Patents by Inventor Megan R. Lerner

Megan R. Lerner 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).

  • Method and composition for the treatment of septic shock
    Patent number: 5650392
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates a composition and method for treating septic shock in a mammal or as a prophylactic treatment prior to a surgical procedure, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bacterial lipopolysaccharide binding peptide derived from CAP37 protein. In a preferred version, the composition and method of use may comprise a peptide comprising amino acids 20-44 of CAP37 or a subunit thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Heloise Anne Pereira, Daniel J. Brackett, Megan R. Lerner
  • Method and composition for the treatment of septic shock
    Patent number: 5607916
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates a composition and method for treating septic shock in a mammal or as a prophylactic treatment prior to a surgical procedure, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bacterial lipopolysaccharide binding peptide derived from CAP37 protein. In a preferred version, the composition and method of use may comprise a peptide comprising amino acids 20-44 of CAP37 or a subunit thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventors: Heloise A. Pereira, Daniel J. Brackett, Megan R. Lerner