Patents by Inventor Barry Starcher

Barry Starcher 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).

  • Treatment of pulmonary disease with protease inhibitors
    Patent number: 5780440
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for the prevention or treatment of patients suffering from respiratory distress syndrome and/or sepsis syndrome by administering directly into the lungs small or nicrocrystalline particles or droplets of at least one protease inhibitor alone or with an oxygen metabolite scavenger. The method can also include the treatment in combination with the monitoring of the urine desmosine level of the patients and the use of DNase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Protease Sciences Inc.
    Inventors: John Lezdey, Allan Wachter, Barry Starcher