Patents by Inventor Dow P. Hurst

Dow P. Hurst 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: 10577356
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having a CB1 receptor-binding moiety and a directing moiety. In related aspects, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, methods for inhibiting a pathway modulated in part by the CB1 receptor activity, and methods for treating a condition or disorder mediated in part by CB1 receptor activity. In certain embodiments, the compounds are compounds of Formula I. Methods of preparing compounds of Formula I are also described. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of identifying a selective agonist of the beta-arrestin pathway over the G-protein pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Inventors: Patricia H. Reggio, Derek M. Shore, Dow P. Hurst
  • Publication number: 20190040045
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having a CB1 receptor-binding moiety and a directing moiety. In related aspects, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, methods for inhibiting a pathway modulated in part by the CB1 receptor activity, and methods for treating a condition or disorder mediated in part by CB1 receptor activity. In certain embodiments, the compounds are compounds of Formula I. Methods of preparing compounds of Formula I are also described. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of identifying a selective agonist of the beta-arrestin pathway over the G-protein pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Inventors: Patricia H. Reggio, Derek M. Shore, Dow P. Hurst
  • Patent number: 10118914
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having a CB1 receptor-binding moiety and a directing moiety. In related aspects, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, methods for inhibiting a pathway modulated in part by the CB1 receptor activity, and methods for treating a condition or disorder mediated in part by CB1 receptor activity. In certain embodiments, the compounds are compounds of Formula I. Methods of preparing compounds of Formula I are also described. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of identifying a selective agonist of the beta-arrestin pathway over the G-protein pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Inventors: Patricia H. Reggio, Derek M. Shore, Dow P. Hurst
  • Publication number: 20170166554
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having a CB1 receptor-binding moiety and a directing moiety. In related aspects, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of the invention, methods for inhibiting a pathway modulated in part by the CB1 receptor activity, and methods for treating a condition or disorder mediated in part by CB1 receptor activity. In certain embodiments, the compounds are compounds of Formula I. Methods of preparing compounds of Formula I are also described. In another aspect, the invention provides methods of identifying a selective agonist of the beta-arrestin pathway over the G-protein pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Inventors: Patricia H. Reggio, Derek M. Shore, Dow P. Hurst