Patents by Inventor Wolfram Hansel

Wolfram Hansel 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).

  • Substituted 5-alkoxypsoralens as inhibitors of potassium channel activity in lymphocytes and other cells
    Patent number: 7772408
    Abstract: Compositions of matter comprising 5-phenylalkoxypsoralen compounds and their method of synthesis and use. The compounds are useable to treat diseases or disorders in human or veterinary patients, including autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. The compounds inhibit potassium channels, including the Kv1.3 channel and at least some of the therapeutic effects of such compounds may be due at least in part to potassium channel inhibition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Julia Vennekamp, Heike Wulff, K. George Chandy, Stephan Grissmer, Wolfram Hansel