Patents by Inventor Tim McCaffrey

Tim McCaffrey 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 Bcl Inhibitors for the Treatment of Scarring Caused By Cutaneous Wounds, Burns and Abrasions
    Publication number: 20110091552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to use of Bcl inhibitors for the prevention of fibroproliferation resulting in the growth of visible or disfiguring scar tissue on human skin, including without limitation keloids and hypertrophic scars. In particular, the present invention relates to the new use of small molecule inhibitors of the Bcl-2/Bcl-XL family of anti-apoptotic proteins for the treatment of cutaneous wounds, burns and abrasions during the healing phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Tim McCaffrey, Dmitry Gagarin, Zhaoqing Yang