Patents
US 11654132 B2: Methods for treating COVID-19
- Granted
- 2023-05-23
- Filed
- 2022-06-29 application 17853355
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods for treating COVID-19 by targeting the inflammasome/caspase1/pyroptosis axis as a key inflammatory pathway. In particular, the invention relates to treating a patient infected with SARS-CoV-2 with an effective amount of one or more compounds that directly or indirectly inhibit one or more pathways of the inflammasome/caspase1/pyroptosis axis.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230523.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC. 21 patents | US company or organization | Columbia, MD | MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state MEDSTAR HEALTH INC Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas M. FISHBEIN | Columbia, MD | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Khalid M. Khan | Potomac, MD | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alexander H. KROEMER | Washington, DC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K31/4025 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C07D | Heterocyclic compounds | C07D405/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61P | Specific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations | A61P31/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C07K | Peptides | C07K5/06026 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FISHBEIN, THOMAS M. signed 2022-10-11 KHAN, KHALID M. signed 2022-10-11 KROEMER, ALEXANDER H. signed 2022-10-11 | MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC. COLUMBIA, MD | 61408/134 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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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