Patents by Inventor John E. Conte

John E. Conte 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).

  • Suppression of Pneumocystis carinii using aerosolized pentamidine treatment
    Patent number: 5366726
    Abstract: A method of preventing clinically manifest Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in immunocompromised humans is provided wherein an aerosol of pentamidine is administered to the patient in a manner which delivers the aerosol to the patient's alveoli. Also provided is a method of treating Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV seropositive individuals comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of pentamidine aerosol to the HIV positive individual through inhalation. In addition, a method is provided of administering pentamidine to a human comprising aerosolizing a pentamidine solution in a nebulizer system having a one-way valve disposed between the nebulizer and the mouthpiece of the nebulizer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert J. Debs, Alan B. Montgomery, John E. Conte, Jeffrey A. Golden
  • Prophylaxis of pneumocystis carinii with aerosilized pentamidine
    Patent number: 5364615
    Abstract: A method of preventing clinically manifest Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in immunocompromised humans is provided wherein an aerosol of pentamidine is administered to the patient in a manner which delivers the aerosol to the patient's alveoli. Also provided is a method of treating Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV seropositive individuals comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of pentamidine aerosol to the HIV positive individual through inhalation. In addition, a method is provided of administering pentamidine to a human comprising aerosolizing a pentamidine solution in a nebulizer system having a one-way valve disposed between the nebulizer and the mouthpiece of the nebulizer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert J. Debs, Alan B. Montgomery, John E. Conte, Jeffrey A. Golden