Patents by Inventor Mohamad I. Damaj

Mohamad I. Damaj 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).

  • Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for eliciting analgesic effects
    Patent number: 6117891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to treatment of pain with a new class of analgesic compounds. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for reducing pain of a patient involving administering to a patient an effective amount of an aryl substituted olefinic amine compound. In one aspect, the inventive method of reducing pain in a patient involves use of metanicotine compounds as the analgesic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Billy R. Martin, Mohamad I. Damaj
  • Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for eliciting analgesic effects
    Patent number: 5914337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to treatment of pain with a new class of analgesic compounds. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for reducing pain of a patient involving administering to a patient an effective amount of an aryl substituted olefinic amine compound. In one aspect, the inventive method of reducing pain in a patient involves use of metanicotine compounds as the analgesic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Billy R. Martin, Mohamad I. Damaj