Patents by Inventor Carmen Allegra

Carmen Allegra 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).

  • Treatment of a microbial infection with drugs containing para-acetamidobenzoic acid
    Patent number: 5068253
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating or preventing a microbial infection, such as Pneumocystis carinii or Toxoplasma gondii, in a patient comprising administering to the patient an antimicrobially effective amount of p-acetamidobenzoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof so that the microbial infection is inhibited. P-acetamidobenzoic acid or an acceptable salt thereof can be used to treat infections caused by Pneumocystis carinii, Toxoplasma gondii, Plasmodium species and other microorganisms containing the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase such as most bacteria and some yeasts. The method of the present invention is particularly applicable in situations where the patient is immunosuppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Joseph Kovacs, Henry Masur, Carmen Allegra
  • Use of trimetrexate as antiparasitic agent
    Patent number: 4694007
    Abstract: A method of treating infections of Toxoplasmosis or P. carini comprising administering to the host an effective amount of trimetrexate, (2,4-diamino-5-methyl-6-[(3,4,5-trimethoxyanilino)methyl]quinazoline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Carmen Allegra, James C. Drake, Bruce A. Chabner, Henry Masur, Joseph A. Kovacs