Patents by Inventor Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca

Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca 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: 20170369493
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 6,7-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one derivatives as negative allosteric modulators (NAMs) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention or treatment of disorders in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Michiel Luc, Maria Van Gool, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, Sergio-Alvar Alonso-de Diego, Ana Isabel De Lucas Olivares
  • Publication number: 20170174680
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I) or (Ia) The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus ALCAZAR VACA, Jose Ignacio ANDRES GIL, Michael A. LETAVIC, Dale A. RUDOLPH, Brock T. SHIREMAN, Brice M. STENNE, Jeannie M. ZIFF
  • Patent number: 9604982
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I) or (Ia) The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca, Jose Ignacio Andres Gil, Michael A. Letavic, Dale A. Rudolph, Brock T. Shireman, Brice M. Stenne, Jeannie M. Ziff
  • Publication number: 20160376271
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb): The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca, Jose Ignacio Andres Gil, Christa C. Chrovian, Heather R. Coate, Meri De Angelis, Curt A. Dvorak, Christine F. Gelin, Michael A. Letavic, Brad M. Savall, Akinola Soyode-Johnson, Brice M. Stenne, Devin M. Swanson
  • Patent number: 9464084
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb): The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca, Jose Ignacio Andres Gil, Christa C. Chrovian, Heather R. Coate, Meri De Angelis, Curt A. Dvorak, Christine F. Gelin, Michael A. Letavic, Brad M. Savall, Akinola Soyode-Johnson, Brice M. Stenne, Devin M. Swanson
  • Publication number: 20160039809
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulas (I, Ia, IIa and IIb). The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formulas (I, Ia, IIa and IIb). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formulas (I, Ia, IIa and IIb) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus ALCAZAR VACA, Brett D. ALLISON, Jose Ignacio ANDRES GIL, Christa C. CHROVIAN, Heather R. COATE, Meri DE ANGELIS, Xiaohu DENG, Curt A. DVORAK, Christine F. GELIN, Michael A. LETAVIC, Jimmy T. LIANG, Neelakandha S. MANI, Jason C. RECH, Brad M. SAVALL, Akinola SOYODE-JOHNSON, Brice M. STENNE, Devin M. SWANSON, Jessica L. WALL
  • Publication number: 20160024082
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I) or (Ia) The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia) and methods comprising administering of compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia) for treating rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, septic shock, allergic dermatitis, asthma, allergic asthma, mild to severe asthma, steroid resistant asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, allergic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; airway hyper-responsiveness, diseases of the nervous and neuro-immune system, acute and chronic pain states of neuropathic pain, inflammatory pain, spontaneous pain, opioid induced pain, diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, low back pain, chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, diseases involved with and without neuroinflammation of the central nervous system, mood disorders, major depression, major depressive disorder, treatment resistant depression, bipolar disorder, anxious depression, anx
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus ALCAZAR VACA, JOSE Ignacio ANDRES GIL, Michael A. LETAVIC, Dale A. RUDOLPH, Brock T. SHIREMAN, Brice M. STENNE, Jeannie M. ZIFF
  • Publication number: 20150322062
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb): The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca, Jose Ignacio Andres Gil, Christa C. Chrovian, Heather R. Coate, Meri De Angelis, Curt A. Dvorak, Christine F. Gelin, Michael A. Letavic, Brad M. Savall, Akinola Soyode-Johnson, Brice M. Stenne, Devin M. Swanson
  • Publication number: 20150216863
    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: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    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, Miguel Angel Pena-Piñón
  • Patent number: 9096596
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I) The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formula (I) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca, Jose Ignacio Andres Gil, Michael A. Letavic, Dale A. Rudolph, Brock T. Shireman, Brice M. Stenne, Jeannie M. Ziff
  • Patent number: 9090632
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to novel bicyclic oxazole and thiazole compounds which are positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (“mGluR5”); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction using the compounds and compositions; and methods for the treatment or prevention of disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR5 subtype of receptors is involved. 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: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, Carrie K. Jones, Jose Manuel Bartolome-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gregor James Macdonald, Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca
  • Patent number: 9066946
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb): The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca, Jose Ignacio Andres Gil, Christa C. Chrovian, Heather R. Coate, Meri De Angelis, Curt A. Dvorak, Christine F. Gelin, Michael A. Letavic, Brad M. Savall, Akinola Soyode-Johnson, Brice M. Stenne, Devin M. Swanson
  • Patent number: 9029366
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    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, Miguel Angel Pena-Piñón, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Ignacio Andrés-Gil
  • Patent number: 8901125
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    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, Miguel Angel Pena-Piñón, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Ignacio Andrés-Gil
  • Publication number: 20140275120
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I) The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formula (I) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca, Jose Ignacio Andres Gil, Michael A. Letavic, Dale A. Rudolph, Brock T. Shireman, Brice M. Stenne, Jeannie M. Ziff
  • Publication number: 20140275015
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb): The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formulas (I, IIa and IIb) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Manuel Jesus Alcazar Vaca, Jose Ignacio Andres Gil, Christa C. Chrovian, Heather R. Coate, Meri De Angelis, Curt A. Dvorak, Christine F. Gelin, Michael A. Letavic, Brad M. Savall, Akinola Soyode-Johnson, Brice M. Stenne, Devin M. Swanson
  • 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
  • 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: 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: 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