Patents

Patents and Applications

1. Root‑Bernstein, R. S. "New Agents for Treating Arthritis." U. S. Patent No. 5,942,491. Michigan State University ID# 96-037. Granted 24 August 1999.

2. Root‑Bernstein, R. S. "Vaccination Markers. A Means to Distinguish Between Artificial and Natural Immunity." MSU Invention Disclosure #93-076 (US and foreign provisional applications filed 28 Feb 2004; European application published 16 Sep 04:WIPO WO 2004/078926 A2); USPTO patent application 20060216302 published 28 Sep 2006.

3. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. "Improved Hemostasis for Injectable Anesthetics and other Locally Acting Injectables", MSU Invention Disclosure # 00-062

4. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. "Agent to Potentiate the Efficacy of Catecholamines Used to Treat Neurological Disfunctions," MSU Invention Disclosure #01-001

5. Dillon, P. F. and Root-Bernstein "Agent to Potentiate Catecholamine-Induced Contraction of Cardiac Muscle," MSU Invention Disclosure #01-002

6. Dillon, P. F. and Root-Bernstein, R. S. "Agent to Potentiate Catecholamine-Induced Relaxation of Smooth Muscle," MSU Invention Disclosure #01-003

7. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. "Agent to Potentiate Catecholamine-Induced Contraction of Smooth Muscle," MSU Invention Disclosure #01-004.

US and International patents filed 28 September 2001 for MSU Invention Disclosures #01-001 through 01-004 and 00-062 as:

8. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. “Catecholamine Pharmaceutical Compositions and Methods,” World Intellectual Property Organization International Publication Number WO 02/26223 A2, 4 April 2002; USPTO patent application 20030216413, published 20 Nov 2003.

9. Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Method for Detecting Toxic and Infectious Agents,” MSU Invention Disclosure, #01-042.

10. Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Novel Insulin-Releasing Peptides,” MSU Invention Disclosure, #02-xxx.

11. Dillon, P. F. and Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Method for Delivery of Adrenergic Enhancer,” MSU Invention Disclosure #03-058. (Patent application filed in U. S., Europe, and Japan, February 2005). Related patent applications:

12. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. “Catecholamine Pharmaceutical Compositions and Methods,” World Intellectual Property Organization International Publication Number WO 02/26223 A2, 4 April 2002.

13. Dillon, P. F and Root-Bernstein, R. S.. “Adrenergic Complement Inhaler,” Provisional patent application filed in U. S., Europe and Japan, 10 June 2004.

14. Dillon, P. F. and Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Method for Delivery of Adrenergic Enhancer,” Provisional patent application filed in U. S., Europe, and Japan, February 2005.

15. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. “Novel Adrenergic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists” Patent application filed in U.S., Europe, and Japan, February 2005

16. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. “Ascorbate Binding Peptides,” provisional patent application filed with USPTO 15 April 2005..

17. Root-Bernstein, R. S., Dillon, P. F., Hollingsworth, R. “G-Protein Coupled Receptor Modulators,” (Tethered compounds) filed with the USPTO 5 August 2005.

18. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. “Aminergic Pharmaceutical Compositions and Methods,” (Histamine mainly) Provisional US Patent filed 18 November 2005; International Application No. PCT/US2006/014165. 14 April 2006.

19. “A General Method for Producing Antigen-Specific Immune Potentiators to Improve Antigen and Vaccine Potency and Effectiveness,” MSU Invention Disclosure #04-036.

13. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. “Novel Adrenergic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists” MSU Invention Disclosure ID #04-104 (Patent application filed in U.S., Europe, and Japan, February 2005).

14. Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Polysaccharide-Peptide Conjugate as Anti-Arthritis Drug and Vaccine,” MSU Invention Disclosure # 06-007. 26 July 2006.

15. Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Anti-Arthritis Peptide Acts as Vaccine against Adjuvant Arthritis,” MSU Invention Disclosure # 06-008. 26 July 2006. Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Arthritis Vaccines and Methods,” U. S. Utility Patent Application 11/586,346, filed 25 Oct 2006.

16. Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Polysaccharide Vaccine for Preventing Arthritis,” MSU Invention Disclosure # 06-009. 26 July 2006.

17. Root-Bernstein, R. S. and Dillon, P. F. “Improved Hemostasis,” MSU Invention Disclosure #07-076. March 2007. US Provisional patent applied for 18 Dec 2008.

18. Root-Bernstein, R. S., and Dillon, P. F. “Novel Enhancer for GPCRs”, MSU Invention Disclosure, # 07134 June 2008. US Provisional patent applied for 18 Dec 2008.

19. Root-Bernstein, R. S. “Antigen-Specific ImmunoPotentiators” MSU Invention Disclosure #08-012, June 2008. US Provisional patent applied for 18 Dec 2008.

N.B. MSU Technologies decided to abandon ALL of the above patent applications as of December 2009.