Patents by Inventor Daniel B. Whitesides

Daniel B. Whitesides 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 of treating or preventing endometriosis with phytoestrogens
    Patent number: 5942539
    Abstract: Methods of using phytoestrogens, in particular, isoflavones in the prevention and treatment of endometriosis and related disease conditions in females. One method comprises administering a therapeutically effective dosage of a phytoestrogen to females with endometriosis, females having symptoms related to endometriosis, or to females at risk of developing or suffering recurrence of endometriosis. In another method, at least one phytoestrogen may be administered singly or in combination with at least one hormonal therapeutic agent such as GnRH analogs, androgens, progestins, estrogens or any combination thereof. The therapeutically effective dosage of the phytoestrogen or the combination therapeutic ranges between about 25 and about 250 mg/day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Wake Forest University
    Inventors: Claude L. Hughes, Jr., J. Mark Cline, Thomas B. Clarkson, Daniel B. Whitesides