Patents by Inventor Gregory Curt

Gregory Curt 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).

  • Monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and diterpenes as cancer therapy
    Patent number: 5602184
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating cancer including administering an effective amount of selected terpenes to a mammal having the cancer when the cancer is prostate cancer, colon cancer, astrocytoma, or sarcoma. The terpene is selected from the group consisting of a cyclic monoterpene, a noncyclic monoterpene, a noncyclic sesquiterpene and a noncyclic diterpene. The invention also provides a method of sensitizing a cancer to radiation including administering an effective amount of a terpene to a mammal having the cancer wherein the terpene is selected from the group noted above. Additionally, the invention provides methods of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells including applying an effective amount of a selected terpene to the cancer cells which are cells of prostate cancer, colon cancer, osteosarcoma, or glioblastoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Charles E. Myers, Jane Trepel, Edward Sausville, Dvorit Samid, Alexandra Miller, Gregory Curt