Patents by Inventor Stephen Anthony Gravina

Stephen Anthony Gravina 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).

  • Nucleic acid molecules encoding GPR84
    Patent number: 7674891
    Abstract: The present invention is an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding CD36, Gqi9, and G protein-coupled receptor 84 (GPR84) proteins as well as vectors and recombinant host cells which co-express CD36, Gqi9, and GPR84 proteins for use in identifying modulators of GPR84 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Anthony Gravina, Jason M. Montez, Hailin Wang
  • Method for identifying ester coolers
    Patent number: 7662576
    Abstract: The Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel, Subfamily A, Member 1 (TRPA1) protein has been identified as an ester cooler receptor and therefore is useful in screening assays for identifying ester coolers, in particular ester coolers with a relative cooling strength which exceeds (?)?menthol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Anthony Gravina, Jason Michael Montez, Vijyeta Kapur, Carrie Ann Maxwell, Mark L. Dewis
  • Use of Avocado Derivatives in Flavor Applications
    Publication number: 20100034944
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for improving, enhancing or modifying the foodstuff through the addition of an effective amount of Formula I wherein R can be selected from the group consisting of —CH2, —OH, and wherein R1 can be a C3-C20 saturated or unsaturated straight chain hydrocarbon moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Martha Lubenova Beyazova, Mark L. Dewis, Stephen Anthony Gravina, Kenneth Kraut, Laurence Trinnaman, Ying Yang, Kathryn Bardsley
  • NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES ENCODING GPR84
    Publication number: 20100028929
    Abstract: The present invention is an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding CD36, Gqi9, and G protein-coupled receptor 84 (GPR84) proteins as well as vectors and recombinant host cells which co-express CD36, Gqi9, and GPR84 proteins for use in identifying modulators of GPR84 activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen Anthony Gravina, Jason M. Montez, Hailin Wang
  • Method for identifying ester coolers
    Publication number: 20090148938
    Abstract: The Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel, Subfamily A, Member 1 (TRPA1) protein has been identified as an ester cooler receptor and therefore is useful in screening assays for identifying ester coolers, in particular ester coolers with a relative cooling strength which exceeds (?)?menthol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen Anthony Gravina, Jason Michael Montez, Vijyeta Kapur, Carrie Ann Maxwell, Mark L. Dewis
  • Nucleotide compounds that block the bitter taste of oral compositions
    Patent number: 6942874
    Abstract: Nucleotides that block the bitter taste of foods, beverages, pharmaceutically active oral dose preparations, cosmetics and other bitter compounds that come into contact with taste tissue. The nucleotides consist of a purine or pyrimidine group, or derivative thereof, and an ionizable phosphate or other anionic organic molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Linguagen Corp.
    Inventors: Richard Alexander McGregor, Stephen Anthony Gravina
  • Nucleotide compounds that block the bitter taste of oral compositions
    Publication number: 20020177576
    Abstract: Nucleotides that block the bitter taste of foods, beverages, pharmaceutically active oral dose preparations, cosmetics and other bitter compounds that come into contact with taste tissue. The nucleotides consist of a purine or pyrimidine group, or derivative thereof, and an ionizable phosphate or other anionic organic molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Alexander McGregor, Stephen Anthony Gravina