Patents by Inventor Dale W. Usner

Dale W. Usner 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING, CONTROLLING, REDUCING, OR AMELIORATING OCULAR INFLAMMATORY WITH LOWER RISK OF INCREASED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE
    Publication number: 20120065228
    Abstract: A composition for treating, controlling, reducing, or ameliorating inflammatory pain comprises a dissociated glucocorticoid receptor agonist (“DIGRA”), a prodrug thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester thereof. The composition can comprise an additional anti-inflammatory agent and can be formulated for topical application, injection, or implantation. It may be used in a method of managing ocular inflammation and/or pain such that it has lower risk of eliciting increased intraocular pressure seen with glucocorticoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Jinzhong Zhang, Keith W. Ward, Timothy L. Comstock, Dale W. Usner, Bruce A. Pfeffer, Mercedes Salvador-Silva, Charu A. DeWitt, Francisco J. Lopez, Claudio Bucolo
  • Compositions and Methods for Treating, Controlling, Reducing, or Ameliorating Inflammatory Pain
    Publication number: 20110281882
    Abstract: A composition for treating, controlling, reducing, or ameliorating inflammatory pain comprises a dissociated glucocorticoid receptor agonist (“DIGRA”), a prodrug thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester thereof. The composition can comprise an additional anti-inflammatory agent and can be formulated for topical application, injection, or implantation. It may be used in a method of managing post-surgical ocular pain such that it has lower risk of eliciting adverse side effects seen with other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Jinzhong Zhang, Keith W. Ward, Timothy L. Comstock, Dale W. Usner