Patents by Inventor John T Landrum

John T Landrum 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).

  • Mesozeaxanthin formulations for treatment of retinal disorders
    Patent number: 6329432
    Abstract: Meso-zeaxanthin compositions for pharmaceutical use and use of meso-zeaxanthin to increase the deposition of macular pigment in the human eye, and for the therapeutic treatment or prophylaxis of diseases and disorders of the macula, in particular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: The Howard Foundation
    Inventors: Alan Norman Howard, John T. Landrum, Richard A. Bone
  • Mesozeaxanthin formulations for treatment of retinal disorders
    Publication number: 20010009926
    Abstract: Meso-zeaxanthin compositions for pharmaceutical use and use of meso-zeaxanthin to increase the deposition of macular pigment in the human eye, and for the therapeutic treatment or prophylaxis of diseases and disorders of the macula, in particular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: July 26, 2001
    Applicant: THE HOWARD FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Alan Norman Howard, John T. Landrum, Richard A. Bone
  • Pharmaceutically active carotenoids
    Patent number: 6218436
    Abstract: The carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin are disclosed for pharmaceutical use in the treatment of advanced macular degeneration. High dosages are deployed to produce the high serum carotenoid levels needed to cause take-up by the macula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: The Howard Foundation
    Inventors: Alan N Howard, John T Landrum, Richard A Bone