Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm John M. Garvey
  • Free radical quenching composition and a method to increase intracellular and/or extracellular antioxidants
    Patent number: 6764693
    Abstract: A free radical quenching composition is disclosed comprising a liposome containing at least two antioxidants selected from the following group: beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C, glutathione, niacin, and optionally at least one trace metal (Zn, Se, Cr, Cu, Mn). Also disclosed is a method for reducing the undesirable side effects of free radicals in a mammal by administering to a mammal in need of such antioxidants an effective amount of liposomes containing at least two antioxidants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Amaox, Ltd.
    Inventor: Milton G. Smith
  • Antisense oligonucleotide sequences as inhibitors of microorganisms
    Patent number: 6610539
    Abstract: This invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides which modulate the expression of the ribonucleotide reductase or the secA genes in microorganisms. This invention is also related to methods of using such oligonucleotides in inhibiting the growth of microorganisms. These antisense oligonucleotides are particularly useful in treating pathological conditions in mammals which are mediated by the growth of microorganisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: GeneSense Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim A. Wright, Aiping H. Young, Dominique Dugourd