Patents by Inventor Mauricio De Sousa

Mauricio De Sousa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230346746
    Abstract: The present invention discloses the use of Eletriptan Hydrobromide in the treatment of spinal cord injury and improvement of the locomotive function. Despite the major efforts done in attempting to improve the limited recovery upon injury, only a multi-target combinatorial therapeutic approach should be effective for the complexity of spinal cord injury nature. Taking advantage of a larval zebrafish drug discovery platform it is identified herein that Eletriptan Hbr has locomotor recovery properties in a pro-regenerative model and it has been confirmed to have conservative effect on a rodent (pro-fibrotic) contusion model. This approach allowed to identify a promising new therapeutic indication for Eletriptan Hbr, which associated with a combinatorial therapeutic strategy and innovative engineering approaches, shows great potential for spinal cord injury recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Diana Sofia Chapela Duarte Pires, Sofia Marisa Volker Côrte-Real, Maria Leonor Tavares Saúde, Isaura Vanessa Antunes Martins, Sara Cristina Maurício De Sousa
  • Patent number: 5972290
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for the programmed scenting of environments, comprising the steps of piercing a capsule containing a fragrant substance and dispersing a sequence of the fragrances throughout the environment in synchronization with an event being held. The event can be any live, recorded, or pre-programmed performance, including motion pictures, television episodes, computer games, or stage plays. The fragrances dispersed into the environment derive from capsules of scenting substances and compounds embedded on a disk and pierced in synchronization with the actions, places, and motions being executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventor: Mauricio De Sousa