Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Trachy

Ronald E. Trachy 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).

  • Stimulation of hair growth by peptide copper complexes
    Patent number: 6017888
    Abstract: Peptide-copper complexes are disclosed which stimulate the growth of hair on warm-blooded animals. In one aspect of this invention, the peptide-copper complexes are dipeptides or tripeptides chelated to copper at a molar ratio ranging from about 1:1 to 3:1, with the second position of the peptide from the amino terminus being histidine, arginine or a derivative thereof. The peptide-copper complexes may be formulated for administration by, for example, topical application or injection. Any affliction associate with hair loss, including hair loss associated with both androgenetic and secondary alopecia, may be treated with the peptide-copper complexes of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: ProCyte Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J. Pallenberg, Leonard M. Patt, Ronald E. Trachy
  • Stimulation of hair growth by peptide copper complexes
    Patent number: 5538945
    Abstract: Peptide-copper complexes are disclosed which stimulate the growth of hair on warm-blooded animals. In one aspect of this invention, the peptide-copper complexes are dipeptides or tripeptides chelated to copper at a molar ratio ranging from about 1:1 to 3:1, with the second position of the peptide from the amino terminus being histidine, arginine or a derivative thereof. The peptide-copper complexes may be formulated for administration by, for example, topical application or injection. Any affliction associate with hair loss, including hair loss associated with both androgenetic and secondary alopecia, may be treated with the peptide-copper complexes of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: ProCyte Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander J. Pallenberg, Leonard M. Patt, Ronald E. Trachy