Patents by Inventor Robert Ader

Robert Ader 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 and device for administering medication and/or placebo
    Patent number: 6973374
    Abstract: A control device and a drug delivery system containing such a control device are disclosed for delivery to a patient of a drug or a placebo (or ineffective dose of the drug) according to a partial reinforcement schedule, whereby the placebo (or ineffective dose of the drug) is delivered in whole or in part during one or more delivery events. Methods of modulating the drug/placebo delivery to a patient are also provided, whereby the delivery event is initiated either according to a patient-initiated signaling event (i.e., a self-medication mode) or an automated signaling event (i.e., automated mode).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventor: Robert Ader
  • Method and device for administering medication and/or placebo
    Publication number: 20040153214
    Abstract: A control device and a drug delivery system containing such a control device are disclosed for delivery to a patient of a drug or a placebo (or ineffective dose of the drug) according to a partial reinforcement schedule, whereby the placebo (or ineffective dose of the drug) is delivered in whole or in part during one or more delivery events. Methods of modulating the drug/placebo delivery to a patient are also provided, whereby the delivery event is initiated either according to a patient-initiated signaling event (i.e., a self-medication mode) or an automated signaling event (i.e., automated mode).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Ader