Patents by Inventor Frank J. Macri

Frank J. Macri 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).

  • Patent number: 4734438
    Abstract: Novel pharmaceutical compositions containing norepinephrine releasers such as alpha-adrenergic agonists, para-sympathomimetic agonists and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors in combination with a potentiating amount of norepinephrine are disclosed. Use of such compositions, exemplified by the combination of norepinephrine and epinephrine, in an ophthalmic solution for the treatment of glaucoma is also disclosed, as well as the use of the combination of norepinephrine and a norepinephrine releaser in the treatment of congestion in the upper respiratory tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Inventor: Frank J. Macri
  • Patent number: 4581376
    Abstract: Novel pharmaceutical compositions containing norepinephrine releasers such as alpha-adrenergic agonists, para-sympathomimetic agonists and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors in combination with a potentiating amount of norepinephrine are disclosed. Use of such compositions, exemplified by the combination of norepinephrine and epinephrine, in an ophthalmic solution for the treatment of glaucoma is also disclosed, as well as the use of the combination of norepinephrine and a norepinephrine releaser in the treatment of congestion in the upper respiratory tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Inventor: Frank J. Macri