Patents by Inventor Ricardo Miledi

Ricardo Miledi 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).

  • Methods for use of GABA.sub.a receptor GABAergic compounds
    Patent number: 5637617
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for potentiating mammalian GABA.sub.A receptor responses to GABA. The receptor responses are potentiated according to the invention by contacting GABA.sub.A receptors with GABA and an effective amount of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, in particular, fenamates and structurally related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard M. Woodward, Ricardo Miledi
  • Selective antagonists for GABA.sub.rho receptor
    Patent number: 5627169
    Abstract: Novel phosphinic and phosphonic acid derivatives of pyridine, pyrrole and azepine with utility as antagonists of the GABA.sub.rho receptor are disclosed. These compounds have utility as modulators of the excitability of the central nervous system as mediated by their ability to specifically act on closed-channel binding sites of GABA.sub.rho receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Ricardo Miledi, Larry E. Overman, Yoshinori Murata, Richard M. Woodward