Patents by Inventor William B. Rathbun

William B. Rathbun 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).

  • Compounds that enhance the concentration of glutathione in tissues
    Patent number: 5624955
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical unit dosage form comprising an amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## is provided wherein R.sup.1 is a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.20)alkyl group, a (C.sub.6 -C.sub.12)aryl group, or a C.sub.3 -C.sub.18)cycloalkyl group and R.sup.2 is H or a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.19)alkyl group, a (C.sub.6 -C.sub.12)aryl group, a (C.sub.7 -C.sub.13)arylalkoxy group, a (C.sub.1 -C.sub.6)alkyoxy group, a (C.sub.3 -C.sub.18)cycloalkyl group, a ##STR2## group, or a --CH(R.sup.3)NH.sub.2 group wherein R.sup.3 is a side chain of a natural amino acid, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein said amount is effective to increase the concentration of glutathione in tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Herbert T. Nagasawa, William B. Rathbun, Jonathan F. Cohen