Patents by Inventor Jesse R. Dixon

Jesse R. Dixon 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).

  • Publication number: 20090143418
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the preventing, treating, and researching discoloration (e.g., hair graying, hair whitening, undesired change in hair color). In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, preventing and researching hair discoloration through inhibition of mTOR function (e.g., mTOR activity, mTOR expression). In addition, the present invention provides methods and compositions that utilize mTOR inhibiting agents in the preventing, treating, and researching hair discoloration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Jesse R. Dixon, Omer H. Yilmaz, Sean J. Morrison