Patents by Inventor Farouk Karoum

Farouk Karoum 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).

  • Publication number: 20060241183
    Abstract: A method of treating Parkinson's disease by administering the racemic mixture of D,L-DOPA in combination with both peripheral amino acid decarboxylase and catechol, O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors in pharmaceutically acceptable salts forms and effective doses for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Alternatively, D-DOPA is administered in combination with both peripheral amino acid decarboxylase and catechol, O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors in pharmaceutically acceptable salts forms and effective doses for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventor: Farouk Karoum
  • Patent number: 4863962
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of treating Parkinson's disease. More particularly, the present invention utilizes D-DOPA or the racemic mixture of D,L-DOPA, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in an anti-parkinsonism effective amount for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Fidia-Georgetown Institute for the Neurosciences
    Inventors: Farouk Karoum, Erminio Costa