Patents by Inventor Andrew Thurkauf

Andrew Thurkauf 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).

  • Publication number: 20060025416
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula I wherein the variables A1, A2, R1, R2, V, W, X, Y, and Z are defined herein. Certain compounds of Formula I described herein which possess potent antiviral activity. The invention particularly provides compounds of Formula I that are potent and/or selective inhibitors of Hepatitis C virus replication. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compound of Formula I, or a salt, solvate, or acylated prodrug of such compounds, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, or diluents. The invention further comprises methods of treating patients suffering from certain infectious diseases by administering to such patients an amount of a compound of Formula I effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder. These infectious diseases include viral infections, particularly HCV infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Avinash Phadke, Dawei Chen, Milind Deshpande, Andrew Thurkauf, Xiangzhu Wang, Yiping Shen, Cuixian Liu, Jesse Quinn, Junko Ohkanda, Shouming Li
  • Publication number: 20060014836
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula I wherein the variables A1, A2, R1, R2, V, W, X, Y, and Z are defined herein. Certain compounds of Formula I described herein which possess potent antiviral activity. The invention particularly provides compounds of Formula I that are potent and/or selective inhibitors of Hepatitis C virus replication. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compound of Formula I, or a salt, solvate, or acylated prodrug of such compounds, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, or diluents. The invention further comprises methods of treating patients suffering from certain infectious diseases by administering to such patients an amount of a compound of Formula I effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder. These infectious diseases include viral infections, particularly HCV infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Dawei Chen, Milind Deshpande, Andrew Thurkauf, Avinash Phadke, Xiangzhu Wang, Yiping Shen, Cuixian Liu, Jesse Quinn, Junko Ohkanda, Shouming Li
  • Publication number: 20050239799
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: or the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts thereof wherein: R1 is halogen or C1-C4 alkyl; and R2 and R3 are the same or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, alkylthio, hydroxy, amino, mono(C1-C4)alkylamino, di(C1-C4)alkylamino, or R2 and R3 together represent a 4 carbon alkenylene moiety that together with the phenyl ring to which they are attached form a naphthyl moiety, which compounds are useful in the treatment of neuropsycological diseases such as schizophrenia, psychotic depression and mania.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Xi Chen
  • Publication number: 20050228013
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula 1, wherein the variables Ar, A1, A2, A3, A4, R5, R6, R7, V, W. X, and Y are defined herein. Certain compounds of Formula 1 described herein possess potent antiviral activity. The invention also provides compounds of Formula 1 that are potent and/or selective inhibitors of Hepatitis C virus replication. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of Formula 1, or a salt, solvate, or acylated prodrug of such compounds, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, or diluents. The invention further comprises methods of treating patients suffering from certain infectious diseases by administering to such patients an amount of a compound of Formula 1 effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease. These infectious diseases include viral infections, particularly HCV infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Dawei Chen, Avinash Phadke, Shouming Li, Milind Deshpande
  • Patent number: 6884815
    Abstract: This invention relates to low molecular weight, non-peptidic, non-peptidomimetic, organic molecules that act as modulators of mammalian complement C5a receptors, preferably ones that act as high affinity C5a receptor ligands and also to such ligands that act as antagonists or inverse agonists of complement C5a receptors. Preferred compounds of the invention possess some or all of the following properties in that they are: 1) multi-aryl in structure, 2) heteroaryl in structure, 3) a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dose can provide a detectable in vitro effect, 4) comprise fewer than four or preferably no amide bonds, and 5) capable of inhibiting leukocyte chemotaxis at nanomolar or sub-nanomolar concentrations. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and the use of such compounds in treating a variety of inflammatory and immune system disorders. Additionally, this invention relates to the use such compounds as probes for the localization of C5a receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Xiao-shu He, He Zhao, John Peterson, Xiaoyan Zhang, Robbin Brodbeck, James Krause, George Maynard, Alan Hutchison
  • Patent number: 6858637
    Abstract: Substituted biaryl amides of Formula I are provided. Such compounds are ligands that may be used to modulate C5a receptor activity in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of conditions associated with pathological C5a receptor activation in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using them to treat such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for receptor localization studies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Yang Gao, Alan J. Hutchison, Wallace C. Pringle, Andrew Thurkauf, Taeyoung Yoon, He Zhao
  • Publication number: 20050032849
    Abstract: Substituted arylthiourea compounds of Formula I, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds, useful as antiviral agents, are provided herein. Certain substituted arylthioureas disclosed herein are potent and/or selective inhibitors of viral replication, particularly Hepatitis C virus replication. Pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more substituted arylthiourea compounds and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients, or diluents are provided herein. Such pharmaceutical compositions may contain a substituted arylthiourea as the only active agent or may contain a combination of a substituted arylthiourea derivative and one or more other pharmaceutically active agents. Methods of treating Hepatitis C viral infections in mammals are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Avinash Phadke, Jesse Quinn, Junko Ohkanda, Andrew Thurkauf, Yiping Shen, Cuixian Liu, Dawei Chen, Shouming Li
