Patents by Inventor John E. Foker

John E. Foker 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).

  • Methods and compositions for inhibiting progression to chronic cardiac failure
    Patent number: 8710018
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and formulations for preventing or ameliorating progression to chronic heart failure subsequent to cardiac stress, including as a consequence of myocardial infarction (MI), coronary artery disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, valvular regurgitation, severe lung disease, and/or severe anemia of chronic disease, by administration of one or more rate-limiting precursors to the synthesis of ATP. In one embodiment the ATP precursor is a pentose selected from one or more of ribose, D-ribose, ribulose, xylitol, xylulose, and a 5-carbon precursor of ribose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventor: John E. Foker
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING PROGRESSION TO CHRONIC CARDIAC FAILURE
    Publication number: 20110053869
    Abstract: The present invention is provides methods and formulations for preventing or ameliorating progression to chronic heart failure subsequent to cardiac stress, including as a consequence of myocardial infarction (MI), coronary artery disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, valvular regurgitation, severe lung disease, and/or severe anemia of chronic disease, by administration of one or more rate-limiting precursors to the synthesis of ATP. In one embodiment the ATP precursor is a pentose selected from one or more of ribose, D-ribose, ribulose, xylitol, xylulose, and a 5-carbon precursor of ribose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: John E. Foker
  • Method for stimulating recovery from ischemia
    Patent number: 4719201
    Abstract: The perfusion of ischemic tissue with dilute physiological salt solutions containing ribose reduces the period required for tissue function recovery and for the restoration of tissue ATP levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1988
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventor: John E. Foker
  • Method for stimulating recovery from ischemia employing ribose and adenine
    Patent number: 4605644
    Abstract: The perfusion of ischemic tissue with dilute physiological salt solutions containing adenine and ribose reduces the period required for tissue function recovery and for the restoration of tissue of ATP levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventor: John E. Foker