Patents by Inventor Tobias C. Walther

Tobias C. Walther 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 of modulating lipid concentrations in eukaryotic cells
    Patent number: 8435790
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery of a set of genes that are involved in lipid-droplet formation and regulation. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of increasing or decreasing lipid concentrations in eukaryotic cells by decreasing or increasing expression of one of these genes. Increased lipid concentrations may be useful, for example, in the generation of biofuels. Decreased lipid concentration may be useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive lipid storage. In addition, the invention provides methods of identifying markers of diseases characterized by excessive lipid storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The J. David Gladstone Institutes
    Inventors: Robert V. Farese, Jr., Yi Guo, Tobias C. Walther, Peter Walter
  • Methods of Modulating Lipid Concentrations in Eukaryotic Cells
    Publication number: 20100021912
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the discovery of a set of genes that are involved in lipid-droplet formation and regulation. Accordingly, the present invention provides methods of increasing or decreasing lipid concentrations in eukaryotic cells by decreasing or increasing expression of one of these genes. Increased lipid concentrations may be useful, for example, in the generation of biofuels. Decreased lipid concentration may be useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive lipid storage. In addition, the invention provides methods of identifying markers of diseases characterized by excessive lipid storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicants: THE J. DAVID GLADSTONE INSTITUTES, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Robert V. Farese, JR., Yi Guo, Tobias C. Walther, Peter Walter