Patents by Inventor Annanth Annapragada

Annanth Annapragada 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).

  • Agglomerated particles for aerosol drug delivery
    Patent number: 7138136
    Abstract: The invention provides a drug delivery vehicle for inhalation by a patient. The drug delivery vehicle comprises biocompatible particles between 0.1 and 1.0 microns in diameter, that are loaded with one or more drugs and which are crosslinked together to form agglomerates. The agglomerates can also provide for delivery of contrast-enhancing agents for clinical imaging. The invention also provides methods of making the inventive agglomerates, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the agglomerates, and methods for delivering drugs or contrast-enhancing agents to a patient by inhalation of pharmaceutical compositions containing the agglomerates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Cleveland State University
    Inventors: Annanth Annapragada, Rohan Bhavane
  • Agglomerated particles for aerosol drug delivery
    Publication number: 20030190284
    Abstract: The invention provides a drug delivery vehicle for inhalation by a patient. The drug delivery vehicle comprises biocompatible particles between 0.1 and 1.0 microns in diameter, that are loaded with one or more drugs and which are crosslinked together to form agglomerates. The agglomerates can also provide for delivery of contrast-enhancing agents for clinical imaging. The invention also provides methods of making the inventive agglomerates, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the agglomerates, and methods for delivering drugs or contrast-enhancing agents to a patient by inhalation of pharmaceutical compositions containing the agglomerates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Annanth Annapragada, Rohan Bhavane