Patents by Inventor Nancy A. Sharkey

Nancy A. Sharkey 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).

  • Antiviral composition
    Patent number: 5599839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antiviral composition and to methods of treating patients with viral infections. The antiviral composition of the present invention comprises prostratin, a phorbol ester derivative, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present composition while having antiviral activity does not have substantial tumor promoting activity and does not have other substantial adverse toxicological properties that would preclude its use in antiviral therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services, Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Michael R. Boyd, Paul A. Cox, Gordon M. Cragg, Peter M. Blumberg, Nancy A. Sharkey, Junichi Ishitoya, James B. McMahon, John A. Beutler, Owen S. Weislow, John H. Cardellina, II, Krik R. Gustafson