Patents by Inventor Mark O. M. Tso

Mark O. M. Tso 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).

  • Method of retarding and ameliorating central nervous system and eye damage
    Patent number: 5527533
    Abstract: A method of retarding and ameliorating eye diseases and injuries is disclosed. The method comprises administering astaxanthin in a therapeutically-effective amount to prevent, retard or treat eye and central nervous system diseases or injuries, such as age-related macular degeneration and other central nervous system degenerative diseases, photic injury, ischemic diseases, and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Mark O. M. Tso, Tim-Tak Lam