Patents by Inventor P. Jeffrey Conn

P. Jeffrey Conn 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: 9676782
    Abstract: Described are negative allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (mGlu3), pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions for treating depression, cognitive disorders, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, or cancer in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Kyle A. Emmitte, Julie L. Engers, Leah C. Konkol
  • Publication number: 20170129889
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 2-(4-heterocyclylbenzyl)isoindolin-1-one analogs compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Michael R. Wood, Corey R. Hopkins, Bruce J. Melancon, Michael S. Poslusney, Darren W. Engers
  • Patent number: 9637498
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 5-aminothieno[2,3-c]pyridazine-6-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Michael R. Wood, Michael S. Poslusney, James C. Tarr, Bruce J. Melancon
  • Patent number: 9586964
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 2-(4-heterocyclylbenzyl)isoindolin-1-one analogs compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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: October 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Michael R. Wood, Corey R. Hopkins, Bruce J. Melancon, Michael S. Poslusney, Darren W. Engers
  • Publication number: 20170022173
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to N-substituted 3,4-dihydro-benzo[£][1,4]oxazine-2-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Shaun R. Stauffer, Joseph D. Panarese
  • Publication number: 20170022216
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 5-aminothieno[2,3-c]pyridazine-6-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Michael R. Wood, Bruce J. Melancon, James C. Tarr, James M. Salovich, Michael S. Poslusney
  • Patent number: 9550778
    Abstract: Disclosed are negative 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: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Kyle A. Emmitte, Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Andrew S. Felts, Katrina A. Smith
  • Patent number: 9540371
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to 3-benzylquinazolin-4(3H)-one analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Shaun R. Stauffer, Joseph David Panarese
  • Patent number: 9533982
    Abstract: Disclosed are negative 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: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Kyle A. Emmitte, Andrew S. Felts
  • Patent number: 9527834
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted 1-benzylquinoxalin-2(1H)-one analogs, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Shaun R. Stauffer, Joseph David Panarese
  • Patent number: 9493481
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 5-aminothieno[2,3-c]pyridazine-6 -carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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: February 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Michael R. Wood, Bruce J. Melancon, James C. Tarr, James M. Salovich, Michael S. Poslusney
  • Publication number: 20160289227
    Abstract: Disclosed are negative 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: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle A. Emmitte, Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Andrew S. Felts, Alice L. Rodriguez, Katrina A. Smith, Carrie K. Jones
  • Publication number: 20160214940
    Abstract: Described are negative allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (mGlu2), pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions for treating depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, or autism spectrum disorders in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Kyle A. Emmitte, Andrew S. Felts, Katrina A. Bollinger
  • Publication number: 20160207935
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted 5-aminothieno[2,3-c]pyridazine-6-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Michael R. Wood, Michael S. Poslusney, James C. Tarr, Bruce J. Melancon
  • Publication number: 20160200733
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (mAChR M4); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Craig W. LINDSLEY, P. Jeffrey CONN, Michael R. WOOD, Michael S. POSLUSNEY, Bruce J. MELANCON
  • Patent number: 9382208
    Abstract: Described are negative allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (mGlu2), pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions for treating depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, or autism spectrum disorders in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Kyle A. Emmitte, Andrew S. Felts, Katrina A. Bollinger
  • Publication number: 20160102090
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to 3-benzylquinazolin-4(3H)-one analogs compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 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 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Shaun R. Stauffer, Joseph David Panarese
  • Publication number: 20160096833
    Abstract: Disclosed are negative 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle A. Emmitte, Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Andrew S. Felts, Katrina A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160075690
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted 1-benzylquinoxalin-2(1H)-one analogs, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Shaun R. Stauffer, Joseph David Panarese
  • Patent number: 9255103
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to substituted pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazines 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: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: P. Jeffrey Conn, Craig W. Lindsley, Shaun R. Stauffer, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Susana Conde-Ceide, Gregor Macdonald, Han Min Tong, Carrie K. Jones