Patents by Inventor Beth A. Matthews

Beth A. Matthews 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).

  • Intranasal delivery of modafinil
    Patent number: 7989502
    Abstract: Modafinil is selectively delivered to the brain, minimizing delivery to the blood, of a person in need thereof by administering to the person a therapeutically-effective dosage of modafinil, wherein the dosage is less than 1 mg, formulated in a lipid microemulsion (LME) and selectively delivered to the upper third of the nasal cavity. The method may be implemented with an intranasal pharmaceutical delivery device loaded with a modafinil composition and adapted to deliver the dosage to the upper third of the nasal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: SRI International, HealthPartners Research Foundation
    Inventors: Mary Ann Katherine Greco, William Howard Frey, II, Jacqueline DeRose, Rachel Beth Matthews, Leah Ranae Bresin Hanson
  • Intranasal Delivery of Modafinil
    Publication number: 20100204334
    Abstract: Modafinil is selectively delivered to the brain, minimizing delivery to the blood, of a person in need thereof by administering to the person a therapeutically-effective dosage of modafinil, wherein the dosage is less than 1 mg, formulated in a lipid microemulsion (LME) and selectively delivered to the upper third of the nasal cavity. The method may be implemented with an intranasal pharmaceutical delivery device loaded with a modafinil composition and adapted to deliver the dosage to the upper third of the nasal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Mary Ann Katherine Greco, William Howard Frey, II, Jacqueline DeRose, Rachel Beth Matthews, Leah Ranae Bresin Hanson
  • Method and apparatus for a computer-implemented system for the maintainence of a business relationship between a seller and a buyer
    Publication number: 20030004929
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for maintaining a business relationship between a seller (i.e., a first entity) and a buyer (i.e. a second entity).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Arnold James Julian, Antonine Miller, Dewey W. Renner, John Heaton, Hemant Chauhan, Beth A. Matthews