Patents by Inventor Paul Blundell

Paul Blundell 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: 20090208415
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel tropane compounds and methods for their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Organix, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Blundell, Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras
  • Publication number: 20090048284
    Abstract: This invention to antagonists that inhibit transporters and receptors. The invention also relates to partial inhibitors of transporters and receptors that allow partial transport or partial binding of a compound to the transporter or receptor. The invention also relates to compounds that differentially prevent transport or binding through a transporter or to a receptor. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for treating certain diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras, Paul Blundell, Shanghao Liu
  • Patent number: 7476740
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel tropane compounds and methods for their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Organix, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Blundell, Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras
  • Patent number: 7439264
    Abstract: This invention to antagonists that inhibit transporters and receptors. The invention also relates to partial inhibitors of transporters and receptors that allow partial transport or partial binding of a compound to the transporter or receptor. The invention also relates to compounds that differentially prevent transport or binding through a transporter or to a receptor. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for treating certain diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Organix, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras, Paul Blundell, Shanghao Liu
  • Publication number: 20070244149
    Abstract: New tropane analogs that bind to monoamine transporters are described, particularly, 8-aza, 8carbo and 8-oxo tropanes having 6- or 7-hydroxyl or ketone substituents. The compounds of the present invention can be racemic, pure R-enantiomers, or pure S-enantiomers. Certain preferred compounds of the present invention have a high selectivity for the DAT versus the SERT. Also described are pharmaceutical therapeutic compositions comprising the compounds formulated in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a method for inhibiting 5-hydroxy-tryptamine reuptake of a monoamine transporter by contacting the monoamine transporter with a 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibiting amount of a compound of the present invention. Preferred monoamine transporters for the practice of the present invention include the dopamine transporter, the serotonin transporter and the norepinephrine transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicants: Organix, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Peter Meltzer, Bertha Madras, Paul Blundell
  • Patent number: 7199132
    Abstract: New tropane analogs that bind to monoamine transporters are described, particularly, 8-aza, 8carbo and 8-oxo tropanes having 6- or 7-hydroxyl or ketone substituents. The compounds of the present invention can be racemic, pure R-enantiomers, or pure S-enantiomers. Certain preferred compounds of the present invention have a high selectivity for the DAT versus the SERT. Also described are pharmaceutical therapeutic compositions comprising the compounds formulated in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a method for inhibiting 5-hydroxy-tryptamine reuptake of a monoamine transporter by contacting the monoamine transporter with a 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibiting amount of a compound of the present invention. Preferred monoamine transporters for the practice of the present invention include the dopamine transporter, the serotonin transporter and the norepinephrine transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignees: Organix, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras, Paul Blundell
  • Publication number: 20070009432
    Abstract: Radiopharmaceutical compounds are disclosed. A tropane compound is linked through the N atom at the 8-position to a chelating ligand capable of complexing technetium or rhenium to produce a neutral labeled complex that selectively binds to the dopamine transporter over the serotonin transporter with a ratio of 10 or more. These compounds can be prepared as separate diastereoisomers as well as a mixture of diastereoisomers. Also disclosed are radiopharmaceutical kits for preparing the labeled radiopharmaceutical compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Organix, Inc., General Hospital Corporation, The
    Inventors: Peter Meltzer, Paul Blundell, Bertha Madras, Alan Fischman, Alun Jones, Ashfaq Mahmood
  • Patent number: 7105678
    Abstract: Radiopharmaceutical compounds are disclosed. A tropane compound is linked through the N atom at the 8-position to a chelating ligand capable of complexing technetium or rhenium to produce a neutral labeled complex that selectively binds to the dopamine transporter over the serotonin transporter with a ratio of 10 or more. These compounds can be prepared as separate diastereoisomers as well as a mixture of diastereoisomers. Also disclosed are radiopharmaceutical kits for preparing the labeled radiopharmaceutical compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignees: Organix, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Paul Blundell, Bertha C. Madras
  • Publication number: 20060171881
    Abstract: Featured compounds have high monoamine transport affinity and are characterized by one of the following two general formulas set out above. The compounds bind selectively or non-selectively to monoamine transporters. The compounds are useful to treat various medical indications including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Parkinson's disease, cocaine addiction, smoking cessation, weight reduction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, various forms of depression, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and narcolepsy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicants: Organix, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Meltzer, Paul Blundell, Pinglang Wang, Bertha Madras
  • Patent number: 7026516
    Abstract: Featured compounds have high monoamine transport affinity and are characterized by one of the following two general formulas set out above. The compounds bind selectively or non-selectively to monoamine transporters. The compounds are useful to treat various medical indications including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Parkinson's disease, cocaine addiction, smoking cessation, weight reduction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, various forms of depression, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and narcolepsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Organix, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Paul Blundell, Pinglang Wang, Bertha K. Madras
