Patents by Inventor Curt A. Dvorak

Curt A. Dvorak 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: 20080306085
    Abstract: Substituted aryloxyalkylamines of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Nicholas I. Carruthers, Curt A. Dvorak, Dale A. Rudolph, Chandravadan R. Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Patent number: 7429586
    Abstract: Substituted aryloxyalkylamines of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticlas, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Nicholas I. Carruthers, Curt A. Dvorak, Dale A. Rudolph, Chandravadan R. Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Patent number: 7402680
    Abstract: Certain fused pyrrole- and pyrazole-containing heterocyclic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.
    Inventors: Nicholas I. Carruthers, Wenying Chai, Xiaohu Deng, Curt A. Dvorak, Annette K. Kwok, Jimmy T. Liang, Neelakandha Mani, Dale A. Rudolph, Victoria D. Wong
  • Publication number: 20080103132
    Abstract: Certain fused pyrrole- and pyrazole-containing heterocyclic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Nicholas Carruthers, Wenying Chai, Xiaohu Deng, Curt Dvorak, Annette Kwok, Jimmy Liang, Neelakandha Mani, Dale Rudolph, Victoria Wong
  • Publication number: 20080004314
    Abstract: Substituted phenylpiperidines and phenylpyrrolidines of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Curt Dvorak, Chandravadan Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Patent number: 7279491
    Abstract: Substituted phenylpiperidines and phenylpyrrolidines of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Richard L. Apodaca, Curt A. Dvorak, Chandravadan R. Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Publication number: 20070185120
    Abstract: Certain thienopyrrolyl and furanopyrrolyl compounds are disclosed as useful to treat or prevent disorders and conditions mediated by the histamine H4 receptor, including allergic rhinitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Nicholas Carruthers, Curt Dvorak, James Edwards, Annette Kwok, Jianmei Wei
  • Publication number: 20070185131
    Abstract: Certain thienopyrrolyl and furanopyrrolyl compounds are disclosed as useful to treat or prevent disorders and conditions mediated by the histamine H4 receptor, including allergic rhinitis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Nicholas Carruthers, Curt Dvorak, James Edwards, Annette Kwok, Jianmei Wei
  • Patent number: 7241778
    Abstract: Substituted non-imidazole aryloxypiperidine compounds, compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat or prevent histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Nicholas I. Carruthers, Curt A. Dvorak, Chandravadan R. Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Patent number: 7226938
    Abstract: Certain thienopyrrolyl and furanopyrrolyl compounds are disclosed as useful to treat or prevent disorders and conditions mediated by the histamine H4 receptor, including allergic rhinitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.
    Inventors: Hui Cai, Nicholas I. Carruthers, Curt A. Dvorak, James P. Edwards, Annette K. Kwok, Jianmei Wei
  • Publication number: 20070100141
    Abstract: The invention provides novel non-peptidic NPY Y2 receptor inhibitors useful in treating or preventing: anxiolytic disorders or depression; injured mammalian nerve tissue; conditions responsive to treatment through administration of a neurotrophic factor; neurological disorders; bone loss; substance related disorders; sleep/wake disorders; cardiovascular disease; obesity; or an obesity-related disorder. Compounds of the invention are also useful in modulating endocrine functions, particularly endocrine functions controlled by the pituitary and hypothalamic glands, and are therefore useful in the treatment or prevention of inovulation and infertility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Pascal Bonaventure, Nicholas Carruthers, Wenying Chai, Curt Dvorak, Jill Jablonowski, Dale Rudolph, Mark Seierstad, Chandravadan Shah, Devin Swanson, Victoria Wong
  • Patent number: 7186732
    Abstract: Substituted aryloxyalkylamines of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Nicholas I. Carruthers, Curt A. Dvorak, Dale A. Rudolph, Chandravadan R. Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Publication number: 20070032481
    Abstract: Certain pyrimidine-containing compounds are serotonin receptor modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Curt Dvorak, Dale Rudolph, Brock Shireman
  • Publication number: 20060235049
    Abstract: Substituted aryloxyalkylamines of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Nicholas Carruthers, Curt Dvorak, Dale Rudolph, Chandravadan Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Patent number: 7071191
    Abstract: Substituted non-imidazole aryloxypiperidine compounds, compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat or prevent histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Nicholas I. Carruthers, Curt A. Dvorak, Chandravadan R. Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Publication number: 20050227979
    Abstract: Substituted non-imidazole aryloxypiperidine compounds, compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat or prevent histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Apodaca, Nicholas Carruthers, Curt Dvorak, Chandravadan Shah, Wei Xiao
  • Publication number: 20050119295
    Abstract: Certain fused pyrrole- and pyrazole-containing heterocyclic compounds are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Nicholas Carruthers, Wenying Chai, Xiaohu Deng, Curt Dvorak, Annette Kwok, Jimmy Liang, Neelakandha Mani, Dale Rudolph, Victoria Wong
  • Publication number: 20050085487
    Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds and methods of making them and using them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Nicholas Carruthers, Wenying Chai, Curt Dvorak, James Edwards, Cheryl Grice, Jill Jablonowski, Lars Karlsson, Haripada Khatuya, Jennifer Kreisberg, Annette Kwok, Timothy Lovenberg, Kiev Ly, Barbara Pio, Chandravadan Shah, Siquan Sun, Robin Thurmond, Jianmei Wei, Wei Xiao
  • Patent number: 6803362
    Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds and methods of making them and using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas I. Carruthers, Wenying Chai, Curt A. Dvorak, James P. Edwards, Cheryl A. Grice, Jill A. Jablonowski, Lars Karlsson, Haripada Khatuya, Jennifer D. Kreisberg, Annette K. Kwok, Timothy W. Lovenberg, Kiev S. Ly, Barbara Pio, Chandravadan R. Shah, Siguan Sun, Robin L. Thurmond, Jianmei Wei, Wei Xiao
  • Publication number: 20040087573
    Abstract: Substituted phenylpiperidines and phenylpyrrolidines of formula (I), compositions containing them, and methods of making and using them to treat histamine-mediated conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Richard L. Apodaca, Curt A. Dvorak, Chandravadan R. Shah, Wei Xiao