Patents by Inventor Bradford W. Gibson

Bradford W. Gibson 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).

  • Iron chelator and inhibitor of iron-mediated oxidant injury
    Patent number: 5721209
    Abstract: Exochelins can be used to prevent damage to living tissue from the formation or presence of the (.cndot.OH) radical. In particular, the invention is directed to the administration of exochelins to infarcted myocardium prior to or coincidental with reperfusion to prevent damage to myocardium from iron mediated free radical formation. Also presented is the chemical structure of exochelins and modified exochelins as well as other applications of these materials in the treatment and diagnosis of disease in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Horwitz, Marcus A. Horwitz, Bradford W. Gibson, Joseph Reeve