Patents by Inventor William Z. Potter

William Z. Potter 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).

  • Antipsychotic composition and method of treatment
    Patent number: 5663167
    Abstract: A method for treating a serious psychotic mental illness includes the step of administering to a patient in need of such treatment a combination of (i) an .alpha..sub.2 -adrenergic receptor antagonist and (ii) a D.sub.2 dopamine receptor antagonist. A pharmaceutical composition useful in the novel method includes an effective amount of the combination of the foregoing two ingredients together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: David Pickar, Robert E. Litman, William Z. Potter
  • Antipsychotic composition and method of treatment
    Patent number: 5492907
    Abstract: A method for treating a serious psychotic mental illness includes the step of administering to a patient in need of such treatment a combination of (i) an .alpha..sub.2 -adrenergic receptor antagonist and (ii) a D.sub.2 dopamine receptor antagonist, A pharmaceutical composition useful in the novel method includes an effective amount of the combination of the foregoing two ingredients together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health & Human Services
    Inventors: David Pickar, Robert E. Litman, William Z. Potter