Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Francis

Douglas J. Francis 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).

  • Use of sulfated oligosaccharides as inhibitors of cardiovascular disease
    Patent number: 6638916
    Abstract: A method for the inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell hyperplasia in a human or other warm-blooded animal patient in need of such treatment, comprises administration to the patient of an effective amount of at least one sulfated oligosaccharide, wherein the oligosaccharide has the general formula I: R1—(Rx)n—R2  (I) wherein R1 and R2 and each Rx represents a monosaccharide unit, all of which may be the same or different, adjacent monosaccharide units being linked by 1→2, 1→3, 1→4 and/or 1→6 glycosidic bonds and n is an integer of from 1 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: The Australian National University
    Inventors: William B. Cowden, Douglas J. Francis, Christopher R. Parish