Patents by Inventor Minjie Zhao

Minjie Zhao 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).

  • Patent number: 5801150
    Abstract: Synthetic compounds combining sulphur-containing or sulphur-free amino acids with aminopyrimidine and aminopyridine derivatives, as well as mineral or organic acid addition salts produced in the presence of an amino grouping, were synthesized. Non-sulphur amino acids such as glutamic acid, pyroglutamic acid, tyrosine, histidine and arginine, and sulphur amino acids such as methionine, cysteine, S-methyl-cysteine and cystine, were attached to minoxidil to give monosubstituted and disubstituted derivatives. The amides with a pyrimidine or pyridine structure coupled to an amide structure in which the carbonyl is from sulphur-containing or sulphur-free amino acid have the properties of; (1) excellent adhesion to the skin, particularly the epidermis; (2) capturing free radicals, in particular the superoxide anion and the hydroxyl radical; (3) selectively relaxing smooth muscle fibers; and (4) in vitro and in vivo keratinocyte growth, hair growth in humans, and fresh and accelerated fur growth in animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Caillot, Louis Jung, Minjie Zhao