Patents by Inventor Maria Elena Ferreira

Maria Elena Ferreira 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).

  • Use of canthin-6-one, plant extracts containing same and derivatives thereof in the treatment of trypanosomiases
    Patent number: 7705013
    Abstract: A method of treating trypanosomiasis in a mammal, which entails administering to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of medicinal producting comprising a plant extract comprising one or more compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignees: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Universite Nationale d'Asuncion
    Inventors: Maria Elena Ferreira, Alain Fournet, Antonieta Rojas De Arias, Reynald Hocquemiller, Erwan Poupon
  • Use of canthin-6-one, plant extracts containing same and derivatives thereof in the treatment of trypanosomiases
    Publication number: 20070149461
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of canthin-6-one from plant extracts containing same, in particular canthin-6-one in the form of a Zanthoxylum chiloperone of the angustifolium variety, and some of its derivatives for making a medicine for the treatment of trypanosomiases, in particularly for treating Chagas disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Maria-Elena Ferreira, Fournet Alain, Antonicta Rojas De Arias, Reynald Hocquemiller, Erwan Poupon