PATENT ASSIGNMENT QUARTERLY FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 1, 2008 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2008
Patents
The following assignments on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky Research Foundation have been executed:
1. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number: (to be assigned) Filed: November 17, 2007
Title: "Nornicotine for the Treatment of Pain"
Inventors: Drs. Joseph Holtman and Elzbieta Wala (Anesthesiology), Drs. Peter Crooks and Linda Dwoskin (Pharmaceutical Sciences) Technical Description: The present invention relates to the use of nornicotine for the treatment of pain.
Summary: The treatment of pain is an important goal in medicine. However, the most common treatments have undesirable side effects, such as addiction. The inventors have discovered that nornicotine, a known compound, is useful in the treatment of pain but is not highly addictive.
2. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number: (to be assigned) Filed: February 22, 2008
Title: "Reducing Explosive Potential of Ammonium Nitrate" Inventors: Dr. Darrell Taulbee (Center for Applied Energy Research). Technical Description: The present invention relates to a method for reducing the explosive potential of ammonium nitrate. In particular, the invention relates to reducing explosive potential of ammonium nitrate by coating with by-products of coal combustion.
Summary: Ammonium nitrate is used in agriculture as a fertilizer; however, it is also a common ingredient in explosives. The ready availability of ammonium nitrate causes concern that it can be misused by terrorists. The inventor has discovered a treatment for ammonium nitrate that reduces its usefulness in explosives, but preserves its utility in agriculture.
3. U.S. Patent Application Serial Number: (to be assigned) Filed: February 14, 2008
Title: "Withanolides, Probes and Binding Targets and Methods of Use Thereof Inventors: Drs. Royce Mohan, Paola Bargagna-Mohan (Ophthalmology) and Kyung Bo Kim (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Technical Description: The present invention relates to compounds for targeting disease states characterized by aberrant expression of type-Ill intermediate filament proteins, methods and compounds for detecting type-Ill intermediate filament proteins, compounds for use in screening small molecules that target intermediate filament proteins, and methods for treating diseases using small molecules that target the type-Ill intermediate filament.