Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Blough

Bruce E. Blough 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).

  • Phenylmorpholines and analogues thereof
    Patent number: 9617229
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and prodrugs and methods of preparation of compounds and prodrugs that are capable of functioning as releasers and/or uptake inhibitors of one or more monoamine neurotransmitters, including dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds or prodrugs, which may further comprise one or more additional therapeutic agents. Also provided are methods of treatment of various conditions that may be responsive to modification of monoamine neurotransmitter levels, such as pre-obesity, obesity, addiction, and depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: Research Triangle Institute, The United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Bruce E. Blough, Richard Rothman, Antonio Landavazo, Kevin M. Page, Ann Marie Decker
  • Hydroxybupropion analogues for treating drug dependence
    Patent number: 9527823
    Abstract: The invention provides hydroxybupropion analogs capable of inhibiting the reuptake of one or more monoamines and/or acting as antagonists at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds may selectively bind to one or more monoamine transporters, including those for dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin and/or may selectively bind to one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Such compounds may be used to treat conditions that are responsive to modification of monoamine levels and/or antagonism of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, including drug dependency, depression, and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Research Triangle Institute, Dignity Health, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: Frank Ivy Carroll, Bruce E. Blough, Hernan A. Navarro, S. Wayne Mascarella, Ana Zamfira Muresan, M. Imad Damaj, Ronald J. Lukas
  • HYDROXYBUPROPION ANALOGUES FOR TREATING DRUG DEPENDENCE
    Publication number: 20150141416
    Abstract: The invention provides hydroxybupropion analogues capable of inhibiting the reuptake of one or more monoamines and/or acting as antagonists at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds may selectively bind to one or more monoamine transporters, including those for dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin and/or may selectively bind to one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Such compounds may be used to treat conditions that are responsive to modification of monoamine levels and/or antagonism of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, including drug dependency, depression, and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Ivy Carroll, Bruce E. Blough, Hernan A. Navarro, S. Wayne Mascarella, Ana Zamfira Muresan, M. Imad Damaj, Ronald J. Lukas
  • Hydroxybupropion analogues for treating drug dependence
    Patent number: 8906908
    Abstract: The invention provides hydroxybupropion analogues capable of inhibiting the reuptake of one or more monoamines and/or acting as antagonists at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The compounds may selectively bind to one or more monoamine transporters, including those for dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin and/or may selectively bind to one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Such compounds may be used to treat conditions that are responsive to modification of monoamine levels and/or antagonism of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, including drug dependency, depression, and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: Research Triangle Institute, Dignity Health, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Inventors: F. Ivy Carroll, Bruce E. Blough, Hernan A. Navarro, S. Wayne Mascarella, Ana Zamfira Muresan, M. Imad Damaj, Ronald J. Lukas
  • PHENYLMORPHOLINES AND ANALOGUES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130203752
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and prodrugs and methods of preparation of compounds and prodrugs that are capable of functioning as releasers and/or uptake inhibitors of one or more monoamine neurotransmitters, including dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds or prodrugs, which may further comprise one or more additional therapeutic agents. Also provided are methods of treatment of various conditions that may be responsive to modification of monoamine neutrotransmitter levels, such as pre-obesity, obesity, addiction, and depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Bruce E. Blough, Richard Rothman, Antonio Landavazo, Kevin M. Page, Ann Marie Decker