Patents by Inventor Gloria Massaro

Gloria Massaro 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 and compositions for the treatment and prevention of lung disease
    Publication number: 20060116425
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of lung disease such as emphysema and/or bronchopulmonary dysplasia in a mammal. Also disclosed are methods and compositions promoting the formation of alveolar septa and increasing the gas-exchange surface area of a mammalian lung, and for the prevention and/or treatment of alveolar destruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Massaro, Gloria Massaro, Roshantha Chandraratna
  • Treatment of age-related lung abnormalities using estrogen and/or retinoids
    Publication number: 20050209204
    Abstract: Methods of treating diseases or age disorders involving loss of alveoli, lung recoil or elasticity and gas exchange using RAR? agonists and estrogen therapies are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Donald Massaro, Gloria Massaro
  • Treatment of pulmonary disorders with retinoic acid or other retinoids by inducing formation of gas-exchange units (alveoli)
    Patent number: 6277890
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of retinoic acid, its esters and analogues thereof for enhancing alveolar function or development. The method comprises administration of a composition containing an alveoli formation-inducing effective amount of a retinoic acid, its esters and analogues of retinoic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Gloria Massaro, Donald Massaro
  • Treatment of emphysema with retinoic acid or other retinoids by inducing formation of gas-exchange units (alveoli)
    Patent number: 5998486
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of retinoic acid, its esters and analogues thereof, for treatment of emphysema. The method comprises administration of a composition containing an effective amount of a retinoic acid, or an ester or an analoge thereof, to induce alveolar formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Georgetown University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Gloria Massaro, Donald Massaro