Patents by Inventor Theresa Rothauser

Theresa Rothauser 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).

  • Process for 5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]-cyclohepten-5,10-imine
    Patent number: 4477668
    Abstract: (+)-5-Methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]-cyclohepten-5,10-imine, and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is useful as an anxiolytic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant and in the treatment of mixed anxiety-depression, minimal brain dysfunction and extrapyramidal disorders such as Parkinson's disease. The racemate of the compound is produced by a four-step synthetic process in about 65% yield from 5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dean R. Bender, Sandor Karady, Theresa Rothauser