Patents by Inventor Thomas Phillip Robinson

Thomas Phillip Robinson 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).

  • Chalcone and its analogs as agents for the inhibition of angiogensis and related disease states
    Patent number: 6462075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to chalcone and chalcone derivatives and analogs which are useful as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present compounds, which are inexpensive to synthesize, exhibit unexpectedly good activity as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the use of chalcone and its analogs as antitumor/anticancer agents and to treat a number of conditions or disease states in which angiogenesis is a factor, incluidng angiongenic skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, warts, eczema, hemangiomas, lymphangiogenesis, among numerous others, as well as chronic inflammatory disease such as arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignees: The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Emory University
    Inventors: J. Phillip Bowen, Thomas Phillip Robinson, Tedman Ehlers, David Goldsmith, Jack Arbiser