Patents by Inventor Päivi Aho

Päivi Aho 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).

  • Use of COMT inhibitors as analgesics
    Patent number: 6723754
    Abstract: The use of COMT inhibitors in the treatment of control of pain in mammals, for example in animals and humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Orion Corporation
    Inventors: Päivi Aho, Inge-Britt Lindén
  • Substituted &bgr; diketones and their use
    Patent number: 6201027
    Abstract: The invention relates to the compounds of formula I: wherein one of X1 and X2 is MeSO2 and the other one is hydrogen or halogen and X3 is hydrogen or halogen. These compounds have been found to be useful in the prevention and the treatment of respiratory diseases, especially asthma, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases), allergic rhinitis and related inflammatory conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of said compound in the prevention and the treatment of asthma in steroid-resistant patients. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations used in the treatment of said diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Orion Corporation
    Inventors: Päivi Aho, Reijo Bäckström, Anita Koponen, Inge-Britt Linden, Timo Lotta, Kari Lönnberg, Aino Pippuri, Pentti Pohto