Patents by Inventor Leo E. Otterbein

Leo E. Otterbein 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 treating vascular disease
    Publication number: 20030219496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating patients suffering from, or at risk for, intimal hyperplasia and/or arteriosclerosis. The treatment includes administering a pharmaceutical composition that includes carbon monoxide to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Leo E. Otterbein, Augustine M. K. Choi, Fritz H. Bach, Brian Zuckerbraun
  • Methods of treating ileus
    Publication number: 20030219497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating ileus in a patient, which includes administering a pharmaceutical composition that includes carbon monoxide to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Leo E. Otterbein, Augustine M. K. Choi, Beverley A. Moore, Anthony J. Bauer
  • Carbon monoxide improves outcomes in tissue and organ transplants and suppresses apoptosis
    Publication number: 20030039638
    Abstract: The present invention features methods for transplanting organs, tissues and individual cells. Also featured are methods for maintaining cells in vitro and for enhancing survival and/or function of cells following transplantation. The methods include the administration of carbon monoxide in an amount sufficient to enhance cell survival and/or function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Fritz H. Bach, Leo E. Otterbein, Miguel P. Soares, Edda M. Tobiasch, Jeanne Gose