Patents by Inventor Ralph D. Robinson

Ralph D. Robinson 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 treating strongyloides infections and medicaments therefor
    Patent number: 7709534
    Abstract: Infections caused by parasitic nematodes of the genera Strongyloides, Ancyclostoma, Necator, Haemonchus, Ascaris, or Trichuris in humans and other mammals are treated by administration to an infected individual of an amount of a C8-C16-alpha,beta-unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde. Such compounds are useful for killing nematode worms of the genera listed above. A particularly useful compound of this class, effective against S. stercoralis infections, is E-2-dodecenal, having structural formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: University of the West Indies
    Inventors: Wayne M. Forbes, Ralph D. Robinson, Paul B. Reese
  • Method of treating strongyloides infections and medicaments therefor
    Publication number: 20040214900
    Abstract: Infections caused by parasitic nematodes of the genera Strongyloides, Ancyclostoma, Necator, Haemonchus, Ascaris, or Trichuris in humans and other mammals are treated by administration to an infected individual of an amount of a C8-C16-alpha,beta-unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde. Such compounds are useful for killing nematode worms of the genera listed above. A particularly useful compound of this class, effective against S. stercoralis infections, is E-2-dodecenal, having structural formula (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Wayne M. Forbes, Ralph D. Robinson, Paul B. Reese