Patents and Patent Applications from Emory University


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5110987 Method of preparing sphingosine derivatives  
A method of preparing a substituted derivative of sphingosine comprising the steps of reducing serine methyl ester by a hydride reagent to form an aldehyde or aldehyde derivative, adding acetylide...
5109016 Method for inhibiting infection or replication of human immunodeficiency virus with porphyrin and phthalocyanine antiviral compositions  
Compositions for the inhibition of replication of human immunodeficiency virus containing one or more "porphyrins" possessing antiviral activity. As used herein "porphyrins" includes porphyrins,...
5089260 Method of treating ischemic tissue  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating tissue damaged by ischemia. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for treating tissue damaged by...
5084445 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxy-5-methylcytidine  
The present invention is an antiviral composition which includes a means and method for delivering an HIV-inhibitory amount of an active compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is OH,...
5080894 Method and composition for reducing tissue damage  
In accordance with the present invention, a method and composition is provided for treating an animal or human with ischemic tissue. The method comprises injecting an effective amount of a...
5078995 Fibrionolytic composition  
In accordance with present invention, a method is provided for reducing tissue damaged by ischemia in animal or human. The method comprises injecting an effective amount of an anticoagulant and a...
5077279 3'-azido-2',3'-dideoxy-5-methylcytidine anti-viral composition  
A composition delivering an HIV-inhibitory amount of an active compound of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is OH, monophosphate, diphosphate, or triphosphate, or a pharmacologically...
5071649 Method of preventing blockage in catheters  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for preventing blockage of a catheter. The method comprises admixing an effective concentration of a surface-active copolymer to the...
5064643 Method for treating sickle cell disease  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating sickle cell anemia. The method comprises injecting an effective concentration of a surface active copolymer into the...
5047236 Method of treating stroke  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating stroke. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for treating stroke comprising injecting a solution...
5041288 Method of treating tissue damaged by reperfusion injury  
The present invention provides a method for treating tissue damaged by reperfusion injury. The method includes injecting an effective amount of a surface-active copolymer into the human or animal...
5039520 Plasma extender  
In accordance with the present invention, a composition and method is provided for extending the plasma of a human or animal. The method comprises injecting an admixture of an effective...
5032394 Method of treating burns  
The present invention provides a method for treating burns. The method includes injecting an effective amount of a surface-active copolymer into a human or animal with a burn. The surface-active...
5030448 Method of delivering drugs to damaged or diseased tissue  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for efficiently delivering drugs to damaged tissue. The method comprises administering an admixture of an effective concentration of a...
5028599 Method of treating mycardial damage  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating myocardial damage. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for treating myocardial damage comprising...
5017370 Improved method of performing angioplasty procedures  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for improving angioplasty procedures by reducing tissue damage during the procedure comprising infusing certain ethylene...
4997644 Method of treating adult respiratory distress syndrome  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating adult respiratory distress syndrome. The method comprises injecting an effective amount of a surface-active copolymer...
4953500 Door system for large primate caging  
A door system for an opening separating two areas that contain a primate with the primate being able to control by switches connected to the operating system for opening and closing the door to...
4937070 Methods and compositions for treatment of pathological hydrophobic interactions in biological fluids  
In accordance with the present invention, a method and composition is provided for treating pathological hydrophobic interactions in biological fluids in which there is acute impairment of the...
4916122 3'-Azido-2',3'-dideoxyuridine anti-retroviral composition  
Compositions for the treatment of AIDS and ARC having the following compound as an active ingredient: ##STR1## where R1 is OH, monophosphate, diphosphate, or triphosphate; or a pharmacologically...
4897263 Methods and compositions for treatment of pathological hydrophobic interactions in biological fluids  
In accordance with the present invention, a method and composition is provided for treating pathological hydrophobic interactions in biological fluids in which there is acute impairment of the...
4879109 Method for treating burns  
In accordance with the present invention, a method and composition is provided for treating pathological hydrophobic interactions in biological fluids in which there is acute impairment of the...
4873083 Fibrinolytic composition  
In accordance with the present invention, a composition is provided that is effective in dissolving blood clots and reestablishing and maintaining blood flow through thrombosed coronary or other...
4864041 Transition metal-substituted polyoxometalates as catalysts for homogenous liquid-phase organic oxidation processes  
A novel process for the homogenous oxidation of organic substrates is disclosed. This process uses a transition metal-substituted polyoxometalate catalyst, which in the presence of an oxygen donor,...
4841039 2',3'-dideoxy-5-substituted uridines and related compounds as antiviral agents  
A compound which exhibits antiviral activity towards HTLV-III/LAV, having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R4 is O or NH; R5 is a C2-4 alkyl group or a C3-4 cycloalkyl group, wherein said alkyl group...
4839008 Homogeneous catalytic photochemical functionalization of alkanes by polyoxometalates  
A method for functionalizing alkanes, which comprises: (a) combining one or a mixture of alkanes with a photochemically active polyoxometalate compound to obtain a reaction medium; (b) allowing...
4837014 An improved method of treating sickle cell anemia  
In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided that is effective in treating sickle cell anemia. The method comprises a method of treating a person with sickle cell disease...
4832042 Ventilator hood system for indirect calorimetry  
Ventilator hood systems for metabolic studies involving a study of the gases exhaled by a person uses suction to induce a flow of gases through a special hood construction which is loosely fitted...
4784948 Production of streptococcal m protein immunogens and molecular probes  
Methods and compositions are provided for the cloning and expression of Streptococcus pyogenes M protein genes, and, in particular, types 5, 6 and 24 genes in single-cell host organisms. The...
4681933 2',3'-dideoxy-5-substituted uridines and related compounds as antiviral agents  
A compound which exhibits antiviral activity towards HTLV-III/LAV, having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R4 is O or NH; R5 is a C2-4 alkyl group or a C3-4 cycloalkyl group, wherein said alkyl group...
4602193 Method and apparatus for the stabilization of direct current arc lamps  
A system for stabilizing the arc in a DC arc lamp. An AC signal is superimposed on the DC power source of the lamp to cause small regular fluctuations in the arc. The small fluctuations prevent...
4516984 Degassing process and apparatus for removal of oxygen  
A method for decreasing the oxygen content of a fluid, which comprises contacting the fluid with one side of an interface capable of passing oxygen and retarding the passage of the fluid wherein...