Patents by Inventor Susan Francoeur

Susan Francoeur 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).

  • PrP-selective peptides
    Patent number: 7435540
    Abstract: The present invention features methods for identifying peptides that selectively bind to PrPSc or fragments thereof. The invention also features the use of such peptides in screening methods for the identification of candidate agents useful for the treatment of a prion disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: IDEXX Corporation
    Inventors: Neil Cashman, Eustache Paramithiotis, Sylvie La Boissière, Robert Lawton, Susan Francoeur, legal representative, Lisa Estey, Marc Pinard, Greg Francoeur
  • PrPSc-selective peptides
    Publication number: 20060183156
    Abstract: The present invention features methods for identifying peptides that selectively bind to PrPSc or fragments thereof. The invention also features the use of such peptides in screening methods for the identification of candidate agents useful for the treatment of a prion disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Neil Cashman, Eustache Paramithiotis, Sylvie La Boissiere, Robert Lawton, Greg Francoeur, Susan Francoeur, Lisa Estey, Marc Pinard
  • PrPSc -interacting molecules and uses thereof
    Publication number: 20040072236
    Abstract: Peptides are disclosed which specifically bind to PrPSc. Methods of identifying these peptides by sequence-independent and/or sequence-dependent screening assays are also disclosed. Various applications of the method and of the peptides identified are described, including their use for identifying drugs for treating prion diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Neil Cashman, Eustache Paramithiotis, Sylvie La Boissiere, Robert Lawton, Greg Francoeur, Susan Francoeur, Lisa Estey, Marc Pinard