Patents
US 10159678 B2: Methods to decrease susceptibility to asthmatic bronchoconstriction
- Granted
- 2018-12-25
- Filed
- 2013-05-16 application 14400887
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and compositions are described for reducing airway reactivity and the susceptibility to asthmatic bronchoconstriction that involve increasing sphingolipid content in airways and lungs of a mammalian subject.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181225.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY 1,393 patents | US company or organization | Ithaca, NY | CORNELL UNIVERSITY State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Cornell University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state CORNELL UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 26 patents | US company or organization | New York, NY | TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Worgall | New York, NY | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tilla S. Worgall | New York, NY | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K31/5383 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-02 | Government interest Confirmatory license | CORNELL UNIVERSITY signed 2017-09-28 | NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT BETHESDA, MD | 44096/141 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-01-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WORGALL, TILLA S signed 2015-01-12 | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 535 WEST 116TH STREET, NY | 34702/58 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-01-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WORGALL, STEFAN signed 2015-01-12 | CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NY | 34702/36 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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