Patents by Inventor H. Tonie Wright

H. Tonie Wright 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 and composition for lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol
    Patent number: 6150332
    Abstract: .alpha..sub.1 -antitrypsin and peptide fragments and derivatives thereof are used to upregulate low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol receptor levels in the liver, and this results in a decrease in circulating LDL cholesterol levels in the patient's circulatory system. In particular, the fragments are:Leu-Phe-Met-Gly-Lys-Val-Val-Asn (SEQ ID NO:16) - Phe-Met-Gly-Lys-Val-Val-Asn (SEQ ID NO:17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: H. Tonie Wright, S. Janciauskiene
  • Method and composition for lowering low density lipoprotein cholesterol
    Patent number: 5792749
    Abstract: .alpha..sub.1 -antitrypsin and peptide fragments and derivatives thereof are used to upregulate low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol receptor levels and increase bile acid synthesis in the liver, and this results in a decrease in circulating LDL cholesterol levels in the patient's circulatory system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventor: H. Tonie Wright