Patents by Inventor George P. Luke

George P. Luke 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: 20080227793
    Abstract: This invention relates to benzimidazoles, pyridylimidazoles and related bicyclic heteroaryl compounds, all of which may be described by of Formula I The invention is particularly related to such compounds that bind with high selectivity and high affinity to the benzodiazepine site of GABAA receptors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and to the use of such compounds in treatment of certain central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Novel processes for preparing compounds of Formula I are disclosed. This invention also relates to the use of benzimidazoles, pyridylimidazoles and related bicyclic heteroaryl compounds of Formula I in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agents. Additionally this invention relates to the use such compounds as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Guiying Li, Pamela Albaugh, Kevin S. Currie, Guolin Cai, Linda M. Gustavson, Kyungae Lee, Alan Hutchison, George D. Maynard, Jun Yuan, Ling Hong Xie, Manuka Ghosh, Nian Liu, George P. Luke, Scott Mitchell, Martin Patrick Allen, Spiros Liras
  • Patent number: 7300945
    Abstract: This invention relates to benzimidazoles, pyridylimidazoles and related bicyclic heteroaryl compounds, all of which may be described by of Formula I The invention is particularly related to such compounds that bind with high selectivity and high affinity to the benzodiazepine site of GABAA receptors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and to the use of such compounds in treatment of certain central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Novel processes for preparing compounds of Formula I are disclosed. This invention also relates to the use of benzimidazoles, pyridylimidazoles and related bicyclic heteroaryl compounds of Formula I in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agents. Additionally this invention relates to the use such compounds as probes for the localization of GABAA receptors in tissue sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Guiying Li, Pamela Albaugh, Kevin S. Currie, Guolin Cai, Linda M. Gustavson, Kyungae Lee, Alan Hutchison, George D. Maynard, Jun Yuan, Ling Hong Xie, Manuka Ghosh, Nian Liu, George P. Luke, Scott Mitchell, Martin Patrick Allen, Spiros Liras
  • Patent number: 7253168
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are provided, in which variables are as described herein: Such compounds may be used to modulate MCH binding to MCH receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of metabolic, feeding and sexual disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting MCH receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Alan J. Hutchison, Bertrand L. Chenard, James G. Tarrant, Guiying Li, Manuka Ghosh, George P. Luke, John M. Peterson, Wallace C. Pringle, Mary-Margaret E. O'Donnell, Kyungae Lee, Linda M. Gustavson, Dario Doller
  • Patent number: 6916827
    Abstract: Substituted ring-fused imidazole derivatives that bind to GABAA receptors are provided. Such compounds may be used to modulate ligand binding to GABAA receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of central nervous system (CNS) disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Compounds provided herein may be administered alone or in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agent(s). Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting GABAA receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: George D. Maynard, Jun Yuan, George P. Luke, Kevin Currie
  • Publication number: 20040116424
    Abstract: The invention provides Aryl substituted imidazoles, pyrazoles, pyridizines and related compounds of the Formula 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: George P. Luke, George D. Maynard, Scott Mitchell, Andrew Thurkauf, Linghong Xie, LuYan Zhang, Suoming Zhang, He Zhao, Bertrand L. Chenard, Yang Gao, Bingsong Han, Xiao Shu He
  • Publication number: 20040014780
    Abstract: Substituted ring-fused imidazole derivatives that bind to GABAA receptors are provided. Such compounds may be used to modulate ligand binding to GABAA receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of central nervous system (CNS) disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Compounds provided herein may be administered alone or in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agent (s). Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting GABAA receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: George D. Maynard, Jun Yuan, George P. Luke, Kevin Currie
  • Patent number: 6576766
    Abstract: This invention concerns compounds for inhibiting intracellular signal transduction, especially intracellular signal transduction mediate by one or more molecular interactions involving a phosphotyrosine-containing protein. This invention also relates to pharmaceutic compositions containing the compounds and prophylactic and therapeutic methods involving pharmaceutical and veterinary administration of the compounds. The compounds are of formula (1) as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Manfred Weigele, Regine Bohacek, Virginia A. Jacobsen, Karina Macek, Michael G. Yang, Noriyuki H. Kawahata, Rajeswari Sundaramoorthi, Yihan Wang, Craig S. Takeuchi, George P. Luke, Chester A. Metcalf, III, William C. Shakespeare, Tomi K. Sawyer
  • Publication number: 20030069257
    Abstract: This invention relates to benzimidazoles, pyridylimidazoles and related bicyclic heteroaryl compounds, all of which may be described by of Formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Guiying Li, John M. Peterson, Pamela Albaugh, Kevin S. Currie, Guolin Cai, Linda M. Gustavson, Kyungae Lee, Alan Hutchison, Vinod Singh, George D. Maynard, Jun Yuan, Ling Hong Xie, Manuka Ghosh, Nian Liu, George P. Luke, Scott Mitchell, Martin Patrick Allen, Spiros Liras
  • Publication number: 20020103161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bone-targeting compounds useful for treating a variety of disorders and conditions, e.g., of bone tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Manfred Weigele, George P. Luke, Tomi K. Sawyer, Regine Bohacek, William C. Shakespeare, Rajeswari Sundaramoorthi, Yihan Wang, David C. Dalgarno, Chester A. Metcalf, Chi B. Vu, Noriyuki H. Kawahata
  • Patent number: 6169181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I and II which are pyran-2-ones, 5,6-dihydro-pyran-2-ones, 4-hydroxy-benzopyran-2-ones, 4-hydroxy-cycloalkyl[b]pyran-2-ones, and derivatives thereof, useful for inhibiting a retrovirus in a mammalian cell infected with said retrovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Karen Rene Romines, Gordon L. Bundy, Theresa M. Schwartz, Ruben A. Tommasi, Joseph W. Strohbach, Steven Ronald Turner, Suvit Thaisrivongs, Paul Adrian Aristoff, Paul D. Johnson, Harvey Irving Skulnick, Louis L. Skaletzky, David John Anderson, Joel Morris, Ronald B. Gammill, George P. Luke
  • Patent number: 5852195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formulae (I) and (II) which are pyran-2-ones, 5,6-dihydro-pyran-2-ones, 4-hydroxy-benzopyran-2-ones, 4-hydroxy-cycloalkyl?b!pyran-2-ones, and derivatives thereof, useful for inhibiting a retrovirus in a mammalian cell infected with said retrovirus, wherein R.sub.10 and R.sub.20 taken together are formulae (III) and (IV).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Karen Rene Romines, Gordon L. Bundy, Theresa M. Schwartz, Ruben A. Tommasi, Joseph W. Strohbach, Steven Ronald Turner, Suvit Thaisrivongs, Paul Adrian Aristoff, Paul D. Johnson, Harvey Irving Skulnick, Louis L. Skaletzky, David John Anderson, Joel Morris, Ronald B. Gammill, George P. Luke