Patents by Inventor Finbarr Cotter

Finbarr Cotter 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).

  • Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor independent superoxide generation
    Publication number: 20060111288
    Abstract: A method of treating cancer through the application of a compound that causes the intra-mitochondrial generation of reactive oxygen species in tumor cells by a mechanism that is independent of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Finbarr Cotter, Dean Fennell
  • Composition and method for treating hyperproliferative diseases
    Publication number: 20060074050
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for treatment of hyperproliferative diseases. The composition of the invention comprises a carbohydrate having a backbone comprising polygalacturonan and a ligand of peripheral benzodiazepine receptor. The present compositions and methods are used to treat various cancers and other diseases where cells undergo pathological and unwanted proliferation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: GlycoGenesys, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Chang, Finbarr Cotter