Patents by Inventor Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe

Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe 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).

  • Publication number: 20030027861
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions useful for the treatment of inflammation in humans, and related methods of treatment for the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Jennifer A. Riggs
  • Publication number: 20030027860
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions useful for the treatment of inflammation in humans, and related methods of treatment for the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Jennifer A. Riggs
  • Publication number: 20030013762
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions useful for the treatment of inflammation in humans, and related methods of treatment for the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Jennifer A. Riggs
  • Patent number: 6458776
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed represented by the following formula: where R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and where Z is selected such that a compound, Z-R1-NH2, formed by cleavage of the azo bond is a non-absorbable antibiotic; or an ester or pharmacologically acceptable salt of the compound of Formula I. Compounds of the present invention may be utilized for the prophylaxis or treatment of various diseases including, but not limited to, intestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and/or traveler's diarrhea, liver diseases such as hepatic encephalopathy, and/or diseases treatable by a non-absorbable antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Nobex Corporation
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Jennifer A. Riggs-Sauthier, Elizabeth Malson
  • Patent number: 6436990
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions useful for the treatment of inflammation in humans, and related methods of treatment for the same. In one embodiment the composition is In another embodiment, the composition is In yet another embodiment, the composition is Additional alternative embodiments are R or R″ that are therapeutic moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Nobex Corporation
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Jennifer A. Riggs
  • Publication number: 20020111334
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed represented by the following formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Jennifer A. Riggs-Sauthier, Elizabeth Malson
  • Publication number: 20020049186
    Abstract: Compounds are disclosed having the structure of Formula I: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Jennifer A. Riggs-Sauthier
  • Publication number: 20020028845
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions useful for the treatment of inflammation in humans, and related methods of treatment for the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Jennifer A. Riggs-Sauthier
  • Patent number: 6191105
    Abstract: A therapeutic formulation comprising a microemulsion of a therapeutic agent in free and/or conjugatively coupled form, wherein the microemulsion comprises a water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsion including a lipophilic phase and a hydrophilic phase, and has a hydrophilic and lipophilic balance (HLB) value between 3 and 7, wherein the therapeutic agent may for example be selected from the group consisting of insulin, calcitonin, ACTH, glucagon, somatostatin, somatotropin, somatomedin, parathyroid hormone, erythropoietin, hypothalamic releasing factors, prolactin, thyroid stimulating hormones, endorphins, enkephalins, vasopressin, non-naturally occurring opioids, superoxide dismutase, interferon, asparaginase, arginase, arginine deaminease, adenosine deaminase, ribonuclease, trypsin, chymotrypsin, papain, Ara-A (Arabinofuranosyladenine), Acylguanosine, Nordeoxyguanosine, Azidothymidine, Dideoxyadenosine, Dideoxycytidine, Dideoxyinosine Floxuridine, 6-Mercaptopurine, Doxorubicin, Daunorubicin, or I-darubicin, Erythrom
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Protein Delivery, Inc.
    Inventors: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe, Muthukumar Ramaswamy, Balasingam Radhakrishnan, HameedSulthan S. Allaudeen
  • Patent number: 5681811
    Abstract: A stabilized conjugated therapeutic agent complex comprising a therapeutic agent conjugatively coupled to a polymer including lipophilic and hydrophilic moieties, wherein the therapeutic agent may for example be selected from the group consisting of insulin, calcitonin, ACTH, glucagon, somatostatin, somatotropin, somatomedin, parathyroid hormone, erythropoietin, hypothalamic releasing factors, prolactin, thyroid stimulating hormones, endorphins, enkephalins, vasopressin, non-naturally occurring opioids, superoxide dismutase, interferon, asparaginase, arginase, arginine deaminease, adenosine deaminase, ribonuclease, trypsin, chymotrypsin, papain, Ara-A (Arabinofuranosyladenine), Acylguanosine, Nordeoxyguanosine, Azidothymidine, Dideoxyadenosine, Dideoxycytidine, Dideoxyinosine Floxuridine, 6-Mercaptopurine, Doxorubicin, Daunorubicin, or I-darubicin, Erythormycin, Vancomycin, oleandomycin, Ampicillin; Quinidine and Heparin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Protein Delivery, Inc.
    Inventor: Nnochiri Nkem Ekwuribe