Patents by Inventor Deborah Ruth Shapiro

Deborah Ruth Shapiro 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 of lessening the risk of non-vertebral bone fractures
    Patent number: 5804570
    Abstract: Alendronate, a bisphosphonate, when administered daily over a substantial period of time, can reduce the rate of non-vertebral fractures, in post-menopausal women.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur C. Santora, II, David B. Karpf, William J. Polvino, Deborah Ruth Shapiro, Desmond E. Thompson, Ashley John Yates