Patents by Inventor Crystal C. Watkins

Crystal C. Watkins 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 prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders
    Patent number: 6774128
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for preventing or treating a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder in a mammal such as a human patient. In one embodiment, the methods include administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that modulates a nitric oxide (NO) signaling pathway, particularly in GI neurons. Methods of the invention are particularly useful for the treatment (including prophylactic treatment) of diabetic gastropathies and other GI disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Crystal C. Watkins, Solomon H. Snyder, Christopher D. Ferris
  • Methods for prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders
    Publication number: 20020128171
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for preventing or treating a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder in a mammal such as a human patient. In one embodiment, the methods include administering to the mammal a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that modulates a nitric oxide (NO) signaling pathway, particularly in GI neurons. Methods of the invention are particularly useful for the treatment (including prophylactic treatment) of diabetic gastropathies and other GI disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Crystal C. Watkins, Solomon H. Snyder, Christopher D. Ferris