Patents by Inventor Francis J. Golder

Francis J. Golder 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).

  • Trophic factor combinations for nervous system treatment
    Patent number: 7862826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition including an effective amount of at least one of an antimicrobial peptide and a substance having an antimicrobial peptide effect and an effective amount of a neurotrophin. The composition can also include an effective amount of at least one of a growth factor and a neuropeptide. The present invention also relates a method of treating an injury to a nervous system of an animal that includes the steps of identifying the injury to the nervous system and applying to the injury an effective amount of at least one of antimicrobial peptide and a substance having an antimicrobial peptide effect. The method can also include applying an effective amount of one or more trophic factors selected from the group consisting of a growth factor, a neurotrophin, and a neuropeptide to the injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Murphy, Jonathan F. McAnulty, Gordon S. Mitchell, Francis J. Golder
  • Trophic Factor Combinations for Nervous System Treatment
    Publication number: 20090298741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition including an effective amount of at least one of an antimicrobial peptide and a substance having an antimicrobial peptide effect and an effective amount of a neurotrophin. The composition can also include an effective amount of at least one of a growth factor and a neuropeptide. The present invention also relates a method of treating an injury to a nervous system of an animal that includes the steps of identifying the injury to the nervous system and applying to the injury an effective amount of at least one of antimicrobial peptide and a substance having an antimicrobial peptide effect. The method can also include applying an effective amount of one or more trophic factors selected from the group consisting of a growth factor, a neurotrophin, and a neuropeptide to the injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Christopher J. Murphy, Jonathan F. McAnulty, Gordon S. Mitchell, Francis J. Golder