Mark Zoller

This inventor holds 62 USPTO granted patents and 1 published patent application, plus 2 CIPO patents and 3 EPO patents, primarily in Taste Receptor Modulation. Top assignees: Senomyx, Inc., Genentech, Inc., Firmenich Incorporated. Active years: 1992-2022.

USPTO Granted Patents = 62 (Patent Applications = 1)

% Patents Active = 75.8

CIPO Patents = 2 (Patent Applications = 1)

EPO Patents = 3 (Patent Applications = 3)

Average Co-Inventor Count = 6.9

ph-index = 21

Forward Citations = 1,416(Granted Patents)

Forward Citations (Not Self Cited) = 1,033(Dec 10, 2025)

Location History:

San Francisco, CA (US) (1992 - 1998)
San Diego, CA (US) (2006 - 2020)
La Jolla, CA (US) (2009 - 2022)

Company Filing History:

Firmenich Incorporated

Years Active: 1992-2022

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Areas of Expertise:

Taste Receptors

Chemosensory Modulation

Umami Tastants

Sweet Tastants

Heteromeric Receptors

T1R1 Receptors

T1R2 Receptors

T1R3 Receptors

Binding Assays

Functional Assays

Flavor Modifiers

Detection Methods

62 patents (USPTO):Sort by Forward CitationsExplore Patents

1. 11268952 - Flavors, flavor modifiers, tastants, taste enhancers, umami or sweet tastants, and/or enhancers and use thereof (2022-03-08),

2. 10670584 - In vitro methods of detecting heteroligomeric T1R2/T2R3-expressing cells that are potentially sensitive to sweet tastants (2020-06-02),

3. 10557845 - Flavors, flavor modifiers, tastants, taste enhancers, umami or sweet tastants, and/or enhancers and use thereof (2020-02-11),

4. 10114009 - Methods of detecting T1R hetero-oligomeric taste receptor expression to identify cells that are potentially sensitive to sweet tastants (2018-10-30),

5. 10060909 - Flavors, flavor modifiers, tastants, taste enhancers, umami or sweet tastants, and/or enhancers and use thereof (2018-08-28),

6. 9671390 - In vitro method using hetero-oligomeric T1R1/T1R3 taste receptors to identify umami tastants (2017-06-06),

7. 9603848 - Modulation of chemosensory receptors and ligands associated therewith (2017-03-28),

8. 9176130 - Methods of screening T1R1/T1R3 receptors for compounds that modulate umami taste signaling (2015-11-03),

9. 8895050 - Flavors, flavor modifiers, tastants, taste enhancers, umami or sweet tastants, and/or enhancers and use thereof (2014-11-25),

10. 8802377 - Methods of detecting umami tastant-sensitive cells which express heteromeric T1R1/T1R3 receptors (2014-08-12),

11. 8759015 - Methods of screening T1R1/T1R3 receptors for compounds that modulate umami taste signaling (2014-06-24),

12. 8633186 - Modulation of chemosensory receptors and ligands associated therewith (2014-01-21),

13. 8603757 - Methods of screening T1R1/T1R3 heteromeric receptors for compounds that modulate umami taste signaling (2013-12-10),

14. 8541421 - Methods of enhancing sweet taste of compositions using substituted thieno{2,3-D}pyrimidines (2013-09-24),

15. 8357499 - Expression of functional human olfactory cyclic nucleotide gated (CNG) channel in recombinant host cells and use thereof in cell based assays to identify smell modulators (2013-01-22),

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