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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Solomon H Snyder, Baltimore, MD (US);
Gabriele V Ronnett, Baltimore, MD (US);
Anne M Cunningham, Annandale, AU;
Craig B Warren, Rumson, NJ (US);
Felice F Borisy, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 45 ; 424 43 ; 514263 ; 514937 ; 514957 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides the art with methods for enhancing the sense of smell. The method involves application of an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase to the olfactory epithelium. New inhibitors can be screened using one or more phosphodiesterases isolated from olfactory mucosa. Nebulizers for applying inhibitors to the olfactory mucosa are also provided.