Patents by Inventor Loretta S. Mengel

Loretta S. Mengel 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).

  • Process for preventing or reversing cataract formation
    Patent number: 4526789
    Abstract: Cataract formation in mammalian lenses can be prevented or reversed by applying a solution of an aldehyde, an acrylamide or a glycol to the lens under conditions that permit the solution to interact with the lens constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John I. Clark, Loretta S. Mengel, George B. Benedek
  • Process for preventing or reversing cataract formation
    Patent number: 4474817
    Abstract: Cataract formation in mammalian lenses can be prevented or reversed by applying a solution of an aldehyde, an acrylamide or a glycol to the lens under conditions that permit the solution to interact with the lens constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1984
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John I. Clark, Loretta S. Mengel, George B. Benedek
  • Process for preventing or reversing cataract formation using acrylamides
    Patent number: 4351826
    Abstract: Cataract formation in mammalian lenses can be prevented or reversed by applying a solution of an aldehyde, an acrylamide or a glycol to the lens under conditions that permit the solution to interact with the lens constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John I. Clark, Loretta S. Mengel, George B. Benedek