Patents by Inventor Mark A. Witten

Mark A. Witten 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).

  • Substance P treatment for hepatitis C
    Publication number: 20070238661
    Abstract: Substance P treatment has been demonstrated to be efficacious in a human Hepatitis C patient. Fibrosis of the liver is very damaging to long-term survival with Hepatitis C disease. Substance P treatment also has been demonstrated to preserve fibrinogen levels in the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: Mark Witten
  • Amelioration of effects of cigarette smoke
    Publication number: 20070207123
    Abstract: Aerosolized Substance P can be used to mitigate the effects of main-stream or side-stream cigarette smoke. Functional, structural, genetic, organ limited, and systemic effects of the smoke are mitigated by the Substance P treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Witten, David Harris
  • Acute respiratory syndromes
    Publication number: 20070155667
    Abstract: Substance P or its analogs are useful for treating and protecting against acute respiratory syndromes including ARDS and SARS. The active agents can be administered via inhalation therapy, intravenously, intramuscularly, sublingually, or by other methods. Disease indicia are reduced by substance P treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: IMMUNEREGEN BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventor: Mark Witten
  • Stimulation of hair regrowth
    Publication number: 20060153789
    Abstract: Hair loss is treated by administration of Substance P or a bioactive analog thereof. The subject may have loss of hair due to any of a variety of reasons, including chemotherapy, stress, radiation, male pattern baldness, nutritional deficit. The treatment can be conveniently administered by aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventor: Mark Witten
  • Spacecraft subsystem support structure
    Patent number: 4697767
    Abstract: A structural system is used to hold a laser communications subsystem having a gimballed telescope mounted on a truss system. Optical equipment requiring high tolerances is mounted onto an equipment support assembly that is mounted within the truss system for the gimballed telescope. This assembly is mounted by means of frame members and truss tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Mark A. Witten, Robert B. Hotze, Leonard E. Stephenson