Patents by Inventor Kara Schmelzer

Kara Schmelzer 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).

  • Use of inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase to synergize activity of COX and 5-LOX inhibitors
    Patent number: 7951831
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions, and uses of those compositions for making medicaments, for potentiating the beneficial effects of inhibitors of COX-1, COX-2, and 5-LOX, and reducing adverse effects, by also administering inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase (“sEH”), with or without also administering one or more cis-epoxyeicosantrienoic acids. The invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of sEH as analgesics and to methods and compositions of epoxides of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, optionally with an inhibitor of sEH, to reduce pain or inflammation or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Bruce D. Hammock, Kara Schmelzer, Ahmet Bora Inceoglu
  • USE OF INHIBITORS OF SOLUBLE EPOXIDE HYDROLASE TO SYNERGIZE ACTIVITY OF COX AND 5-LOX INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20100286222
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions, and uses of those compositions for making medicaments, for potentiating the beneficial effects of inhibitors of COX-1, COX-2, and 5-LOX, and reducing adverse effects, by also administering inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase (“sEH”), with or without also administering one or more cis-epoxyeicosantrienoic acids. The invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of sEH as analgesics and to methods and compositions of epoxides of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, optionally with an inhibitor of sEH, to reduce pain or inflammation or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Bruce D. Hammock, Kara Schmelzer, Ahmet Bora Inceoglu
  • Use of inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase to synergize activity of COX and 5-LOX inhibitors
    Publication number: 20060178347
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, compositions, and uses of those compositions for making medicaments, for potentiating the beneficial effects of inhibitors of COX-1, COX-2, and 5-LOX, and reducing adverse effects, by also administering inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase (“sEH”), with or without also administering one or more cis-epoxyeicosantrienoic acids. The invention further relates to the use of inhibitors of sEH as analgesics and to methods and compositions of epoxides of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, optionally with an inhibitor of sEH, to reduce pain or inflammation or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Bruce Hammock, Kara Schmelzer, Ahmet Inceoglu