Patents by Inventor Sadasivan VIDYASAGAR

Sadasivan VIDYASAGAR 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).

  • Materials and Methods for Improving Gastrointestinal Function
    Publication number: 20150196534
    Abstract: The subject invention provides therapeutic compositions, and uses thereof for the treatment or amelioration of injury to small intestine mucosa. In preferred embodiments, the composition comprises one or more nutrients and/or electrolytes that acquire or retain considerable absorptive capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Sadasivan VIDYASAGAR, Paul OKUNIEFF, Lurong ZHANG
  • Materials and methods for improving gastrointestinal function
    Patent number: 8993522
    Abstract: The subject invention provides therapeutic compositions, and uses thereof for the treatment or amelioration of injury to small intestine mucosa. In preferred embodiments, the composition comprises one or more nutrients and/or electrolytes that acquire or retain considerable absorptive capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Sadasivan Vidyasagar, Paul Okunieff, Lurong Zhang
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND FOR INDUCTION OF ION SECRETION
    Publication number: 20150044145
    Abstract: The present invention provides materials and methods for inducing ion secretion and/or for treating cystic fibrosis. In one embodiment, the composition comprises glucose and/or a non-metabolizable glucose analog and/or non-structural protein (NSP4), a NSP4 peptide, or a NSP4 toxoid as the active ingredient, formulated with pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is in a form of an aerosol preparation for intranasal and/or pulmonary administration, and is used to stimulate chloride and fluid secretion in nasal, tracheal and/or bronchial epithelium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Sadasivan Vidyasagar, Paul Okunieff, Sreekala Prabhakaran, Lurong Zhang
  • MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TREATING DIARRHEA
    Publication number: 20140377374
    Abstract: The present invention provides therapeutic compositions and methods for treating gastrointestinal diseases and conditions such as diarrhea, for providing rehydration, for correcting electrolyte and fluid imbalances, and/or for improving small intestine function. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a composition formulated for enteral administration, wherein the composition does not contain glucose. In a preferred embodiment, the composition is formulated for administration as an oral rehydration drink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Sadasivan Vidyasagar, Paul Okunieff, Lurong Zhang
  • Materials and Methods for Improving Gastrointestinal Function
    Publication number: 20120077748
    Abstract: The subject invention provides therapeutic compositions, and uses thereof for the treatment or amelioration of injury to small intestine mucosa. In preferred embodiments, the composition comprises one or more nutrients and/or electrolytes that acquire or retain considerable absorptive capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Sadasivan VIDYASAGAR, Paul Okunieff, Lurong Zhang