Patents by Inventor Barbara Shukitt-Hale

Barbara Shukitt-Hale 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).

  • Method improve spatial memory via pterostilbene administration
    Patent number: 9028887
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for treating oxidative stress comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene and a physiologically acceptable carrier. Pterostilbene is administered in an amount between about 2.5 mg to about 10 mg per kilogram of subject body weight. Also disclosed is a method for increasing a working memory of a subject, the method comprising administrating an effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene, wherein the working memory for a subject increase and the therapeutic effectiveness is about 10 mg of pterostilbene per kilogram of subject body weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: James A. Joseph, Agnes M. Rimando, Barbara Shukitt-Hale
  • Method Improve Spatial Memory Via Pterostilbene Administration
    Publication number: 20140256827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for treating oxidative stress comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene and a physiologically acceptable carrier. Pterostilbene is administered in an amount between about 2.5 mg to about 10 mg per kilogram of subject body weight. Also disclosed is a method for increasing a working memory of a subject, the method comprising administrating an effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene, wherein the working memory for a subject increase and the therapeutic effectiveness is about 10 mg of pterostilbene per kilogram of subject body weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: James A. Joseph, Agnes M. Rimando, Barbara Shukitt-Hale
  • Method to ameliorate oxidative stress and improve working memory via pterostilbene administration
    Patent number: 8809400
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for treating oxidative stress comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene and a physiologically acceptable carrier. Pterostilbene is administered in an amount between about 2.5 mg to about 10 mg per kilogram of subject body weight. Also disclosed is a method for increasing a working memory of a subject, the method comprising administrating an effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene, wherein the working memory for a subject increase and the therapeutic effectiveness is about 10 mg of pterostilbene per kilogram of subject body weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: James A. Joseph, Agnes M. Rimando, Barbara Shukitt-Hale
  • Method to Ameliorate Oxidative Stress and Improve Working Memory Via Pterostilbene Administration
    Publication number: 20120035272
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for treating oxidative stress comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene and a physiologically acceptable carrier. Pterostilbene is administered in an amount between about 2.5 mg to about 10 mg per kilogram of subject body weight. Also disclosed is a method for increasing a working memory of a subject, the method comprising administrating an effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene, wherein the working memory for a subject increase and the therapeutic effectiveness is about 10 mg of pterostilbene per kilogram of subject body weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: James A. Joseph, Agnes M. Rimando, Barbara Shukitt-Hale
  • Method to Ameliorate Oxidative Stress and Improve Working Memory Via Pterostilbene Administration
    Publication number: 20090069444
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition for treating oxidative stress comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene and a physiologically acceptable carrier. Pterostilbene is administered in an amount between about 2.5 mg to about 10 mg per kilogram of subject body weight. Also disclosed is a method for increasing a working memory of a subject, the method comprising administrating an effective amount of a substantially pure compound of pterostilbene, wherein the working memory for a subject increase and the therapeutic effectiveness is about 10 mg of pterostilbene per kilogram of subject body weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by th e Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: James A. Joseph, Agnes M. Rimando, Barbara Shukitt-Hale