Patents by Inventor Colin E. Harvey

Colin E. Harvey 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).

  • Method for inhibiting dental resorptive lesions
    Patent number: 6331533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting dental resorptive lesions and other disease states associated with dental resorptive lesions in a mammal by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a mammal in need thereof. This invention also relates methods of alleviating of pain and reducing the risk of tooth loss associated with dental resorptive lesions in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Colin E. Harvey, Kenneth L. Mohn