Patents by Inventor Alison M. Moore

Alison M. Moore 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 for reducing intraocular pressure in the mammalian eye by administration of potassium channel blockers
    Patent number: 5925342
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and a method are disclosed for treating glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension in the mammalian eye by administering to the mammalian eye the pharmaceutical composition of the invention which contains, as the active ingredient, one or more compounds having potassium channel blocking activity. Examples of potassium channel blockers utilized in the pharmaceutical composition and method of treatment are quinine, tremogenic indole alkaloids, such as Penitrem A and paspalicine, and insect toxins such as charybdotoxin and iberiotoxin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Allergan
    Inventors: Joseph S. Adorante, Elizabeth WoldeMussie, Guadalupe Ruiz, Kara Kopper, Alison M. Moore