Patents by Inventor Mark J. Benedyk

Mark J. Benedyk 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 for treating neuropathic pain using heteroarylmethanesulfonamides
    Patent number: 6489350
    Abstract: A method of treating neuropathic pain and its progression is disclosed comprising administering to a subject a compound of formula wherein R is hydrogen or a halogen atom, R2 and R3 are the same or different and are each hydrogen or a straight or branched alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and one of X and Y is a carbon atom and another is a nitrogen atoms, provided that the methanesulfonamide group is bonded to the carbon atom of either X and Y, exemplified by zonisamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark J. Benedyk