Patents by Inventor Gregor James MacDonald

Gregor James MacDonald 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: 8748621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating, ameliorating, or controlling a condition in a mammal, including a human, wherein the condition is selected from the group consisting of anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance-dependence related disorders, mood disorders, epilepsy or convulsive disorders, idiopathic Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease, wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the application and claims. In particular, such conditions are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, depression, and epilepsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Addex Pharma, SA
    Inventors: Jose Maria Cid-Nunez, Andres Avelino Trabanco-Suarez, Gregor James MacDonald, Guillaume Albert Jacques Duvey, Robert Johannes Lutjens, Patrick Terry Finn
  • Publication number: 20140155393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine derivatives of Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”), which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: José Maria Cid-Núñez, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suárez, Juan Antonio Vega Ramiro, Daniel Oehlrich, Gary John Tresadern, Gregor James Macdonald
  • Patent number: 8722894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors—subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Addex Pharma SA
    Inventors: Jose Maria Cid-Nunez, Andres Avelino Trabanco-Suarez, Gregor James MacDonald, Guillaume Albert Jacques Duvey, Robert Johannes Lutjens, Patrick Terry Finn
  • Patent number: 8716480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine derivatives of Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”), which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Addex Pharma, SA
    Inventors: Jose Maria Cid-Nunez, Ana Isabel De Lucas Olivares, Andres Avelino Trabanco-Suarez, Gregor James MacDonald
  • Patent number: 8716282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives which are inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 10 enzyme (PDE10) and which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological, psychiatric and metabolic disorders in which the PDE10 enzyme is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, to the use of such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of neurological, psychiatric and metabolic disorders and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Joaquin Pastor-Fernández, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James Macdonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Óscar Delgado-González, Greta Constantia Peter Vanhoof, Michiel Luc Maria Van Gool, María Luz Martín-Martín, Sergio-Alvar Alonso-de Diego, Kelly Ann Swinney, Carina Leys, Johan Erwin Edmond Weerts, Stijn Wuyts
  • Patent number: 8710074
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to dihydronaphthyridinyl(organo)methanone analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Jason Manka, Jon Jacobs, Ya Zhou, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James MacDonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Eric S. Dawson
  • Patent number: 8691813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel indole and benzoxazine derivatives which are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) and which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignees: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Addex Pharma SA
    Inventors: Jose Maria Cid-Nunez, Andres Avelino Trabanco-Suarez, Gregor James MacDonald
  • Publication number: 20140057870
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic triazole and pyrazole lactams, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, CRAIG W. LINDSLEY, SHAUN R. STAUFFER, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, SUSANNA CONDE-CEIDE, GREGOR JAMES MACDONALD, HAN MIN TONG, CARRIE K. JONES, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Ignacio Andrés-Gil, CHRYSA MALOSH
  • Patent number: 8637510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to morpholinothiazole derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The invention particularly relates to positive allosteric modulators of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, such positive allosteric modulators having the capability to increase the efficacy of nicotinic receptor agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Gregor James Macdonald, Benoit Christian Albert Ghislain De Boeck, Joseph Elisabeth Leenaerts
  • Publication number: 20130345206
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted bicyclic alkoxy pyrazole analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gregor James Macdonald, Han Min Tong, Miguel Angel Pena-Piñón, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Ignacio Andrés-Gil
  • Publication number: 20130345205
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted bicyclic aralkyl pyrazole lactam analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gregor James Macdonald, Han Min Tong, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Ignacio Andrés-Gil
  • Publication number: 20130345204
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted bicyclic cycloalkyl pyrazole lactam analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gregor James Macdonald, Han Min Tong
  • Publication number: 20130345203
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted bicyclic alkoxy pyrazole analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gregor James Macdonald, Han Min Tong, Miguel Angel Pena-Piñón, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Ignacio Andrés-Gil
  • Publication number: 20130338185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine derivatives of Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”), which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: José Maria Cid-Núñez, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suärez, Juan Antonio Vega Ramiro, Daniel Oehlrich, Gary John Tresadern, Gregor James MacDonald
  • Patent number: 8592422
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic triazole and pyrazole lactams, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gregor James MacDonald, Han Min Tong, Carrie K. Jones, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Ignacio Andrés-Gil, Chrysa Malosh
  • Patent number: 8546440
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel substituted bicyclic imidazole derivatives of Formula (I) wherein R0, R1, R3, R4, X, A1, A2, A3, A4, Y1, Y2 and Y3 have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as gamma secretase modulators. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said novel compound as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Henricus Jacobus Maria Gijsen, Gregor James MacDonald, François Paul Bischoff, Gary John Tresadern, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suárez, Sven Franciscus Anna Van Brandt, Didier Jean-Claude Berthelot
  • Publication number: 20130252952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine derivatives of Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”), which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: José Maria Cid-Núñez, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suárez, Juan Antonio Vega Ramiro, Daniel Oehlrich, Gary John Tresadern, Gregor James Macdonald
  • Publication number: 20130252943
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted bicyclic oxazole lactam analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James Macdonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, María Luz Martín-Martín
  • Publication number: 20130245043
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to imidazopyrimidin-5(6H)-one analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James MacDonald, Susana Conde-Ceide, Carrie K. Jones, María Luz Martín-Martín, Han Min Tong
  • Patent number: 8530474
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel substituted 6-(1-piperazinyl)-pyridazines of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and X have the meaning defined in the claims, having 5-HT6-antagonistic properties. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said novel compound as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Gregor James MacDonald, Michiel Luc Maria Van Gool, Susana Conde-Ceide, Francisca Delgado-Jiménez