Patents by Inventor Steven P. Engebretson

Steven P. Engebretson 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIALLY TIMED LOCAL DELIVERY OF A COMBINATION PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION FOR ORAL THERAPY
    Publication number: 20140205662
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for treating oral diseases in a subject. This method comprises the following steps; diagnosing the subject, and choosing one or a combination of medications, their dosing and desired time course and then delivering the medications to the desired site in the periodontal pocket by administering a plurality of microcapsules, capsules, the microcapsules comprising one or more pharmaceutical agent(s) that are released in a predetermined manner and in accordance with the pathophysiology of the targeted disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Steven P. Engebretson, Nathan Blumberg, Lorne Golub
  • Methods for facilitating metabolic control
    Patent number: 7732478
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for facilitating metabolic control in a subject by decreasing the level of Il-1? in the GCF. The present invention further provides methods for decreasing the level of circulating TNF in a subject. Also provided are uses of anti-inflammatory agents in these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York
    Inventor: Steven P. Engebretson