Patents by Inventor Steven C. Cassar

Steven C. Cassar 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).

  • Patent number: 8759504
    Abstract: The present invention describes new cholinergic/serotoninergic chimeric receptors and provides methods and compositions suitable for screening for ligands such as agonists, antagonists and allosteric modulators of ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Murali Gopalakrishnan, Jinhe Li, Steven C. Cassar, John Malysz, David J. Anderson, Earl J. Gubbins, Daniel C. Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20120219967
    Abstract: The present invention describes new cholinergic/serotoninergic chimeric receptors and provides methods and compositions suitable for screening for ligands such as agonists, antagonists and allosteric modulators of ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Murali Gopalakrishnan, Jinhe Li, Steven C. Cassar, John Malysz, David J. Anderson, Earl J. Gubbins, Daniel C. Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20090123945
    Abstract: The present invention describes new cholinergic/serotoninergic chimeric receptors and provides methods and compositions suitable for screening for ligands such as agonists, antagonists and allosteric modulators of ?7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Murali Gopalakrishnan, Jinhe Li, Steven C. Cassar, John Malysz, David J. Anderson, Earl J. Gubbins, Daniel C. Bertrand