Patents by Inventor L. Dean Parks

L. Dean Parks 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).

  • Publication number: 20020156029
    Abstract: A kit for treating dermatoses including transient acantholytic dermatitis, acne miliaris necrotica, acne varioliformis, perioral dermatitis, and acneiform eruptions is disclosed. The kit facilitates topical application of a dermatological composition containing an avermectin compound to the affected areas of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Patent number: 6433006
    Abstract: A method of treatment of seborrheic dermatitis includes the application, in the form of either a lotion or a cream, of a mixture including a therapeutically effective amount of ivermectin in water preferably in a concentration of about 750 micrograms per milliliter (mcg/ml), in the case of a lotion, and with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier if used as a cream. Such a lotion or cream is applied nightly preferably for a period of seven days and then employed on a maintenance basis one to four times per month.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Publication number: 20020077359
    Abstract: Methods of treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and reduction of the level of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) of benign prostate conditions are disclosed. The treatment method includes an initial treatment of patients with orally administration of an initial dosage of about 40 mg 13 cis-retinoic acid daily for a period from about ten days to about twenty days, and followed by a sustaining treatment of the patients with orally administration of a sustaining dosage of about 40 mg 13 cis-retinoic acid about every five to seven days in a sustaining period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Patent number: 6399652
    Abstract: Methods for treating acne vulgaris are disclosed. The treatment includes topical application of a dermatological composition containing an avermectin compound to the affected areas of a patient alone, or in conjunction with other conventional methods of treating acne vulgaris. The dermatological composition contains an avermectin compound in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, including water, glycols, alcohols, lotions, creams, gels, emulsions, sprays, soaps, body washes, facial cleansers, and facial masks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Patent number: 6399651
    Abstract: A method for treating dermatoses including transient acantholytic dermatitis, acne miliaris necrotica, acne varioliformis, perioral dermatitis, and acneiform eruptions is disclosed. The method includes topical application of a dermatological composition containing an avermectin compound to the affected areas of a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Publication number: 20020061855
    Abstract: Methods for treating acne vulgaris are disclosed. The treatment includes topical application of a dermatological composition containing an avermectin compound to the affected areas of a patient alone, or in conjunction with other conventional methods of treating acne vulgaris. The dermatological composition contains an avermectin compound in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, including water, glycols, alcohols, lotions, creams, gels, emulsions, sprays, soaps, body washes, facial cleansers, and facial masks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Publication number: 20020035076
    Abstract: A method for treating dermatoses including transient acantholytic dermatitis, acne miliaris necrotica, acne varioliformis, perioral dermatitis, and acneiform eruptions is disclosed. The method includes topical application of a dermatological composition containing an avermectin compound to the affected areas of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Publication number: 20020019354
    Abstract: A method of treatment of seborrheic dermatitis includes the application, in the form of either a lotion or a cream, of a mixture including a therapeutically effective amount of ivermectin in water preferably in a concentration of about 750 micrograms per milliliter (mcg/ml), in the case of a lotion, and with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier if used as a cream. Such a lotion or cream is applied nightly preferably for a period of seven days and then employed on a maintenance basis one to four times per month.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Patent number: 6319945
    Abstract: A method of treatment of seborrheic dermatitis includes the application, in the form of either a lotion or a cream, of a mixture including a therapeutically effective amount of ivermectin in water in a concentration of about 750 micrograms per milliliter (mcg/ml), in the case of a lotion, and with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier if used as a cream. Such a lotion or cream is applied nightly for a period of seven days and then employed on a maintenance basis one to four times per month.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks
  • Patent number: 6133310
    Abstract: A method of treatment of acne rosacea consists of the application, in the form of either a lotion or a cream, constituting a mixture of a therapeutically effective amount of invermectin in water, in the case of the lotion, and invermectin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in the case of the cream. Application to the affected area occurs daily for a period of one week and, thereafter, two to four times per month for a period of up to one year.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Inventor: L. Dean Parks