Patents by Inventor Carla J. Cerami

Carla J. Cerami 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 for treatment predicated on the presence of advanced glycosylation endproducts in tobacco and its combustion byproducts
    Patent number: 6110968
    Abstract: Methods are provided for measuring the accumulation of advanced glycosylation endproducts (AGEs), and for lowering the accumulation of advanced glycosylation endproducts, which are predicated on the discovery that such AGEs and their precedent glycotoxins are present in tobacco and its byproducts. More particularly, the methods focus on the observation that individuals who smoke or otherwise use tobacco have increased levels of AGEs relative to non-smoking individuals. The present methods relate to the measurement of AGE levels in both individuals and in tobacco and its byproduct, smoke, and to the treatment of such individuals with agents capable of reacting with glycosylation products to either avert or diminish the accretion of AGEs in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: The Picower Institute for Medical Research
    Inventors: Richard J. Bucala, Helen Vlassara, Anthony Cerami, Carla J. Cerami, Henry W. Founds
  • Methods for measurement and treatment predicated on the presence of advanced glycosylation endproducts in tobacco and its combustion byproducts
    Patent number: 5850840
    Abstract: Methods are provided for measuring the accumulation of advanced glycosylation endproducts (AGEs), and for lowering the accumulation of advanced glycosylation endproducts, which are predicated on the discovery that such AGEs and their precedent glycotoxins are present in tobacco and its byproducts. More particularly, the methods focus on the observation that individuals who smoke or otherwise use tobacco have increased levels of AGEs relative to non-smoking individuals. The present methods relate to the measurement of AGE levels in both individuals and in tobacco and its byproduct, smoke, and to the treatment of such individuals with agents capable of reacting with glycosylation products to either avert or diminish the accretion of AGEs in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignees: Alteon Inc., The Picower Institute for Medical Research
    Inventors: Carla J. Cerami, Richard J. Bucala, Helen Vlassara, Anthony Cerami, Henry W. Founds