Patents by Inventor Christine Mary Brown

Christine Mary Brown 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).

  • Methods for the treatment of neuronal damage associated with ischemia, hypoxia or neurodegeneration
    Patent number: 5733871
    Abstract: Intravenous administration and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions of neurotrophic factors for treating neuronal damage in the central nervous system of individuals in need of such treatment are disclosed. The neuronal damage associated with ischemia, hypoxia, or neurodegeneration may result from stroke or cardiac arrest. This invention provides for the intravenous administration of neurotrophic factors such as bFGF, aFGF, NGF, CNTF, BDNF, NT3, NT4, IGF-I and IGF-II.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Brian J. Alps, Christine Mary Brown, Franklin D. Collins, Caroline J. Emmett, Michael Spedding, Deborah Russell, Seth P. Finklestein, Michael A. Moskowitz, Roger Lewis Whiting