Patents by Inventor James N. Bates

James N. Bates 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).

  • S-methylcysteine, S-ethylcysteine, and related S-alkylthiols as antagonists to the effects of S-nitrosothiols and nitric oxide
    Patent number: 7226766
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting the actions of S-nitrosothiols and nitric oxide which often occur in conditions such as septic shock, chronic or acute pain syndromes, uterine hypotonus, or certain gastrointestinal disorders. The method involving inhibiting the cellular binding of S-nitrosothiols to their cellular receptors or the signal transduction that would result. This is accomplished by administering an S-alkylthiol such as S-methyl-L-cysteine or S-ethyl-L-cysteine to a patient as an antagonist of S-nitrosothiol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: James N. Bates, Stephen J. Lewis
  • S-methylcysteine, S-ethylcysteine, and related S-alkylthiols as antagonists to the effects of S-nitrosothiols and nitric oxide
    Publication number: 20020187137
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting the actions of S-nitrosothiols and nitric oxide which often occur in conditions such as septic shock, chronic or acute pain syndromes, uterine hypotonus, or certain gastrointestinal disorders. The method involving inhibiting the cellular binding of S-nitrosothiols to their cellular receptors or the signal transduction that would result. This is accomplished by administering an S-alkylthiol such as S-methyl-L-cysteine or S-ethyl-L-cysteine to a patient as an antagonist of S-nitrosothiol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: James N. Bates, Stephen J. Lewis