Patents by Inventor Bethany K. Okada

Bethany K. Okada 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).

  • Guanfacine as an anti-virulence agent
    Patent number: 11813235
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for using guanfacine, an analog or derivative of guanfacine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to reduce the virulence of a bacterial pathogen. When treating a patient, the method generally involves administering to the patient a therapeutically effective dose of guanfacine, an analog or derivative of guanfacine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. An alternative method involves contacting the bacterial pathogen with guanfacine, an analog or derivative of guanfacine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost, Bethany K. Okada, Anran Li
  • GUANFACINE AS AN ANTI-VIRULENCE AGENT
    Publication number: 20200297669
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for using guanfacine, an analog or derivative of guanfacine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to reduce the virulence of a bacterial pathogen. When treating a patient, the method generally involves administering to the patient a therapeutically effective dose of guanfacine, an analog or derivative of guanfacine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. An alternative method involves contacting the bacterial pathogen with guanfacine, an analog or derivative of guanfacine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost, Bethany K. Okada, Anran Li