ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,948, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES INC. (Bedminster, N.J.).

"Methods" was invented by Sophie Dutheil (Stamford, Conn.), Gretchen Snyder (New York), Peng Li (New Milford, N.J.) and Robert E. Davis (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides methods the treatment of psychiatric disorders caused by viral, bacterial, or autoimmune encephalitis, and for treatment of psychiatric symptoms of viral, bacterial, and autoimmune encephalitis, and for protecting or reinforcing the blood-brain barrier, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of ...