Patents by Inventor Marina Van Der Merwe

Marina Van Der Merwe 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).

  • Management and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
    Patent number: 9061023
    Abstract: The invention provides the use of an extract of a plant of the genus Elephantorrhiza and at least one compound selected from quercitin-3?-O-glucoside, trans-3-O-galloyl-3,3?,5,5?,7-pentahydroxyflavan, taxifolin-3?-O-glucoside, catechin and epicatechin in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The mode of action is by a route selected from blocking the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone by inhibiting the 5?-reductase enzyme or by reducing oxidative stress or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: CSIR
    Inventors: Gerda Fouche, Vinesh Jaichand Maharaj, Xolani Mthembu, Louis Ackerman, Marina Van Der Merwe
  • MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA
    Publication number: 20100316748
    Abstract: The invention provides the use of an extract of a plant of the genus Elephantorrhiza and at least one compound selected from quercitin-3?-O-glucoside, trans-3-O-galloyl-3,3?,5,5?,7-pentahydroxyflavan, taxifolin-3?-O-glucoside, catechin and epicatechin in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The mode of action is by a route selected from blocking the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone by inhibiting the 5?-reductase enzyme or by reducing oxidative stress or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Gerda Fouche, Vinesh Jaichand Maharaj, Xolani Mthembu, Louis Ackerman, Marina Van Der Merwe