Patents by Inventor Herman J. C. Yeh

Herman J. C. Yeh 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).

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists
    Patent number: 9902734
    Abstract: The invention provides novel nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists, for example, phantasmidine and derivatives thereof, for example a compound of formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating disorders responsive to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Myasthenia Gravis, Tourette's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, pain, and cognitive dysfunction by treatment with the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Indiana State University, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Richard W. Fitch, Thomas F. Spande, H. Martin Garraffo, Herman J. C. Yeh, John W. Daly
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists
    Patent number: 9018227
    Abstract: The invention provides novel nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists, for example, phantasmidine and derivatives thereof, for example a compound of formula (I). Also disclosed are methods of treating disorders responsive to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Myasthenia Gravis, Tourette's syndrome, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, pain, and cognitive dysfunction by treatment with the nicotinic acetylcholine for agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignees: Indiana State University, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Richard W. Fitch, Thomas F. Spande, H. Martin Garraffo, Herman J. C. Yeh, Kathryn Daly