Patents by Inventor Esther L. Barrow

Esther L. Barrow 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 intracellular infections
    Patent number: 6264991
    Abstract: A method of treating or preventing an intracellular infection in an animal comprising administering a first effective amount of a suitable drug contained in first biocompatible microspheres that have a diameter of less than or equal to about 10 microns, wherein the first microspheres release the suitable drug upon administration at a first effective rate. A second set of microspheres greater than 10 microns in diameter may also be administered to provide continuing systemic release of the drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: William W. Barrow, Esther L. Barrow, Debra C. Quenelle, Gary A. Winchester, Jay K. Staas