Patents by Inventor Keith D. Kaufman

Keith D. Kaufman 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).

  • Transdermal treatment with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors
    Publication number: 20020042425
    Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5&agr;-reductase 2 inhibitor, such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher
  • Method of treating seborrhea with 5-&agr; reductase inhibitors
    Patent number: 6355649
    Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5&agr;-reductase 2 inhibitor, such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher
  • Method of treating acne with 5-&agr; reductase inhibitors
    Patent number: 6174892
    Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5&agr;-reductase 2 inhibitor, such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher
  • Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitors
    Patent number: 5981543
    Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5.alpha.-reductase 2 inhibitor such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher
  • Methods and compositions for preventing and treating bone loss
    Patent number: 5945412
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a method of inhibiting bone loss in a subject in need of such treatment comprising administration to the subject of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of structural formula I: ##STR1## The present invention further provides for a method for treating and preventing osteoporosis and osteopenia and other diseases where inhibiting bone loss may be beneficial, including: Paget's disease, malignant hypercalcemia, periodontal disease, joint loosening and metastatic bone disease, comprising administration of therapeutically effective amount of a compound of structural formula I to the subject.Further, the present invention provides for compositions useful in the methods of the present invention, as well as a method of manufacture of a medicament useful for inhibiting bone loss and treating or preventing osteoporosis and osteopenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Vivian L. Fuh, Keith D. Kaufman, Joanne Waldstreicher
  • Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors
    Patent number: 5824686
    Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5.alpha.-reductase 2 inhibitor such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher
  • Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5-.alpha.reductase inhibitors
    Patent number: 5760046
    Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5.alpha.-reductase 2 inhibitor, such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher
  • Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5-.alpha. reductase inhibitors
    Patent number: 5547957
    Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5.alpha.-reductase 2 inhibitor, such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher