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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred J Lewy, Portland, OR (US);
Robert L Sack, Portland, OR (US);
Keith A Parrott, Corvallis, OR (US);
James W Ayres, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
State of Oregon, Portland, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424457 ; 424458 ; 424468 ; 424469 ; 424470 ; 424471 ; 424472 ; 514415 ; 514419 ;
Abstract
Methods for treating circadian rhythm disorders and sleep disorders are described. The method involves oral administration of a sustained release composition of melatonin to produce a normal melatonin pattern when the normal pattern has been disrupted or is missing.