Patents by Inventor Thorkell Andressen

Thorkell Andressen 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).

  • Materials and methods for identifying anti-schizophrenic agents
    Publication number: 20060029546
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials and methods of identifying modulators of N-methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor phosphorylation and function, including anti-schizophrenic agents that modulate NMDA receptor function. The methods of the invention utilize animal models of schizophrenia and cell-based assays to identify modulators of NMDA function. The invention further provides anti-schizophrenic agents identified by these methods. The invention relates to methods of treating schizophrenia using the modulators and anti-schizophrenic agents identified by the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: deCODE Genetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gurney, Sascha Haverfield-Gross, Thorkell Andressen, Maria Bjarnadottir