Patents by Inventor Katharine Christine Carter

Katharine Christine Carter 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).

  • PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20090324743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations for delivery of drugs to the respiratory tract, especially the lungs, as well as improved methods of treating subjects suffering or predisposed to suffering from lung conditions/diseases. The invention is particularly directed to lung cancer treatment using, for example, cytotoxic platinum-based drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Katharine Christine Carter, Alexander Balfour Mullen, Valerie Anne Ferro
  • Vesicle formulation
    Patent number: 5869091
    Abstract: The invention provides an aqueous formulation comprising a pharmaceutically active agent present within vesicles suspended in an aqueous carrier. The invention resides in the finding that improved therapeutic efficacy can be achieved by providing the active agent both in the vesicles themselves and in the aqueous carrier vehicle. The invention provides a formulation which comprises: an aqueous vehicle; vesicles suspended in the aqueous vehicle; and a pharmaceutically active agent comprised within both the vesicles and the aqueous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: University of Strathclyde
    Inventors: Katharine Christine Carter, Alan James Baillie, Denise Margaret Williams