Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Guttuso

Thomas J. Guttuso 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 symptoms of hormonal variation, including hot flashes, using tachykinin receptor antagonist
    Publication number: 20030236237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a methods of treating hot flashes and symptoms of hormonal variation in a patient, which methods include providing a tachykinin receptor antagonist and administering the tachykinin receptor antagonist to a patient experiencing a symptom of hormonal variation under conditions effective to treat the symptom of hormonal variation, which symptoms of hormonal variation can include hot flashes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas J. Guttuso
  • Method of treating symptoms of hormonal variation, including hot flashes, using tachykinin receptor antagonist
    Publication number: 20020016283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a methods of treating hot flashes and symptoms of hormonal variation in a patient, which methods include providing a tachykinin receptor antagonist and administering the tachykinin receptor antagonist to a patient experiencing a symptom of hormonal variation under conditions effective to treat the symptom of hormonal variation, which symptoms of hormonal variation can include hot flashes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventor: Thomas J. Guttuso
  • Method of treating symptoms of hormonal variation, including hot flashes
    Patent number: 6310098
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of treating hot flashes in a patient which is carried out by providing a compound which binds a &agr;2&dgr; subunit of a voltage-gated calcium channel and administering the compound to a patient experiencing hot flashes under conditions effective to treat the hot flashes. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for treating a symptom of hormonal variation in a patient which is carried out by providing a compound which binds a &agr;2&dgr; subunit of a voltage-gated calcium channel and administering the compound to a patient experiencing a symptom of hormonal variation under conditions effective to treat the symptom of hormonal variation. Further aspects of the present invention relate to the administration of a compound which binds a &agr;2&dgr; subunit of a voltage-gated calcium channel as an anti-pyretic agent (for treating fever) or as an anti-emetic agent (for treating nausea and emesis).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: University of Rochester
    Inventor: Thomas J. Guttuso, Jr.