Patents by Inventor John P. DaVanzo

John P. DaVanzo 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 for nerve growth induction
    Patent number: 5194426
    Abstract: A composition comprising nerve growth factor and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene useful for the induction, stimulation, and maintenance of nerve growth, and methods of potentiating choline O-acetyltransferase and tyrosine hydroxylase by 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: East Carolina University
    Inventors: John P. DaVanzo, Joseph W. Paul, Jr.
  • Nerve growth induction, stimulation and maintenance and enzyme potentiation
    Patent number: 5023238
    Abstract: A composition comprising nerve growth factor and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene useful for the induction, stimulation, and maintenance of nerve growth, and methods of potentiating choline O-acetyltransferase and tyrosine hydroxylase by 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1991
    Assignee: Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: John P. DaVanzo, Joseph W. Paul, Jr.