Patents by Inventor Peter A. Rittenhouse

Peter A. Rittenhouse 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).

  • Corticotropin release inhibiting factor and methods of using same for treating behavioral symptoms in an anxiety disorder
    Patent number: 6039956
    Abstract: The invention includes a substantially pure preparation of a peptide having corticotropin release inhibiting factor (CRIF) activity comprising at least three contiguous amino acids contained within the amino acid sequence positioned between the fourth and fifth thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) sequence on a prepro-TRH protein. The CRIF peptide further comprises the fourth uncleaved TRH portion of prepro-TRH positioned at the amino terminus of CRIF. Compositions, methods of diagnosis and methods of treating CRIF related diseases are also included in the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Pennsylvania, Trustees of the University of, The
    Inventors: Eva Redei, Fraser Aird, Peter A. Rittenhouse, Robert F. McGivern