Patents by Inventor Paul F. Keitz

Paul F. Keitz 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).

  • Photosensitive organic compounds that release 2,5,-di(tert-butyl)hydroquinone upon illumination
    Patent number: 6043065
    Abstract: Derivatives of o-nitromandelyoxycarbonyl (Nmoc) which are capable of releasing 2,5,-di(tert-butyl)hydroquinone (DBHQ) upon irradiation with ultraviolet (UV) light, are disclosed, as well as, a method for producing DBHQ employing the same so as to allow rapid, reversible transient inhibition of sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca.sup.2+ ATPases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
    Inventors: Joseph P. Y. Kao, Francis M. Rossi, Paul F. Keitz
  • Photosensitive organic compounds that release carbon monoxide upon illumination
    Patent number: 5670664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to acetal derivatives of bicyclo?2.2.1!hepta-2,5-diene-7-one (norbornadienone) which are capable of releasing carbon monoxide upon irradiation with ultraviolet light, and a method for producing carbon monoxide employing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: University Of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
    Inventors: Joseph P. Y. Kao, Paul F. Keitz