Patents by Inventor F. Woodward Hopf

F. Woodward Hopf 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).

  • Modulating cooperative activity of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors to mitigate substance abuse
    Publication number: 20040253576
    Abstract: This invention provides to the discovery of the mechanism of a synergistic activity between dopamine D1 and D2 receptors and the exploitation of this mechanism to mitigate one or more symptoms associated with consumption of a substance of abuse. In certain embodiments, this invention provides a method of inhibiting nucleus accumbens spike firing in response to administration of a substance of abuse, where the method involves increasing activity of a slow A-type potassium current (IAS) in cells of the nucleus accumbens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Antonello Bonci, F. Woodward Hopf, Ivan Diamond