Patents by Inventor Michael A. Heymann

Michael A. Heymann 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 and agents for inducement of endogenous nitric oxide synthase for control and management of labor during pregnancy
    Patent number: 5830848
    Abstract: A method and agents for endogenous control, treatment, management and prevention of preterm labor by inducement of endogenous nitric oxide synthase. The method for endogenous production of nitric oxide in myometrium involves administering to a pregnant mammal a cytokine, hormone or growth factor agent able to induce production of nitric oxide or nitric oxide synthase. A non-invasive diagnostic procedure for detecting the presence and/or impending onset of premature labor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael R. Harrison, Michael A. Heymann, Robert Kirk Riemer, Eileen Stack Natuzzi
  • Method and agents for control and management of labor during pregnancy
    Patent number: 5508045
    Abstract: A method for control, management and inhibition of a preterm labor by providing to a pregnant woman a donor of nitric oxide. Management and inhibition of preterm labor is achieved by administering to a pregnant woman a nitric oxide or donor source in a safe and non-toxic concentration during the preterm labor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Michael R. Harrison, Russell W. Jennings, Thomas E. MacGillivray, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Michael A. Heymann, Robert K. Riemer, Eileen S. Natuzzi