Patents by Inventor Edward S. Scolnick

Edward S. Scolnick 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).

  • Compositions and methods for inhibiting bone resorption
    Patent number: 6699850
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral compositions and methods for inhibiting bone resoprtion in a mammal while counteracting the occurrence of potentially adverse gastrointestinal effects. The compositions useful herein comprise the combination of a pharmaceutically effective amount of a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isoprenoid compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Reszka, Edward S. Scolnick
  • Compositions and methods for inhibiting bone resorption
    Patent number: 6432931
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral compositions and methods for inhibiting bone resoprtion in a mammal while counteracting the occurrence of potentially adverse gastrointestinal effects. The compositions useful herein comprise the combination of a pharmaceutically effective amount of a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isoprenoid compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Reszka, Edward S. Scolnick
  • Compositions and methods for inhibiting bone resorption
    Publication number: 20020082244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral compositions and methods for inhibiting bone resoprtion in a mammal while counteracting the occurrence of potentially adverse gastrointestinal effects. The compositions useful herein comprise the combination of a pharmaceutically effective amount of a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically effective amount of an isoprenoid compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: MERCK & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred A. Reszka, Edward S. Scolnick