Patents by Inventor Peter Winsauer

Peter Winsauer 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).

  • TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM USING MODULATORS OF NEUROSTEROID BINDING SITES ON GABAA RECEPTORS
    Publication number: 20110086828
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for reducing alcohol drinking behavior in humans and treating acute alcohol poisoning through the use of neutral or negative modulating agents of the neurosteroid sites on GABAA receptors. These agents avoid the unwanted side-effects of opiate antagonists and displays specificity toward the neurosteroid binding sites on GABAA receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventor: Peter Winsauer