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).

  • Patent number: 6544996
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: or pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts thereof wherein: R1, R2, R3 R4 and R5, R6, R7, and R8 represent organic and/or inorganic substituents as defined herein, which compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neuropsychological disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, depression, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, Parkinson-like motor disorders and motion disorders related to the use of neuroleptic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Zhang, Jennifer Tran, He Zhao, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Patent number: 6515133
    Abstract: Certain diaryl imidazoles act as partial agonists or antagonists for NPY receptors, in particular NPY 5 receptors. They are of use, for example in treating loss of appetite. Such compounds bear aryl groups in the 2 position. Many of the compounds are novel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignees: Neurogen Corporation, Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Jun Yuan, Alan Hutchison, Charles A. Blum, Richard L. Elliott, Marlys Hammond
  • Publication number: 20030018025
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation, Corporation of the State of Delaware
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Raymond F. Horvath, Jun Yuan, John M. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20020193364
    Abstract: Disclosed are 1-Azatricyclic-4-benzylpiperazine compounds which are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neuropsychological disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, depression, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, Parkinson-like motor disorders and motion disorders related to the use of neuroleptic agents. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are further provided. Compounds of the invention are also useful as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Zhang, Kevin Hodgetts, Stanislaw Rachwal, Daniel Rosewater, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Patent number: 6486164
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: or the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, hydroxy, amino, mono- or di(C1-C6)alkylamino, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl or trifluoromethoxy; and X is oxygen, a bond, C1-C2 alkylene, or methyleneoxy, which compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neuropsychological disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, depression, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, Parkinson-like motor disorders and motion disorders related to the use of neuroleptic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer N. Tran, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Patent number: 6482844
    Abstract: Provided are compounds (and pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic salt of such compounds) of the formula: in which A and B are C1-C3 alkylene; R1 is C1-C6 alkyl; R2 and R3 are hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; U and V are C1-C6 alkyl or halogen; X, Y and Z are hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, halogen, or cyano; and W represents up to three substituents which are C1-C6 alkyl, trifluoromethyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, trifluoromethoxy, halogen, hydroxy, amino, or cyano. These compounds act as modulators of blood glucose levels and are useful for the treatment of diabetes, eating disorders, and obesity. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of the compounds as pharmaceutical agents are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Xiao-Shu He, Xiaoyan Zhang, He Zhao, Robert DeSimone, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Publication number: 20020143044
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Raymond F. Horvath, Jun Yuan, John M. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20020128274
    Abstract: Disclosed are benzylpiperazinyl-indolinylethanone compounds which are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neuropsychological disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, depression, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, Parkinson-like motor disorders and motion disorders related to the use of neuroleptic agents. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are further provided. Compounds of the invention are also useful as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation.
    Inventors: He Zhao, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Patent number: 6444819
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: or pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts thereof wherein: Y represents oxygen or sulfur; Z is nitrogen or CH; R1, R2 and R3 independently represent organic or inorganic substituents; R4 and R4′ independently represent hydrogen, alkyl or form a ring with the atom to which they are attached; R5 represents hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, or alkylthio, and R6 represents hydrogen or alkyl; or R5 and R6 form a ring together with the atoms to which they are attached; and R7, R8, R9, R10, and R11 independently represent hydrogen or alkyl, which compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neuropsychological disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, depression, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, Parkinson-like motor disorders and motion disorders related to the use of neuroleptic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Renata Xavier Kover, Salva Terdjanian, Jennifer Tran, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Patent number: 6436941
    Abstract: Disclosed are 5,6-Dihydro-napth[1,2-d]-imidazoles, Naphth[1,2-d]imidazoles, and Chromane[3,4-d]imidazoles compounds having the formula: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, A represents ethenylene, or A represents —X—CH2—; where X is CH2 or oxygen, provided that when X is oxygen, the oxygen is adjacent the 6-membered ring; R1, R2, R3 and R4 are inorganic or organic substituents; and R5 and R6 is are optionally substituted organic substituents; or NR5R6 represents a carbocyclic or heterocyclic six membered ring optionally substituted with various organic or inorganic groups. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of neuropsychological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Jun Yuan, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Patent number: 6426347
    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: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Xi Chen
  • Publication number: 20020099056
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer N. Tran, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Patent number: 6403591
    Abstract: Disclosed are 1-Azatricyclic-4-benzylpiperazine compounds which are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neuropsychological disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, depression, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, Parkinson-like motor disorders and motion disorders related to the use of neuroleptic agents. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are further provided. Compounds of the invention are also useful as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Hodgetts, Stanislaw Rachwal, Daniel Rosewater, Andrew Thurkauf, Xiaoyan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20020052383
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventors: Rajagopal Bakthavatchalam, Andrew Thurkauf, Alan Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20020045626
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Renata Xavier Kover, Silva Terdjanian, Jennifer Tran, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Patent number: 6358955
    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 substituents which may together form ring structures; 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: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Raymond F. Horvath, Jun Yuan, John M. Peterson
  • Patent number: 6355644
    Abstract: Disclosed are benzylpiperazinyl-indolinylethanone compounds which are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neuropsychological disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, depression, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, Parkinson-like motor disorders and motion disorders related to the use of neuroleptic agents. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are further provided. Compounds of the invention are also useful as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: He Zhao, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Publication number: 20020025956
    Abstract: Disclosed are 1-Azatricyclic-4-benzylpiperazine compounds which are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of neuropsychological disorders including, but not limited to, schizophrenia, mania, dementia, depression, anxiety, compulsive behavior, substance abuse, Parkinson-like motor disorders and motion disorders related to the use of neuroleptic agents. Pharmaceutical compositions, including packaged pharmaceutical compositions, are further provided. Compounds of the invention are also useful as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Kevin Hodgetts, Stanislaw Rachwal, Daniel Rosewater, Andrew Thurkauf, Xiaoyan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20020022630
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoyan Zhang, Jennifer Tran, He Zhao, Andrew Thurkauf
  • Publication number: 20020007064
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew Thurkauf, Xi Chen