Patents by Inventor J. Manuel Perez Figueroa

J. Manuel Perez Figueroa 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 Comprising Carboxylic Acid-Containing Small Molecules
    Publication number: 20150087605
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for treating anthrax, inhibiting anthrax toxins and inhibiting anthrax toxin-induced cytotoxicity. Carboxylic acid-containing small molecules can be used in the methods and compositions disclosed herein, for example, sulindac and derivatives thereof may be used. Methods of screening for carboxylic acid-containing small molecules that can be used to treat anthrax are disclosed. Targeting the anthrax toxin reduces the risks of anthrax spores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: J. Manuel Perez Figueroa, Oscar Santiesteban, Charalambos Kaittanis