Patents by Inventor Lan DeCastro

Lan DeCastro 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).

  • METHODS OF ADMINISTERING LIQUID DROPLET AEROSOLS OF NANOPARTICULATE DRUGS
    Publication number: 20120183476
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol comprising droplets of an aqueous dispersion of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles comprising insoluble therapeutic or diagnostic agent particles having a surface modifier on the surface thereof. There is also disclosed a method for making the aerosol and methods for treatment and diagnosis using the aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Ray W. WOOD, Lan DeCastro, H. William Bosch
  • Methods of administering liquid droplet aerosols of nanoparticulate drugs
    Patent number: 8097282
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol comprising droplets of an aqueous dispersion of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles comprising insoluble therapeutic or diagnostic agent particles having a surface modifier on the surface thereof. There is also disclosed a method for making the aerosol and methods for treatment and diagnosis using the aerosol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Ray W. Wood, Lan DeCastro, H. William Bosch
  • Nanoparticulate beclomethasone dipropionate compositions
    Publication number: 20090074873
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol comprising droplets of an aqueous dispersion of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles comprising insoluble therapeutic or diagnostic agent particles having a surface modifier on the surface thereof. There is also disclosed a method for making the aerosol and methods for treatment and diagnosis using the aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Ray W. Wood, Lan DeCastro, H. William Bosch
  • Methods of administering liquid droplet aerosols of nanoparticulate drugs
    Publication number: 20080274044
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol comprising droplets of an aqueous dispersion of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles comprising insoluble therapeutic or diagnostic agent particles having a surface modifier on the surface thereof. There is also disclosed a method for making the aerosol and methods for treatment and diagnosis using the aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Ray W. Wood, Lan DeCastro, H. William Bosch
  • Nanoparticulate beclomethasone dipropionate compositions
    Publication number: 20040057905
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol comprising droplets of an aqueous dispersion of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles comprising insoluble therapeutic or diagnostic agent particles having a surface modifier on the surface thereof. There is also disclosed a method for making the aerosol and methods for treatment and diagnosis using the aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: Elan Pharma International Ltd.
    Inventors: Ray W. Wood, Lan DeCastro, H. William Bosch
  • Nebulized aerosols containing nanoparticle dispersions
    Patent number: 6264922
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol comprising droplets of an aqueous dispersion of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles comprising insoluble therapeutic or diagnostic agent particles having a surface modifier on the surface thereof. There is also disclosed a method for making the aerosol and methods for treatment and diagnosis using the aerosol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Elan Pharma International Ltd.
    Inventors: Ray W. Wood, Lan DeCastro, H. William Bosch
  • Aerosols containing beclomethazone nanoparticle dispersions
    Patent number: 5747001
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol comprising droplets of an aqueous dispersion of nanoparticles, said nanoparticles comprising insoluble beclomethazone particles having a surface modifier on the surface thereof. There is also disclosed a method for making the aerosol and methods for treatment using the aerosol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: NanoSystems, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Timothy S. Wiedmann, Ray W. Wood, Lan DeCastro