Patents by Inventor Laura J. Melton

Laura J. Melton 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).

  • Contrast media for angiography
    Patent number: 6943269
    Abstract: The present invention provides basic ionic contrast agents that have anticoagulant activity. The contrast media incorporate a lysine or arginine group or derivative, and have a free amino or guanidino group. Methods of using the contrast media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Don A. Gabriel, Laura J. Melton
  • Contrast media for angiography
    Publication number: 20040081620
    Abstract: The present invention provides basic ionic contrast agents that have anticoagulant activity. The contrast media incorporate a lysine or arginine group or derivative, and have a free amino or guanidino group. Methods of using the contrast media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Don A. Gabriel, Laura J. Melton
  • Contrast media for angiography
    Patent number: 6610850
    Abstract: The present invention provides basic ionic contrast agents that have anticoagulant activity. The contrast media incorporate a lysine or arginine group or derivative, and have a free amino or guanidino group. Methods of using the contrast media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Don A. Gabriel, Laura J. Melton
  • Contrast media for angiography
    Publication number: 20030120034
    Abstract: The present invention provides basic ionic contrast agents that have anticoagulant activity. The contrast media incorporate a lysine or arginine group or derivative, and have a free amino or guanidino group. Methods of using the contrast media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Don A. Gabriel, Laura J. Melton
  • Contrast media for angiography
    Patent number: 6498273
    Abstract: The present invention provides basic ionic contrast agents that have anticoagulant activity. The contrast media incorporate a lysine or arginine group or derivative, and have a free amino or guanidino group. Methods of using the contrast media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina
    Inventors: Don A. Gabriel, Laura J. Melton
  • Contrast media for angiography
    Publication number: 20020040162
    Abstract: The present invention provides basic ionic contrast agents that have anticoagulant activity. The contrast media incorporate a lysine or arginine group or derivative, and have a free amino or guanidino group. Methods of using the contrast media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Don A. Gabriel, Laura J. Melton
  • Contrast media for angiography
    Patent number: 6265610
    Abstract: The present invention provides basic ionic contrast agents that have anticoagulant activity. The contrast media incorporate a lysine or arginine group or derivative, and have a free amino or guanidino group. Methods of using the contrast media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Don A. Gabriel, Laura J. Melton