Patents by Inventor William A. Carlezon

William A. Carlezon 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).

  • Patent number: 8492564
    Abstract: The invention features salvinorin compositions that are selective for kappa opioid receptors; methods of treating mania by using a selective kappa receptor agonist; and methods of treating mood disorders, such as depressive disorders and manic disorders, using salvinorin compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignees: The McLean Hospital Corporation, Temple University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Cecile Beguin, Justin Stephen Potuzak, Thomas Anthony Munro, Katharine K. Duncan, William A. Carlezon, Bruce M. Cohen, Lee-yuan Liu-Chen
  • Publication number: 20120010219
    Abstract: The invention features salvinorin compositions that are selective for kappa opioid receptors; methods of treating mania by using a selective kappa receptor agonist; and methods of treating mood disorders, such as depressive disorders and manic disorders, using salvinorin compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: The McLean Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Cecile Beguin, Justin Stephen Potuzak, Thomas Anthony Munro, Katherine K. Duncan, William A. Carlezon, Bruce M. Cohen, Lee-yuan Liu Chen
  • Publication number: 20100324131
    Abstract: The invention features salvinorin compositions that are selective for kappa opioid receptors; methods of treating mania by using a selective kappa receptor agonist; and methods of treating mood disorders, such as depressive disorders and manic disorders, using salvinorin compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Cécile Béguin, William A. Carlezon, Bruce M. Cohen, Minsheng He, David Yue-Wei Lee, Michele R. Richards, Lee-Yuan Liu Chen
  • Publication number: 20100197628
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating or preventing psychiatric disorders, substance abuse disorders, and other conditions, e.g., cardiovascular disease and cancer, involving administration of a therapeutically-effective amount of a cytosine-containing or cytidine-containing compound, creatine-containing compound, adenosine-containing, adenosine-elevating compound, omega-3 fatty acids, or combinations thereof to a mammal. The invention further provides methods of enhancing neurodevelopment and delaying premature pregnancy by administration of an effective amount of a cytosine-containing or cytidine-containing compound, creatine-containing compound, adenosine-containing, adenosine-elevating compound, omega-3 fatty acids, or combinations thereof to a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Perry F. Renshaw, William A. Carlezon, JR., Bruce M. Cohen
  • Patent number: 7629475
    Abstract: The invention features salvinorin compositions that are selective for kappa opioid receptors; methods of treating mania by using a selective kappa receptor agonist; and methods of treating mood disorders, such as depressive disorders and manic disorders, using salvinorin compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: The McLean Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Cécile Béquin, William A. Carlezon, Bruce M. Cohen, Minsheng He, David Yue-Wei Lee, Michele R. Richards, Lee-Yuan Liu-Chen
  • Patent number: 6528518
    Abstract: The invention features the treatment of depression using kappa opioid receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: The McLean Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: William A. Carlezon, Jr.