Patents by Inventor Dennis Wonkyu Choi

Dennis Wonkyu Choi 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 treating neuronal injury with carboxyfullerene
    Patent number: 6265443
    Abstract: A method of treating neurotoxic injury, where the injury is the result of the release of oxygen-derived free radicals, is disclosed. The method utilizes carboxyfullerenes as free radicals scavengers to reduce the damage caused by the free radicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Dennis Wonkyu Choi, Laura Dugan, Tien-Sung Tom Lin, Tien-Yau Luh
  • Method of reducing glutamate neurotoxicity with anthranilic acid derivatives
    Patent number: 5789444
    Abstract: A method of reducing neurotoxic injury due to acute or chronic neurological insults by administering an anthranilic acid derivative is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventors: Dennis Wonkyu Choi, Sandra Jeanne Hewett