Patents by Inventor Brenda L. Reis

Brenda L. Reis 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).

  • Emulsion eye drop for alleviation of dry eye related symptoms in dry eye patients and/or contact lens wearers
    Patent number: 5981607
    Abstract: An eye drop composition for alleviation of dry eye related symptoms in dry eye patients and contact lens wearers includes an emulsion of a higher fatty acid glyceride, polysorbate 80 and an emulsion stabilizing amount of Pemulen.RTM. in water suitable for topical application to ocular tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Allergan
    Inventors: Shulin Ding, Orest Olejnik, Brenda L. Reis
  • Use of arginine as an immunostimulator
    Patent number: 5576351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of an impaired human immune response or to reduction of the severity of degradation of the human immune response by the administration of arginine or ornithine, or a functional analog of arginine or ornithine, or mixtures thereof, to humans suffering from an impaired immune response or at risk of suffering an impaired immune response. Such treatment is provided by enterally administering compositions supplemented with arginine or ornithine, or functional analogs of arginine or ornithine, or parenterally administering amino acid solutions supplemented with arginine or ornithine, or functional analogs of arginine or ornithine, to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: McGaw, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman N. Yoshimura, Adrian Barbul, Robert C. Tao, Michael C. Storm, Robert E. Kelley, Brenda L. Reis