Patents by Inventor John Genus

John Genus 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: 20150313883
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine compound) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Patent number: 9107915
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine compound) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Publication number: 20140288132
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine compound) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Publication number: 20140288185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that modulate nicotinic receptors as non-competitive antagonists, methods for their synthesis, methods for use, and their pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Akireddy, Jason Speake, Balwinder Singh Bhatti, Daniel Yohannes, John Genus, Yunde Xiao
  • Patent number: 8778978
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Patent number: 8703802
    Abstract: An improved process for the preparation of aryl substituted olefinic amines such as (2S)-(4E)-N-methyl-5-[3-(5-isopropoxypyridin)yl]-4-penten-2-amine and (2S)-(4E)-N-methyl-5-[3-(5-methoxypyridin)yl]-4-penten-2-amine and new intermediates used in said process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Maurice Dull, John Genus, Tommi Ratilainen, Per Olof Ryberg, Janna Hellström, Niklas Wahlström, Thomas Wännman
  • Publication number: 20140107163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (R)-3-((E)-2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)vinyl)-5-(tetrahydropyran-4-yloxy)pyridine, its salt forms, and to processes for the commercial-scale production of these compounds in sufficient purity and quality for use in pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Targecept, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinvasa Rao Akireddy, Scott R. Breining, Timothy J. Cuthbertson, Gary Maurice Dull, Gregory J. Gatto, John Genus, Phillip S. Hammond, Joseph Pike Mitchener, JR., Julio A. Munoz, Pieter Albert Otten, Daniel Yohannes, Nikolai Fedorov
  • Publication number: 20140039014
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Patent number: 8633227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (R)-3-((E)-2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)vinyl)-5-(tetrahydropyran-4-yloxy)pyridine, its salt forms, and to processes for the commercial-scale production of these compounds in sufficient purity and quality for use in pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Akireddy, Scott R. Breining, Timothy J. Cuthbertson, Gary Maurice Dull, Gregory J. Gatto, John Genus, Philip S. Hammond, Joesph Pike Mitchener, Jr., Julio A. Munoz, Pieter Albert Otten, Daniel Yohannes, Nikolai Fedorov
  • Patent number: 8580826
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Publication number: 20130225827
    Abstract: An improved process for the preparation of aryl substituted olefinic amines such as (2S)-(4E)-N-methyl-5-[3-(5-isopropoxypyridin)yl]-4-penten-2-amine and (2S)-(4E)-N-methyl-5-[3-(5-methoxypyridin)yl]-4-penten-2-amine and new intermediates used in said process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: TARGACEPT, INC., ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Gary Maurice Dull, John Genus, Tommi Ratilainen, Per Olof Ryberg, Janna Hellstrom, Niklas Wahlstrom, Thomas Wannman
  • Patent number: 8119659
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (2S,3R)-N-(2-((3-pyridinyl)methyl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide, novel salt forms thereof, methods for its preparation, novel intermediates, and methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Maurice Dull, John Genus, Jacob Mathew
  • Publication number: 20120041033
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Publication number: 20120015983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (R)-3-((E)-2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)vinyl)-5-(tetrahydropyran-4-yloxy)pyridine, its salt forms, and to processes for the commercial-scale production of these compounds in sufficient purity and quality for use in pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Akireddy, Scott R. Breining, Timothy J. Cuthbertson, Gary Maurice Dull, Gregory J. Gatto, John Genus, Philip S. Hammond, Joseph Pike Mitchener, Julio A. Munoz, Pieter Albert Otten, Daniel Yohannes, Nikolai Fedorov
  • Patent number: 8053451
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Publication number: 20110263859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (2S,3R)-N-(2((3-pyridiny)triethyl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide, novel salt forms thereof, methods for its preparation, novel intermediates, and methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: TARGACEPT, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Maurice Dull, John Genus, Jacob Mathew
  • Publication number: 20110118239
    Abstract: A novel scalable synthesis for the preparation of 7-(3-pyridinyI)-1,7-diazaspiro[4.4)nonane has been developed, and 7-(3-pyridinyl)-1,7-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane salts have been formed with succinic acid and oxalic acid. Additionally, 7-(3-pyridinyl)-1,7-diaza-spiro[4.4]nonane has been separated into its stereoisomers via resolution with L and D di-p-toluoyltartaric acids, giving (R)- and (S)-7-(3-pyridinyl)-1,7-diazaspiro[4.4]nonane of high enantiomeric purity. Numerous solid salts of the resulting (R)- and (S)-7-(3-pyridinyl)-1,7-diazaspiro[4.4}nonane have been prepared. Methods for the preparation of the racemic and enantiomeric salts, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such salts, and uses thereof are disclosed. The salts can be administered to patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, to treat and/or prevent such disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Beaver, Scott Breining, Gary Maurice Dull, Gregory J. Gatto, John Genus, Jacob Mathew, Julio A. Munoz, Inigo Pfeiffer, Steve M. Ttoler, James Wamsley, Jianxun Xie
  • Publication number: 20090062321
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: TARGACEPT, INC.
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore
  • Publication number: 20090048290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (2S,3R)—N-(2-((3-pyridinyl)methyl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide, novel salt forms thereof, methods for its preparation, novel intermediates, and methods for treating a wide variety of conditions and disorders, including those associated with dysfunction of the central and autonomic nervous systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Merouane Bencherif, Lisa Benson, Gary Maurice Dull, Nikolai Fedorov, Gregory J. Gatto, John Genus, Kristen G. Jordan, Jacob Mathew, Anatoly A. Mazurov, Lan Miao, Julio A. Munoz, Inigo Pfeiffer, Sondra Pfeiffer, Teresa Y. Phillips
  • Patent number: 7459469
    Abstract: Patients susceptible to or suffering from conditions and disorders, such as central nervous system disorders, are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof compositions that are hydroxybenzoate salts of E-metanicotine-type compounds. The formation of hydroxybenzoate salts of the E-metanicotine compounds is also useful in purifying the E-metanicotine compounds, as the hydroxybenzoate salts tend to crystallize out, leaving impurities such as Z-metanicotine compounds, and compounds where the double bond has migrated, in solution. If desired, the hydroxybenzoate salts can be converted to either the free base (the E-metanicotine) or to another pharmaceutically acceptable salt form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio A. Munoz, John Genus, James R. Moore