  • Publication number: 20040229883
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Rajagopal Bakthavatchalam, Andrew Thurkauf, Alan Hutchison
  • Patent number: 6797824
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: wherein R1 represents optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, or cycloalkyl groups; X, Z, and Y are optionally substituted nitrogen or carbon atoms; R3 and R4 are organic or inorganic substitutents which may together form ring structutes; m is zero, one or two; and R5 and R6 are are organic or inorganic substituents; and the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts thereof, which compounds are highly selective partial agonists or antagonists at brain dopamine receptor subtypes or prodrugs thereof and are useful in the diagnosis and treatment of affective disorders such as schizophrenia and depression as well as certain movement disorders such as Parkinsonism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Raymond F. Horvath, Jun Yuan, John M. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20040138205
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Dawei Chen, Milind Deshpande, Andrew Thurkauf, Avinash Phadke, Xiangzhu Wang, Yiping Shen, Cuixian Liu, Jesse Quinn, Junko Ohkanda, Shouming Li
  • Patent number: 6753336
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein Q, X, Y, Z, and R1 R9, and R12-R19 are defined herein. These compounds are selective modulators of MCH 1 receptors that are, therefore, useful in the treatment of a variety of metabolic, feeding, and sexual disorders. Methods of treatment of such disorders and well as packaged pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Rajagopal Bakthavatchalam, Andrew Thurkauf, Alan Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20040116424
    Abstract: The invention provides Aryl substituted imidazoles, pyrazoles, pyridizines and related compounds of the Formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: George P. Luke, George D. Maynard, Scott Mitchell, Andrew Thurkauf, Linghong Xie, LuYan Zhang, Suoming Zhang, He Zhao, Bertrand L. Chenard, Yang Gao, Bingsong Han, Xiao Shu He
  • Publication number: 20040083447
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation, A Corporation of the State of Delaware
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Xi Chen
  • Publication number: 20040082577
    Abstract: Amino methyl imidazoles of Formula I are provided: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, He Zhao, Suoming Zhang, Yang Gao
  • Patent number: 6723743
    Abstract: This invention relates to low molecular weight, non-peptidic, non-peptidomimetic, organic molecules that act as modulators of mammalian complement C5a receptors, preferably ones that act as high affinity C5a receptor ligands and also to such ligands that act as antagonists or inverse agonists of complement C5a receptors, preferably human C5a receptors, Preferred compounds of the invention possess one or more, and preferably two or more, three or more, four or more, or all of the following properties in that they are; 1) multi-aryl in structure (having a plurality of un-fused or fused aryl groups), 2) heteroaryl in structure, 3) orally available in vivo (such that a sub-lethal or preferably a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dose can provide a detectable in vitro effect such as a reduction of C5a-induced neutropenia), 4) comprised of fewer than four, preferably fewer than three, or fewer than two, or no amide bonds, and 5) capable of inhibiting leukocyte chemotaxis at nanomolar concentrations and preferably at
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Xiao-shu He, He Zhao, John Peterson, Xiaoyan Zhang, Robbin Brodbeck, James Krause, George Maynard, Alan Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20040048913
    Abstract: Substituted biaryl amides of Formula I are provided. Such compounds are ligands that may be used to modulate C5a receptor activity in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of conditions associated with pathological C5a receptor activation in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using them to treat such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for receptor localization studies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Yang Gao, Alan J. Hutchison, John M. Peterson, Wallace C. Pringle, Andrew Thurkauf, Taeyoung Yoon, He Zhao
  • Patent number: 6656943
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: or the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts thereof wherein: R1 is halogen or C1-C4 alkyl; and R2 and R3 are the same or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, alkylthio, hydroxy, amino, mono(C1-C4)alkylamino, di(C1-C4)alkylamino, or R2 and R3 together represent a 4 carbon alkenylene moiety that together with the phenyl ring to which they are attached form a naphthyl moiety, which compounds are useful in the treatment of neuropsycological diseases such as schizophrenia, psychotic depression and mania.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Xi Chen
  • Publication number: 20030191136
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Rajagopal Bakthavatchalam, Andrew Thurkauf, Alan Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20030119851
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation, A Corporation of the State of Delaware
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Xi Chen
  • Patent number: 6569861
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein Q, X, Y, Z, and R1 R9, and R12-R19 are defined herein. These compounds are selective modulators of MCH 1 receptors that are, therefore, useful in the treatment of a variety of metabolic, feeding, and sexual disorders. Methods of treatment of such disorders and well as packaged pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Rajagopal Bakthavatchalam, Andrew Thurkauf, Alan Hutchison