Patents by Inventor Thomas M. McKenna

Thomas M. McKenna 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).

  • Inhibitors of protein kinase C activity as protectors against septic shock and reducers of ARDS
    Patent number: H1168
    Abstract: An agent and treatment for a subject susceptible to septic shock. The subject is treated with a PKC inhibitor, preferably wit a PKC inhibitor selected from the group consisting of lipid analogues. Preferred among the lipid analogues are sphingosine and its analogues. The inhibitors of this invention are administered, preferably by infusion in a suitable pharmaceutical carrier, in a range of 0.1 to 50 mg/Kg body weight preferably in the range of 0.5 to 25 mg/Kg body weight and most preferably in the range of 1 to 5 mg/Kg body weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Thomas M. McKenna, Taffy J. Williams