Patents by Inventor Jacob M. Hooker

Jacob M. Hooker 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: 20260157999
    Abstract: Disclosed are deuterated forms of mesembrine. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include deuterated mesembrine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventor: Jacob M. Hooker
  • Publication number: 20260152509
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that can be converted to mesembrenone under biologically relevant conditions, such as acid hydrolysis at body temperature; and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. Stable preparations of isolated mesembrenone stereoisomers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventor: Jacob M. Hooker
  • Publication number: 20260124173
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds useful for inhibiting SERT, and related methods of preparing and using these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Publication number: 20260015322
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that can be converted to mesembrine under physiologically relevant conditions, and related methods of preparing and using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Patent number: 12491270
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are histone deacetylase imaging agents for positron emission tomography and related imaging methods using the histone deacetylase imaging agents. The histone deacetylase imaging agents may be a compound of formula (I): wherein R1 is a moiety including a positron emitter; R2 represents hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and n is an integer selected from 0 or 1. In one version of the compound of formula (I), R1 is a moiety including an adamantyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Changning Wang, Frederick Albert Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20250304533
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that are derivatives of mesembrine or mesembrenone, and related methods of preparing and using these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventor: Jacob M. Hooker
  • Patent number: 12410128
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that are derivatives of mesembrine or mesembrenone, and related methods of preparing and using these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2025
    Assignee: Sensorium Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob M. Hooker
  • Publication number: 20250243161
    Abstract: Disclosed are prodrug compounds that can be converted to mesembrine under biologically relevant conditions, such as hydrolysis in vivo; and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. Stable preparations of isolated mesembrine stereoisomers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Patent number: 12269800
    Abstract: Disclosed are prodrug compounds that can be converted to mesembrine under biologically relevant conditions, such as hydrolysis in vivo; and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. Stable preparations of isolated mesembrine stereoisomers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Sensorium Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Publication number: 20250059156
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that are derivatives of mesembrine or mesembrenone, and related methods of preparing and using the compounds. The disclosed compounds inhibit PDE4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Publication number: 20250051277
    Abstract: Disclosed are prodrug compounds that can be converted to mesembrine under biologically relevant conditions, such as hydrolysis in vivo; and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. Stable preparations of isolated mesembrine stereoisomers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Publication number: 20250011281
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that are derivatives of mesembranol or mesembrenol, and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. The disclosed compounds may inhibit SERT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Publication number: 20240408119
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that can be converted to mesembrine under physiologically relevant conditions, and related methods of preparing and using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Publication number: 20240398759
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising mesembranol, such as (?) mesembranol or (?) 6-epi-mesembranol. The disclosed compositions can be used in methods of inhibiting SERT. Methods of treatment for anxiety or depression are also provided, including methods comprising the oral administration to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of certain pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Michael S. Placzek, Jacob M. Hooker
  • Publication number: 20240400508
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that are alkylated derivatives of mesembrine or mesembrenone, and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. The disclosed compounds may inhibit PDE4 and/or the serotonin transporter protein (5-HTT).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Jacob M. Hooker
  • Publication number: 20240246910
    Abstract: Disclosed are prodrug compounds that can be converted to mesembrine under biologically relevant conditions, such as hydrolysis in vivo; and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. Stable preparations of isolated mesembrine stereoisomers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Patent number: 11999694
    Abstract: Disclosed are prodrug compounds that can be converted to mesembrine under biologically relevant conditions, such as hydrolysis in vivo; and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. Stable preparations of isolated mesembrine stereoisomers are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Sensorium Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Publication number: 20230159455
    Abstract: Disclosed are prodrug compounds that can be converted to mesembrine under biologically relevant conditions, such as hydrolysis in vivo; and related methods of preparing and using these compounds. Stable preparations of isolated mesembrine stereoisomers are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Michael S. Placzek
  • Publication number: 20210030899
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are histone deacetylase imaging agents for positron emission tomography and related imaging methods using the histone deacetylase imaging agents. The histone deacetylase imaging agents may be a compound of formula (I): wherein R1 is a moiety including a positron emitter; R2 represents hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and n is an integer selected from 0 or 1. In one version of the compound of formula (I), R1 is a moiety including an adamantyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Changning Wang, Frederick Albert Schroeder
  • Patent number: 10842891
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are histone deacetylase imaging agents for positron emission tomography and related imaging methods using the histone deacetylase imaging agents. The histone deacetylase imaging agents may be a compound of formula (I): wherein R1 is a moiety including a positron emitter; R2 represents hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and n is an integer selected from 0 or 1. In one version of the compound of formula (I), R1 is a moiety including an adamantyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob M. Hooker, Changning Wang, Frederick Albert Schroeder