Patents by Inventor Richard J. Metzner

Richard J. Metzner 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).

  • Method for the targeted treatment of depression
    Patent number: 7553834
    Abstract: A method for determining the appropriate medication for a patient suffering from depression. A patient will take a questionnaire wherein the patient answers a number of questions with scaled responses concerning the degree to which the patient's mental state is affected by at least one or both of impaired modulation and impaired activation. Next, the patient's answers will be processed to arrive at scores for the at least one impaired modulation and impaired activation. Depending upon the patient's scores for demodulation and deactivation, at least one medication which affects the at least one impaired modulation and impaired activation is recommended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventor: Richard J. Metzner
  • Method for the targeted treatment of depression
    Publication number: 20040015055
    Abstract: A method for determining the appropriate medication for a patient suffering from depression. A patient will take a questionnaire wherein the patient answers a number of questions with scaled responses concerning the degree to which the patient's mental state is affected by at least one or both of impaired modulation and impaired activation. Next, the patient's answers will be processed to arrive at scores for the at least one impaired modulation and impaired activation. Depending upon the patient's scores for demodulation and deactivation, at least one medication which affects the at least one impaired modulation and impaired activation is recommended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Richard J. Metzner