Patents by Inventor Zu-Hang Sheng

Zu-Hang Sheng 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 and compositions for screening for presynaptic calcium channel blockers
    Patent number: 6090631
    Abstract: Methods and compositions related to the identification of compounds that block neurotransmitter release are disclosed. Using the methods of the present invention, candidate compounds may be screened for the ability to bind to presynaptic calcium channels such that the docking of presynaptic vesicles to presynaptic calcium channels will be inhibited. The present invention also discloses peptides useful in the screening methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: William A. Catterall, Zu-Hang Sheng
  • Methods and compositions for screening for presynaptic calcium channel blockers
    Patent number: 5623051
    Abstract: Methods and compositions related to the identification of compounds that block neurotransmitter release are disclosed. Using the methods of the present invention, candidate compounds may be screened for the ability to bind to presynaptic calcium channels such that the docking of presynaptic vesicles to presynaptic calcium channels will be inhibited. The present invention also discloses peptides useful in the screening methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: University of Washington
    Inventors: William A. Catterall, Zu-Hang Sheng