Patents by Inventor Pierre M. Lemieux

Pierre M. Lemieux 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).

  • Polynucleotide compositions for intramuscular administration
    Patent number: 6359054
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for intramuscular administration of polynucleotides, such as RNA, DNA, or derivatives thereof comprising polynucleotides and block copolymers of alkylethers. The invention also provides compositions and methods for stabilizing polynucleic acids and increasing the ability of polynucleic acids to cross cell membranes and act in the interior of a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Supratek Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre M. Lemieux, Alexander V. Kabanov, Valery Y. Alakov, Sergey V. Vinogradov
  • Vanadium complexes and derivatives thereof and methods related thereto
    Patent number: 6232340
    Abstract: Organovanadium complexes, and more specifically hydroxyoxovanadium(V), &mgr;-oxo dimeric oxovanadium(V) and cis-dioxovanadium(V) complexes, are provided. The complexes may be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition. The complexes and/or compositions may be used in the treatment of a variety of disease states, including use as anti-proliferative and/or anti-metastatic agents and/or to treat drug resistant tumors and/or to methods of reducing the ability of tumors to metastasize and/or for the treatment of diabetes, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diseases involving passageways of the body, and autoimmune diseases including but not limited to psoriasis and lupus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Zaihui Zhang, Philip M. Toleikis, Pierre M. Lemieux