Patents by Inventor Helen Marie Korchak

Helen Marie Korchak 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).

  • Protein kinase C therapy for the treatment of acute lung injury
    Patent number: 8470766
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel formulations of a ?PKC inhibitor. The ?PKC inhibitor can be, for example, a peptide. The present invention also discloses a method of preventing acute pulmonary cell injury associated with trauma, ALI or ARDS and a method of inhibiting an inflammatory response in pulmonary cells by inhibiting the activity of ?PKC. The invention also provides a method of treating a pulmonary disease with an aerosol formulation of a ?PKC inhibitor to inhibit neutrophil activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignees: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Laurie Ellen Kilpatrick, Helen Marie Korchak, Clifford S. Deutschman
  • Novel Protein Kinase C Therapy for the Treatment of Acute Lung Injury
    Publication number: 20100003199
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel formulations of a ?PKC inhibitor. The ?PKC inhibitor can be, for example, a peptide. The present invention also discloses a method of preventing acute pulmonary cell injury associated with trauma, ALI or ARDS and a method of inhibiting an inflammatory response in pulmonary cells by inhibiting the activity of ?PKC. The invention also provides a method of treating a pulmonary disease with an aerosol formulation of a ?PKC inhibitor to inhibit neutrophil activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Laurie Ellen Kilpatrick, Helen Marie Korchak, Clifford S. Deutschman