Patents by Inventor Shirley J. Gee

Shirley J. Gee 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).

  • Use of Cis-Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids And Inhibitors of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase to Alleviate Eye Disorders
    Publication number: 20080279912
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for alleviating eye disorders due to increased intraocular pressure (“IOP”) or inflammation by administering to the eye or eyes of an individual in need thereof a cis-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid, an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), or both. The invention further provides for reducing IOP or inflammation by methods in which the sEH inhibitor or EETs, or both, are administered systemically. In some embodiments, the methods comprise administering to the individual a nucleic acid encoding an inhibitor of sEH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Regents of the University of California Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Bruce D. Hammock, Takaho Watanabe, Shirley J. Gee