Patents by Inventor Gavin David Heffernan

Gavin David Heffernan 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: 9409893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimalarial compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, including drug-resistant Plasmodia strains. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin David Heffernan, David Penman Jacobus, Kurt William Saionz, Guy Alan Schiehser, Hong-Ming Shieh, Wenyi Zhao
  • Patent number: 9296696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimalarial compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, including drug-resistant Plasmodia strains. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Jacobus Pharmaceuticals Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin David Heffernan, David Penman Jacobus, Guy Alan Schiehser, Hong-Ming Shieh, Wenyi Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150080324
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimalarial compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, including drug-resistant Plasmodia strains. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Gavin David Heffernan, David Penman Jacobus, Guy Alan Schiehser, Hong-Ming Shieh, Wenyi Zhao
  • Patent number: 8962657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimalarial compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, including drug-resistant Plasmodia strains. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin David Heffernan, David Penman Jacobus, Guy Alan Schiehser, Hong-Ming Shieh, Wenyi Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140135360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimalarial compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, including drug-resistant Plasmodia strains. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc
    Inventors: Gavin David Heffernan, David Penman Jacobus, Guy Alan Schiehser, Hong-Ming Shieh, Wenyi Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140135320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimalarial compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, including drug-resistant Plasmodia strains. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin David Heffernan, David Penman Jacobus, Kurt William Saionz, Guy Alan Schiehser, Hong-Ming Shieh, Wenyi Zhao
  • Patent number: 7652018
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1-R6, R10, m, V, X, Y, Z and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Jr., Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski
  • Patent number: 7649007
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1-R6, m, V, W, X, Y, Z and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Jr., Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski, Ronald Charles Bernotas
  • Patent number: 7618990
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1, R2, R5, R6, V, X, Y, Z and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Jr., Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski, Ronald Charles Bernotas
  • Patent number: 7618989
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1-R6, R16, m, V, W, X, Y, and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Jr., Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski, Ronald Charles Bernotas
  • Patent number: 7538107
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1-R6, m, V, X, Y, Z and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Jr., Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski, Ronald Charles Bernotas
  • Publication number: 20090099164
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to phenylaminopropanol derivatives of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions containing these derivatives, and methods of their use for the prevention and treatment of conditions ameliorated by monoamine reuptake including, inter alia, vasomotor symptoms (VMS), sexual dysfunction, gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromylagia syndrome, nervous system disorders, and combinations thereof, particularly those conditions selected from the group consisting of major depressive disorder, vasomotor symptoms, stress and urge urinary incontinence, fibromyalgia, pain, diabetic neuropathy, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Callain Younghee Kim, Paige Erin Mahaney, Eugene John Trybulski, Puwen Zhang, Eugene Anthony Terefenko, Casey Cameron McComas, Michael Anthony Marella, Richard Dale Coghlan, Gavin David Heffernan, Stephen Todd Cohn, An Thien Vu, Joseph Peter Sabatucci, Fei Ye
  • Patent number: 7517899
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to phenylaminopropanol derivatives of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions containing these derivatives, and methods of their use for the prevention and treatment of conditions ameliorated by monoamine reuptake including, inter alia, vasomotor symptoms (VMS), sexual dysfunction, gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromylagia syndrome, nervous system disorders, and combinations thereof, particularly those conditions selected from the group consisting of major depressive disorder, vasomotor symptoms, stress and urge urinary incontinence, fibromyalgia, pain, diabetic neuropathy, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Callain Younghee Kim, Paige Erin Mahaney, Eugene John Trybulski, Puwen Zhang, Eugene Anthony Terefenko, Casey McComas, Michael Anthony Marella, Richard Dale Coghlan, Gavin David Heffernan, Stephen Todd Cohn, An Thien Vu, Joseph Peter Sabatucci, Fei Ye
  • Publication number: 20090093469
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to phenylaminopropanol derivatives of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions containing these derivatives, and methods of their use for the prevention and treatment of conditions ameliorated by monoamine reuptake including, inter alia, vasomotor symptoms (VMS), sexual dysfunction, gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromylagia syndrome, nervous system disorders, and combinations thereof, particularly those conditions selected from the group consisting of major depressive disorder, vasomotor symptoms, stress and urge urinary incontinence, fibromyalgia, pain, diabetic neuropathy, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: WYETH
    Inventors: Callain Younghee Kim, Paige Erin Mahaney, Eugene John Trybulski, Puwen Zhang, Eugene Anthony Terefenko, Casey Cameron McComas, Michael Anthony Marella, Richard Dale Coghlan, Gavin David Heffernan, Stephen Todd Cohn, An Thien Vu, Joseph Peter Sabatucci, Fei Ye
  • Publication number: 20080182891
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, y, m, n, and Ar are as defined, and described in classes and subclasses herein, which are agonists or partial agonists of the 2C subtype of brain serotonin receptors. The compounds, and compositions containing the compounds, can be used to treat a variety of central nervous system disorders such as schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Gavin David Heffernan, Gary Paul Stack, Jonathan Laird Gross, Dahui Zhou, Hong Gao
  • Patent number: 7365095
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are provided: wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, y, m, n, and Ar are as defined, and described in classes and subclasses herein, which are agonists or partial agonists of the 2C subtype of brain serotonin receptors. The compounds, and compositions containing the compounds, can be used to treat a variety of central nervous system disorders such as schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Gavin David Heffernan, Gary Paul Stack, Jonathan Laird Gross, Dahui Zhou, Hong Gao
  • Publication number: 20080045560
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1-R6, R11, R12, m, V, X, Y, Z and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski
  • Publication number: 20080045579
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1-R6, m, V, W, X, Y, Z and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski, Ronald Charles Bernotas
  • Publication number: 20080045578
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1-R6, R16, m, V, W, X, Y, and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski, Ronald Charles Bernotas
  • Publication number: 20080045577
    Abstract: Compounds of the following structure are described: wherein R1-R6, R10, m, V, X, Y, Z and Q are described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof. These compounds are useful for treating a variety of hormone-related conditions including contraception, treating or preventing fibroids, endometriosis, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hormone-dependent carcinomas, providing hormone replacement therapy, stimulating food intake or synchronizing estrus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Wyeth
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Commons, Andrew Fensome, Gavin David Heffernan, Casey Cameron McComas, Richard Page Woodworth, Michael Byron Webb, Michael Anthony Marella, Edward George Melenski