Patents by Inventor Padma Nair

Padma Nair 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).

  • Bifunctional analgesic compounds for opioid receptor agonists and neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists
    Patent number: 8026218
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel chimeric compound comprising an agonist opioid receptor binding moiety at its N-terminus and an antagonist neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor binding moiety at its C-terminus for producing analgesia, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the chimeric compound, a method of making the compound, and a method of treating pain using the novel chimeric compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: The University of Arizona
    Inventors: Victor Hruby, Padma Nair, Takashi Yamamoto
  • BIFUNCTIONAL ANALGESIC COMPOUNDS FOR OPIOID RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND NEUROKININ-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
    Publication number: 20080039404
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel chimeric compound comprising an agonist opioid receptor binding moiety at its N-terminus and an antagonist neurokinin-1 (NK1) receptor binding moiety at its C-terminus for producing analgesia, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the chimeric compound, a method of making the compound, and a method of treating pain using the novel chimeric compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: University of Arizona
    Inventors: Victor Hruby, Padma Nair, Takashi Yamamoto