Patents by Inventor Janet K. Cheetham

Janet K. Cheetham 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).

  • Antibiotic compositions and methods for using same
    Patent number: 6492361
    Abstract: Compositions including a quinolone component in an amount effective as an antibiotic when the composition is placed in a mammalian eye, and a carrier component in an amount effective to act as a carrier for the quinolone component are provided. The present compositions are substantially free of other components effective as preservatives. Preferably the quinolone component has fungistatic activity. In one very useful embodiment, the compositions include a NSAID component in an amount effective to reduce inflammation or pain when the composition is placed in a mammalian eye. Methods of using the present compositions, for example, to resolve microbial infections and/or to reduce inflammation and/or pain in a mammalian eye are included within the scope of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Allergan Sales, Inc
    Inventors: Christopher A. Muller, Elizabeth A. Bancroft, Janet K. Cheetham, Harold G. Jensen, Teresa H. Kuan, David F. Power, Kevin D. Skule
  • Methods for reducing non-inflammatory pain
    Publication number: 20010034353
    Abstract: Methods for reducing non-inflammatory pain caused by injuries and traumas include administering to a mammal eye having non-inflammatory pain a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a quinolone component in an amount effective as an antibiotic and a NSAID component in an amount effective, in combination with the quinolone component, to provide a reduction in non-inflammatory pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: October 25, 2001
    Applicant: Allergan Sales, Inc.,
    Inventors: Janet K. Cheetham, Harold G. Jensen, Christopher A. Muller, David F. Power, Kevin D. Skule
  • Antibiotic compositions and method for using same
    Patent number: 6166012
    Abstract: Compositions including a quinolone component in an amount effective as an antibiotic when the composition is placed in a mammalian eye, and a carrier component in an amount effective to act as a carrier for the quinolone component are provided. The present compositions are substantially free of other components effective as preservatives. Preferably the quinolone component has fungistatic activity. In one very useful embodiment, the compositions include a NSAID component in an amount effective to reduce inflammation or pain when the composition is placed in a mammalian eye. Methods of using the present compositions, for example, to resolve microbial infections and/or to reduce inflammation and/or pain in a mammalian eye are included within the scope of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Allergan Sales, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Muller, Elizabeth A. Bancroft, Janet K. Cheetham, Harold G. Jensen, Teresa H. Kuan, David F. Power, Kevin D. Skule