Patents by Inventor Peter W. Swaan

Peter W. Swaan 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).

  • Transdermal delivery of opioid antagonist prodrugs
    Patent number: 6569449
    Abstract: A composition, a method and an apparatus for transdermally delivering an effective amount of opioid antagonists derived from prodrugs for treatment of eating disorders, narcotic dependence and alcoholism. In addition, the present invention relates to a composition, a method and an apparatus for transdermally delivering an effective amount of an opioid and opioid antagonist derived from an opioid agonist and one of an opioid antagonist and a prodrug for treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Audra L. Stinchcomb, Peter W. Swaan