Patents by Inventor Robin Lester

Robin Lester 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).

  • CNQX and its analogs as therapeutics for degenerative neural diseases
    Patent number: 4975430
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein each X is independently nitro or cyano and wherein each Y is independently H, lower alkyl (1-4C), lower alkoxy (-4C), or CF.sub.3 have been shown to be successful antagonists of NMDA receptors. Accordingly, these compounds are useful in the treatment of neuronal conditions associated with stimulation of the NMDA receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: The State of Oregon Acting by and Through The State Board of Education on Behalf of The Oregon Health Sciences University
    Inventors: Craig E. Jahr, Robin Lester, Eckard Weber