Patents by Inventor Robert W. Griffith

Robert W. Griffith 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 of treating depression
    Patent number: 4593031
    Abstract: This invention relates to a composition and method for potentiating the antidepressant effect of dibenzocycloheptadiene-type antidepressant agents, for example, nortriptyline, in the treatment of depression, especially geriatric depression, by administering them in combination with an approximately 1:1:1 by weight mixture of dihydroergocryptine (2:1 .alpha.:.beta.), dihydroergocornine and dihydroergocristine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Assignee: Sandoz, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Griffith, Jack Singer