Patents by Inventor Robert A. Padich

Robert A. Padich 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 obsessive-compulsive disorders with 5-HT.sub.2 antagonists
    Patent number: 5618824
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 5-HT.sub.2 antagonists and their use as agents in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD). The invention is particularly directed to the compound (+)-.alpha.-(2,3-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethyl]-4-piperidine methanol which is a member of a class of 5-HT.sub.2 antagonists known as N-aralkyl piperidinemethanol derivatives which are potent and selective inhibitors of the binding of serotonin at the 5-HT.sub.2 receptor site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Merrell Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Schmidt, John H. Kehne, Robert A. Padich