Patents by Inventor Susan B. Roberts

Susan B. Roberts 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).

  • Publication number: 20130157894
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the surprising finding that pairs of HCV NS5A-targeting inhibitors can be identified which display similar resistance profiles yet, when combined, exhibit synergistic inhibition of wild type replicons and/or replicons carrying mutations conferring resistance to the HCV NS5A-targeting inhibitor. In addition, combinations of these molecules result in a higher genetic barrier to resistance, demonstrating their potential utility as novel combination therapies for treatment of HCV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Jin-Hua Sun, Min Gao, Donald R. O'Boyle, II, Julie A. Lemm, Susan B. Roberts, Makonen Belema, Nicholas A. Meanwell
  • Publication number: 20130011841
    Abstract: Diagnostics and therapeutics for resistance to weight-loss, which are based upon the identification of a subject's PLIN polymorphisms, haplotype and genotype pattern, are described in this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Nazneen Aziz, Prakash Prabhakar, Venkateswarlu Kondragunta, Jose Ordovas, Susan B. Roberts, Sai Krupa Das
  • Patent number: 8242180
    Abstract: Low sugar solid food product such as a cracker, chip, shelf-stable bread or crouton, that promotes satiety primarily as a result of its high fiber and protein content. The fiber plus protein content, expressed in grams, times n=kcal per portion, where n is from 5 to 10 gives a result from 1 to 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Susan B. Roberts, LLC
    Inventor: Susan B. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20110008906
    Abstract: Diagnostics and therapeutics for resistance to weight-loss, which are based upon the identification of a subject's PLIN polymorphisms, haplotype and genotype pattern, are described in this invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: Interleukin Genetics, Inc., Tufts University
    Inventors: Nazneen Aziz, Prakash Prabhakar, Venkateswarlu Kondragunta, Jose Ordovas, Susan B. Roberts, Sai Krupa Das
  • Publication number: 20100098830
    Abstract: Low sugar solid food product such as a cracker, chip, shelf-stable bread or crouton, that promotes satiety primarily as a result of its high fiber and protein content. The fiber plus protein content, expressed in grams, times n=kcal per portion, where n is from 5 to 10 gives a result from 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Susan B. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20040121411
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated, functionally-active protein that catalyzes cleavage of a gamma-secretase substrate. The functional activity of the isolated protein suggests that the isolated protein includes gamma-secretase. In one embodiment, the isolated gamma-secretase protein is associated with PS1. The present invention also relates to homogeneous methods for monitoring cleavage of &bgr;-amyloid precursor protein (&bgr;APP) by gamma-secretase, wherein the steps of of isolating and retrieving cleavage products have been eliminated. Cleavage can be detected by binding a pair of fluorescent adducts to the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment. Preferably, a first fluorescent adduct binds to the carboxy-terminal end of the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment, with substantially no cross-reactivity to uncleaved &bgr;APP or to other types of gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragments, while a second fluorescent adduct binds to a portion within the amino-terminal region on the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Susan B. Roberts, Joseph P. Hendrick, Alexander Vinitsky, Martin A. Lewis, David W. Smith, Roger Hochoon Pak
  • Patent number: 6713248
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated, functionally-active protein that catalyzes cleavage of a gamma-secretase substrate. The functional activity of the isolated protein suggests that the isolated protein includes gamma-secretase. In one embodiment, the isolated gamma-secretase protein is associated with PS1. The present invention also relates to homogeneous methods for monitoring cleavage of &bgr;-amyloid precursor protein (&bgr;APP) by gamma-secretase, wherein the steps of of isolating and retrieving cleavage products have been eliminated. Cleavage can be detected by binding a pair of fluorescent adducts to the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment. Preferably, a first fluorescent adduct binds to the carboxy-terminal end of the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment, with substantially no cross-reactivity to uncleaved &bgr;APP or to other types of gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragments, while a second fluorescent adduct binds to a portion within the amino-terminal region on the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Susan B. Roberts, Roger Hochoon Pak
  • Publication number: 20020025540
    Abstract: The present invention provides an isolated, functionally-active protein that catalyzes cleavage of a gamma-secretase substrate. The functional activity of the isolated protein suggests that the isolated protein includes gamma-secretase. In one embodiment, the isolated gamma-secretase protein is associated with PS1. The present invention also relates to homogeneous methods for monitoring cleavage of &bgr;-amyloid precursor protein (&bgr;APP) by gamma-secretase, wherein the steps of of isolating and retrieving cleavage products have been eliminated. Cleavage can be detected by binding a pair of fluorescent adducts to the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment. Preferably, a first fluorescent adduct binds to the carboxy-terminal end of the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment, with substantially no cross-reactivity to uncleaved &bgr;APP or to other types of gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragments, while a second fluorescent adduct binds to a portion within the amino-terminal region on the gamma-cleaved &bgr;APP fragment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Susan B. Roberts, Joseph P. Hendrick, Alexander Vinitsky, Martin A. Lewis, David W. Smith, Roger Hochoon Pak