

  • Compound for the determination of the protein FKBP12 and a sensor unit comprising it
    Patent number: 12497364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds useful as sensors for the rapid and specific determination of the FKBP12 protein, a peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPlase), the levels of which in the biological fluids of a subject change if the subject is affected by pathological conditions, in particular neurodegenerative diseases, such as the Parkinson's disease and the Alzheimer's syndrome, tumour pathologies, autoimmune diseases, or if that subject is in a phase of acute rejection after organ transplantation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE
    Inventors: Gabriella Caminati, Piero Procacci, Stefano Menichetti, Maria Raffaella Martina, Laura Marsili
  • A COMPOUND FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE PROTEIN FKBP12 AND A SENSOR UNIT COMPRISING IT
    Publication number: 20230033380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds useful as sensors for the rapid and specific determination of the FKBP12 protein, a peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPlase), the levels of which in the biological fluids of a subject change if the subject is affected by pathological conditions, in particular neurodegenerative diseases, such as the Parkinson's disease and the Alzheimer's syndrome, tumour pathologies, autoimmune diseases, or if that subject is in a phase of acute rejection after organ transplantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE
    Inventors: Gabriella CAMINATI, Piero PROCACCI, Stefano MENICHETTI, Maria Raffaella MARTINA, Laura MARSILI
  • NEUROTENSIN-DERIVED BRANCHED PEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110319339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multimeric molecule having the general formula A or B: and its use in the diagnosis and/or therapy of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Luisa Bracci, Alessandro Pini, Chiara Falciani, Stefano Menichetti