Patents by Inventor Rafael Ovalle

Rafael Ovalle 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 for inhibiting melanogenesis and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6509325
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a subject infected with a mammalian pathogenic fungus which uses melanin in virulence, by administering to the subject an amount of glyphosate effective to treat the infection. The present invention further provides a method for inhibiting proliferation of a mammalian pathogenic fungus which uses melanin in virulence, by contacting the fungus with an amount of glyphosate effective to inhibit the proliferation of the fungus. Additionally, the present invention further provides a method for inhibiting melanogenesis in a microorganism which produces melanin, by contacting the microorganism with an amount of glyphosate effective to inhibit melanogenesis in the microorganism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Arturo Casadevall, Rafael Ovalle