Patents by Inventor Kavita Desai

Kavita Desai 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 decreasing low density lipoprotein
    Patent number: 6841547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decreasing elevated serum/plasma LDL-cholesterol levels or LDL-cholesterol levels and CRP levels in a mammal in need thereof. The methods comprises administering an effective amount of a tetracycline formulation. In one embodiment, the tetracycline formulation is a non-antibacterial tetracycline. In another embodiment, the tetracycline formulation is an antibacterial tetracycline at a sub-antibacterial amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignees: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshevia University, Montefiore Medical Center, The Research Foundation of State University of New York
    Inventors: David Brown, Lorne M. Golub, Hsi-Ming Lee, Robert Greenwald, Maria Ryan, Kavita Desai
  • Method for decreasing low density lipoprotein
    Publication number: 20040171591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decreasing elevated serum/plasma LDL-cholesterol levels or LDL-cholesterol levels and CRP levels in a mammal in need thereof. The methods comprises administering an effective amount of a tetracycline formulation. In one embodiment, the tetracycline formulation is a non-antibacterial tetracycline. In another embodiment, the tetracycline formulation is an antibacterial tetracycline at a sub-antibacterial amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: David Brown, Lorne M. Golub, Hsi-Ming Lee, Robert Greenwald, Maria Ryan, Kavita Desai