Patents by Inventor Takao K. Hensch

Takao K. Hensch 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).

  • Methods For Treating Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Associated Diseases
    Publication number: 20170105980
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating subjects suffering from a disorder associated with a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), methods for treating a subject having a disorder that would benefit from an increase in neural plasticity, and methods for modulating the plasticity of the primary visual cortex in subjects by modulating the expression, stability, and/or activity of Lynx1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Takao K. Hensch
  • Methods for treating nicotinic acetylcholine receptor associated diseases
    Patent number: 9345696
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating subjects suffering from a disorder associated with a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), methods for treating a subject having a disorder that would benefit from an increase in neural plasticity, and methods for modulating the plasticity of the primary visual cortex in subjects by modulating the expression, stability, and/or activity of Lynx1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: The Children's Medical Center Corporation, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventor: Takao K. Hensch
  • METHODS FOR TREATING NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED DISEASES
    Publication number: 20120148495
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating subjects suffering from a disorder associated with a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), methods for treating a subject having a disorder that would benefit from an increase in neural plasticity, and methods for modulating the plasticity of the primary visual cortex in subjects by modulating the expression, stability, and/or activity of Lynx1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: Technology and Innovation Development Office, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventor: Takao K. Hensch