Patents by Inventor Thomas O. Carpenter

Thomas O. Carpenter 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).

  • Method of enhancing lipophile transport using cyclodextrin derivatives
    Patent number: 4877778
    Abstract: Levels of cholesterol, vitamin A, triglycerides, and other lipophiles in the human circulation can be manipulated by intravenous infusion of cyclodextrin-type compounds. The cyclodextrin-type compound should be highly soluble in water, amorphous and of only moderate molecular weight in order to be easily excreted; one preferred cyclodextrin, 2-hydroxypropyl-.beta.-cyclodextrin with an average molecular weight of 1460, is administered at doses of 0.5 g/kg x day. The serum levels of the lipophiles indicate that the infusion may serve to mobilize the lipophile from tissues, induce its excretion, and furthermore affect its homeostasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: The Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas O. Carpenter, Josef Pitha