Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Maher

Timothy J. Maher 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 for decreasing appetite
    Patent number: 5019594
    Abstract: A composition for decreasing appetite comprising an indirect-acting sympathomimetic drug and tyrosine or a tyrosine precursor. The drug may be phenylpropanolamine, amphetamine, or ephedrine. The tyrosine enhances the known appetite-suppressing activity of the drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Wurtman, Timothy J. Maher
  • Method for enhancing the effect of indirect-acting sympathomimetic amines
    Patent number: 4885312
    Abstract: Tyrosine or a tyrosine precursor is administered concomitantly with an indirect-acting sympathomimetic amine drug to increase the level of norepinephrine that can be released in sympathetic neuron synapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Richard J. Wurtman, Timothy J. Maher
  • Method and composition for enhancing the effect of indirect-acting sympathomimetic amines
    Patent number: 4673689
    Abstract: Tyrosine or a tyrosine precursor is administered concomitantly with an indirect-acting sympathomimetic amine drug to increase the level of norepinephrine that can be released in sympathetic neuron synapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Richard J. Wurtman, Timothy J. Maher
  • Method and composition for enhancing the effect of indirect-acting sympathomimetic amines
    Patent number: 4598094
    Abstract: Tyrosine or a tyrosine precursor is administered concomitantly with an indirect-acting sympathomimetic amine drug to increase the level of norepinephrine that can be released in sympathetic neuron synapses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1986
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Richard J. Wurtman, Timothy J. Maher