Patents by Inventor Linda Porrino

Linda Porrino 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).

  • METHODS TO REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION
    Publication number: 20110053859
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating symptoms of sleep deprivation using a hypocretin agonist. The invention also provides methods of treating Parkinson's disease using a hypocretin agonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: The U. S. Government Respresented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Samuel A. Deadwyler, Robert E. Hampson, Linda Porrino, Michael Todd, Thomas N. Thannickal, Yuan-Yan Lai, Jerome M. Siegel
  • Method of treating cognitive decline due to sleep deprivation and stress
    Publication number: 20060276462
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods of use for AMPA receptor potentiator compounds and pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment as a result of acute or chronic sleep deprivation, including enhancement of receptor functioning at synapses in brain networks responsible for higher order behaviors. A still further aspect of the present invention is the use of an active agent as described above for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of a disorder as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Sam Deadwyler, Robert Hampson, Linda Porrino, Gary Rogers, Gary Lynch