Patents by Inventor William Bastain

William Bastain 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).

  • Therapeutic agents
    Publication number: 20030114459
    Abstract: The use of compounds that are antagonists of the pain enhancing effects of E-type prostaglandins for the treatment or prevention of neuropathic pain are described. The use of a compound that is an antagonist of the pain enhancing effects of E-type prostaglandins in the production of a medicament for use in the treatment or prevention of neuropathic pain, and a method of treating or preventing neuropathic pain by administration of an effective amount of an antagonist of the pain enhancing effects of E-type prostaglandins to a warm blooded animal such as man are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: John S. Shaw, William Bastain
  • Method of treating a peripheral neuropathic pain
    Patent number: 6537991
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating and preventing neuropathic pain which comprise the administration of an effective amount of an antagonist of the pain-enhancing effects of E-type prostaglandins, for example, EP1-typo prostaglandin receptor antagonists, to warm-blooded animals including humans in need of such treatment. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions for such prevention and treatment of neuropathic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: John S Shaw, William Bastain