Patents by Inventor Monroe Jackson Stutts, III

Monroe Jackson Stutts, III 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).

  • Dinucleotides useful for the treatment of lung disease
    Patent number: 6235266
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation comprises, in an amount effective to hydrate lung mucous secretions, a compound of Formula (I): wherein n is from 1 to 6; X is —OH or —SH; A and B are each independently selected from the group consisting of: wherein R is H or Br; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method of hydrating mucous secretions in the lungs of a subject in need of such treatment, comprising administering to the lungs of the subject a compound of Formula I as given above, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Monroe Jackson Stutts, III, Richard C. Boucher, Jr., Eduardo R. Lazarowski, Cara A. Geary
  • Dinucleotides useful for hydrating lung mucous secretions
    Patent number: 5935555
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation comprises, in an amount effective to hydrate lung mucous secretions, a compound of Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein n is from 1 to 6;X is --OH or --SH;A and B are each independently selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2## wherein R is H or Br; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method of hydrating mucous secretions in the lungs of a subject in need of such treatment, comprising administering to the lungs of the subject a compound of Formula I as given above, is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Monroe Jackson Stutts, III, Richard C. Boucher, Jr., Eduardo R. Lazarowski, Cara A. Geary