Patents by Inventor Byoung-Joo Gwag

Byoung-Joo Gwag 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).

  • Compounds, compositions and methods for preventing neurodegeneration in acute and chronic injuries in the central nervous system
    Publication number: 20030045575
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for prevention and prophylaxis of neurological diseases accompanied by neuronal death. The invention includes synthesis of 5-benzylamino salicylic acid (BAS) and its derivatives. BAS and its derivatives protect cortical neurons from toxic insults by N-methyl-D-aspartate, Zn2+, and reactive oxygen species. Thus, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating stroke, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative diseases that are accompanied by severe neuronal loss via excitotoxicity, Zn2+ neurotoxicity, and free radical neurotoxicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: Neurotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Joo Gwag, Young Ae Lee, Bo Rum Ryu, Sung Hwa Yoon, Ho Sang Moon
  • Method for interviewing neuronal death using sulfasalazine
    Patent number: 6521640
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new of sulfasalazine as a potent agent for the treatment of neuronal death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Neurotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Joo Gwag, Young Ae Lee, Bo Rum Ryu