Patents by Inventor Derek Albert Willoughby

Derek Albert Willoughby 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).

  • Pharmaceutical control of inflammation
    Patent number: 6066333
    Abstract: Control of inflammation is achieved by control of the level and/or activity of the enzyme heme-oxygenase (HO). A HO inducer is anti-inflammatory (FIG. 14) and used to treat inflammation, such as chronic inflammatory diseases. A HO inhibitor promotes inflammation and is used to treat immunosuppressed conditions. Alternative, or additional, control of heme-oxygenase activity is achieved by control of nitric oxide levels, elevated levels promoting inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: William Harvey Research Limited
    Inventors: Dean Willis, Adrian Richard Moore, Derek Albert Willoughby