Patents by Inventor Donna D. Causey

Donna D. Causey 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).

  • Method of administering nicotine transdermally
    Patent number: 5633008
    Abstract: A method of administering nicotine transdermally in which a nicotine patch, capable of administering nicotine for at least 16 hours at rates that are efficacious in smoking cessation therapy, is applied in the morning upon waking and removed prior to sleep. This method is effective even though nicotine is not essential during sleep and many smokers experience morning craving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Inventors: James L. Osborne, Melinda K. Nelson, David J. Enscore, Su I. Yum, Robert M. Gale, Donna D. Causey