Patents by Inventor Stephan Lammel

Stephan Lammel 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).

  • OPTOGENETIC CONTROL OF INPUTS TO THE VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA
    Publication number: 20170202912
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of inducing or modulating reward- or aversive-related behaviors in animals using light-responsive opsins. The present disclosure provides methods of identifying or screening compounds that may be used to treating mental disorders, or are relevant to disrupt or improve reward- or aversive related behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Stephan Lammel, ByungKook Lim, Robert C. Malenka
  • Optogenetic control of inputs to the ventral tegmental area
    Patent number: 9636380
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of inducing or modulating reward- or aversive-related behaviors in animals using light-responsive opsins. The present disclosure provides methods of identifying or screening compounds that may be used to treating mental disorders, or are relevant to disrupt or improve reward- or aversive related behaviors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stephan Lammel, ByungKook Lim, Robert C. Malenka
  • OPTOGENETIC CONTROL OF INPUTS TO THE VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA
    Publication number: 20140271479
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of inducing or modulating reward- or aversive-related behaviors in animals using light-responsive opsins. The present disclosure provides methods of identifying or screening compounds that may be used to treating mental disorders, or are relevant to disrupt or improve reward- or aversive related behaviors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stephan Lammel, ByungKook Lim, Robert C. Malenka