Patents by Inventor Stephanie Letourneau

Stephanie Letourneau 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).

  • Transgenic non-human animal having a disruption of at least one allele to the ceacam 1 gene and method of making same
    Publication number: 20040237128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a transgenic animal having a disruption of at least one allele of the Ceacam1 gene and method of making same. More particularly, the present invention relates to transgenic mouse whose germ cells and somatic cells contain a knockout mutation in DNA encoding CEACAM1a or CEACAM1b. In a particular embodiment, mice containing a disruption of at least one of the Ceacam1 gene present a reduced expression of the CEACAM1a protein. The present invention also relates to a transgenic mouse comprising a disruption of the Ceacam1 gene wherein the mouse expresses at least a reduced level of CEACAM1a relative to a corresponding wild-type mouse and methods of making same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Nicole Beauchemin, Claire Turbide, Kathryn V Holmes, Dianna Blau, Stephanie Letourneau