Patents by Inventor Laurel M. Adams

Laurel M. Adams 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).

  • Method of treating diabetes
    Patent number: 5321009
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of prophylactically preventing the onset, preventing the development, and arresting the progression of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in a mammal by administering an effective amount of rapamycin either alone or in combination with insulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Baeder, Surendra N. Sehgal, Laurel M. Adams, Thomas J. Caggiano
  • Method of treating pulmonary inflammation
    Patent number: 5080899
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of preventing or reversing pulmonary inflammation in a mammal by administering an effective amount of rapamycin orally, parenterally, intranasally, or intrabronchially. As such, rapamycin is useful in providing the symptomatic relief of diseases in which pulmonary inflammation is a component such as, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, bronchitis, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Sturm, Laurel M. Adams, Barry M. Weichman
  • Method of treating systemic lupus erythematosus
    Patent number: 5078999
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating systemic lupus erythematosus in a mammal in need thereof which comprises administering an effective amount of rapamycin orally, parenterally, intranasally, intrabronchially, or rectally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventors: Linda M. Warner, Laurel M. Adams