Patents by Inventor Mary-Margaret E. O'Donnell

Mary-Margaret E. O'Donnell 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).

  • Substituted 1-benzyl-4-substituted piperazine analogues
    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