Patents by Inventor Silvia Bisti

Silvia Bisti 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).

  • Publication number: 20240164671
    Abstract: Disclosed is an interactive gaze analysis kit for the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative pathologies essentially composed of a video camera with framing on the eyes of the patient and a screen both connected to a calculation unit through which the user is shown images specifically designed for being able to observe the presence of micronystagmus, the reaction times following an optical stimulations and measure the light sensitivity threshold, through which the diagnosis can be found. Since the test is particularly sensitive to the level of brightness to which the patient is subjected, it is necessary to have the presence of a dark tunnel through which the patient can look at the screen, an infrared, visible spectrum or infrared and visible spectrum lighting system, an image analysis software and input-output peripheral devices for allowing the interaction both with the doctor and with the patient. Other related embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Maria Angela BAGNI, Silvia BISTI, Massimo CONTINI, Giacomo RONTINI
  • Publication number: 20200138860
    Abstract: The invention relates to blood serum, preferably from umbilical cord blood, for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative pathologies in the ophthalmic field, in particular in the treatment of glaucoma, wherein said serum comprises the nerve growth factor-? (NGF-?) together with other factors, such as, for example, BDNF. The serum can also be used for the treatment of ophthalmologic pathologies whose progression is linked to the activation of neuroinflammatory processes. The invention also relates to a composition comprising said serum and one or more excipients, and/or carriers and/or preservatives acceptable for human use; said composition can for example be in the form of a collyrium. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for preparing the serum for the use, according to the invention, from blood, preferably from umbilical cord blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicants: AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO-UNIVERSITARIA POLICLINICO S. ORSOLA MALPIGHI-BOLOGNA, ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA, UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DELL'AQUILA
    Inventors: Emilio C. CAMPOS, Piera VERSURA, Marina BUZZI, Silvia BISTI, Claudio VELATI
  • Patent number: 10561697
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical, dietary and/or food composition comprising saffron for use in the prevention and/or treatment of degenerative eye disorders. The present invention is also directed to a combination comprising saffron and curcumin, and to a pharmaceutical, dietary and/or food composition comprising said combination for use, by oral route, in the prevention and/or treatment of degenerative eye disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: HORTUS NOVUS SRL
    Inventors: Silvia Bisti, Rita Maccarone, Maria Anna Maggi
  • Patent number: 10092585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical, dietary and/or food composition, comprising saffron for use in the prevention and/or treatment of corneal dystrophies. The present invention also relates to a combination comprising saffron and at least one antioxidant and to a pharmaceutical dietary and/or food composition comprising said combination for use in the prevention and/or treatment of corneal dystrophies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: HORTUS NOVUS SRL
    Inventors: Silvia Bisti, Evelyne Sernagor
  • Publication number: 20170273998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical, dietary and/or food composition, comprising saffron for use in the prevention and/or treatment of corneal dystrophies. The present invention also relates to a combination comprising saffron and at least one antioxidant and to a pharmaceutical dietary and/or food composition comprising said combination for use in the prevention and/or treatment of corneal dystrophies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Silvia Bisti, Evelyne Sernagor
  • Publication number: 20170106038
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical, dietary and/or food composition comprising saffron for use in the prevention and/or treatment of degenerative eye disorders. The present invention is also directed to a combination comprising saffron and curcumin, and to a pharmaceutical, dietary and/or food composition comprising said combination for use, by oral route, in the prevention and/or treatment of degenerative eye disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Silvia Bisti, Rita Maccarone, Maria Anna Maggi