Patents by Inventor Arthur Smerling

Arthur Smerling 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).

  • Method of inducing vasorelaxation to treat pulmonary hypertension
    Patent number: 5968911
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of selectively decreasing pulmonary vascular resistance in a subject by administering endobronchially a drug chosen from among cAMP analogs, cGMP analogs, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, nitric oxide precursors, nitric oxide donors, and nitric oxide analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Charles A. Lawson, David J. Pinsky, Arthur Smerling, David M. Stern
  • Method of inducing vasorelaxation to treat pulmonary hypertension
    Patent number: 5728705
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of selectively decreasing pulmonary vascular resistance in a subject by administering endobronchially a drug chosen from among cAMP analogs, cGMP analogs, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, nitric oxide precursors, nitric oxide donors, and nitric oxide analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Charles A. Lawson, David J. Pinsky, Arthur Smerling, David M. Stern