Patents by Inventor Thomas Kristian Eckols

Thomas Kristian Eckols 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).

  • Methods and compositions for treatment of muscle wasting, muscle weakness, and/or cachexia
    Patent number: 11161831
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating, preventing, and/or reduce the risk or severity of a condition selected from the group consisting of muscle wasting, muscle weakness, cachexia, and a combination thereof in an individual in need thereof. In some embodiments, particular small molecules are employed for treatment, prevention, and/or reduction in the risk of muscle wasting. In at least particular cases, the small molecules are inhibitors of STAT3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: David J. Tweardy, Moses M. Kasembeli, Marvin X. Xu, Thomas Kristian Eckols
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF MUSCLE WASTING, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, AND/OR CACHEXIA
    Publication number: 20200331880
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating, preventing, and/or reduce the risk or severity of a condition selected from the group consisting of muscle wasting, muscle weakness, cachexia, and a combination thereof in an individual in need thereof. In some embodiments, particular small molecules are employed for treatment, prevention, and/or reduction in the risk of muscle wasting. In at least particular cases, the small molecules are inhibitors of STAT3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: David J. Tweardy, Moses M. Kasembeli, Marvin X. Xu, Thomas Kristian Eckols
  • Methods and compositions for treatment of muscle wasting, muscle weakness, and/or cachexia
    Patent number: 10676455
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating, preventing, and/or reduce the risk or severity of a condition selected from the group consisting of muscle wasting, muscle weakness, cachexia, and a combination thereof in an individual in need thereof. In some embodiments, particular small molecules are employed for treatment, prevention, and/or reduction in the risk of muscle wasting. In at least particular cases, the small molecules are inhibitors of STAT3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: David J. Tweardy, Moses M. Kasembeli, Marvin X. Xu, Thomas Kristian Eckols
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF MUSCLE WASTING, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, AND/OR CACHEXIA
    Publication number: 20150024032
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating, preventing, and/or reduce the risk or severity of a condition selected from the group consisting of muscle wasting, muscle weakness, cachexia, and a combination thereof in an individual in need thereof. In some embodiments, particular small molecules are employed for treatment, prevention, and/or reduction in the risk of muscle wasting. In at least particular cases, the small molecules are inhibitors of STAT3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: David J. Tweardy, Moses M. Kasembeli, Marvin X. Xu, Thomas Kristian Eckols