Patents by Inventor David Vincent Sheehan

David Vincent Sheehan 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).

  • Treatment of suicidal ideation or behavior using inhibitors of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
    Patent number: 9180191
    Abstract: The invention concerns methods of treating suicidal ideation or behavior in a subject in need thereof, comprising decreasing endogenous nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) activity in the subject; therapeutic packages for treating suicidal ideation or behavior; and methods for determining the efficacy of a treatment for suicidal ideation or behavior. In some embodiments, the treatment methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of a nAChR, such as a lithium compound, mecamylamine, clozapine, or asenapine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Inventors: David Vincent Sheehan, Roland Douglas Shytle
  • TREATMENT OF SUICIDAL IDEATION OR BEHAVIOR USING INHIBITORS OF NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS
    Publication number: 20120269906
    Abstract: The invention concerns methods of treating suicidal ideation or behavior in a subject in need thereof, comprising decreasing endogenous nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) activity in the subject; therapeutic packages for treating suicidal ideation or behavior; and methods for determining the efficacy of a treatment for suicidal ideation or behavior. In some embodiments, the treatment methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an inhibitor of a nAChR, such as a lithium compound, mecamylamine, clozapine, or asenapine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: University of South Florida
    Inventors: David Vincent Sheehan, Roland Douglas Shytle