  • Publication number: 20040014992
    Abstract: Featured compounds have high monoamine transport affinity and are characterized by one of the following two general formulas set out above. The compounds bind selectively or non-selectively to monoamine transporters. The compounds are useful to treat various medical indications including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Parkinson's disease, cocaine addiction, smoking cessation, weight reduction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, various forms of depression, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and narcolepsy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Paul Blundell, Pinglang Wang, Bertha K. Madras
  • Patent number: 6670375
    Abstract: New tropane analogs that bind to monoamine transporters are described, particularly, 8-aza, 8carbo and 8-oxo tropanes having 6- or 7-substituents. The compounds of the present invention can be racemic, pure R-enantiomers, or pure S-enantiomers. Certain preferred compounds of the present invention have a high selectivity for the DAT versus the SERT. Also described are pharmaceutical therapeutic compositions comprising the compounds formulated in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a method for inhibiting 5-hydroxy-tryptamine reuptake of a monoamine transporter by contacting the monoamine transporter with a 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibiting amount of a compound of the present invention. Preferred monoamine transporters for the practice of the present invention include the dopamine transporter, the serotonin transporter and the norepinephrine transporter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignees: Organix, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras, Paul Blundell, Zhengming Chen
  • Publication number: 20030232827
    Abstract: This invention to antagonists that inhibit transporters and receptors. The invention also relates to partial inhibitors of transporters and receptors that allow partial transport or partial binding of a compound to the transporter or receptor. The invention also relates to compounds that differentially prevent transport or binding through a transporter or to a receptor. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds for treating certain diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras, Paul Blundell, Shanghao Lui
  • Publication number: 20030232819
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel tropane compounds and methods for their use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Blundell, Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras
  • Publication number: 20030125352
    Abstract: This invention relates to therapeutic uses of boat tropane analogs, e.g, treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. More specifically the invention relates to a method of treating a neurological disorder in patient comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of a boat tropane compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Bertha K. Madras, Peter C. Meltzer, Paul Blundell
  • Publication number: 20030105125
    Abstract: New tropane analogs that bind to monoamine transporters are described, particularly, 8-aza, 8carbo and 8-oxo tropanes having 6- or 7-hydroxyl or ketone substituents. The compounds of the present invention can be racemic, pure R-enantiomers, or pure S-enantiomers. Certain preferred compounds of the present invention have a high selectivity for the DAT versus the SERT. Also described are pharmaceutical therapeutic compositions comprising the compounds formulated in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a method for inhibiting 5-hydroxy-tryptamine reuptake of a monoamine transporter by contacting the monoamine transporter with a 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibiting amount of a compound of the present invention. Preferred monoamine transporters for the practice of the present invention include the dopamine transporter, the serotonin transporter and the norepinephrine transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras, Paul Blundell
  • Patent number: 6548041
    Abstract: Radiopharmaceutical compounds are disclosed. A tropane compound is linked through the N atom at the 8-position to a chelating ligand capable of complexing technetium or rhenium to produce a neutral labeled complex that selectively binds to the dopamine transporter over the serotonin transporter with a ratio of 10 or more. These compounds can be prepared as separate diastereoisomers as well as a mixture of diastereoisomers. Also disclosed are radiopharmaceutical kits for preparing the labeled radiopharmaceutical compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignees: Organix, Inc., President and Fellow of Harvard College, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Paul Blundell, Bertha K. Madras, Alan J. Fischman, Alun G. Jones, Ashfaq Mahmood
  • Publication number: 20030069269
    Abstract: New tropane analogs that bind to monoamine transporters are described, particularly, 8-aza, 8carbo and 8-oxo tropanes having 6- or 7- substituents. The compounds of the present invention can be racemic, pure R-enantiomers, or pure S-enantiomers Certain preferred compounds of the present invention have a high selectivity for the DAT versus the SERT. Also described are pharmaceutical therapeutic compositions comprising the compounds formulated in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a method for inhibiting 5-hydroxy-tryptamine reuptake of a monoamine transporter by contacting the monoamine transporter with a 5-hydroxytryptamine reuptake inhibiting amount of a compound of the present invention. Preferred monoamine transporters for the practice of the present invention include the dopamine transporter, the serotonin transporter and the norepinephrine transporter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Bertha K. Madras, Paul Blundell, Zhengming Chen
  • Patent number: 6525206
    Abstract: Featured compounds have high monoamine transport affinity and are characterized by one of the following two general formulas set out above. The compounds bind selectively or non-selectively to monoamine transporters. The compounds are useful to treat various medical indications including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Parkinson's disease, cocaine addiction, smoking cessation, weight reduction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, various forms of depression, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and narcolepsy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Organix, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Paul Blundell, Pinglang Wang, Bertha K. Madras
  • Publication number: 20020131931
    Abstract: Radiopharmaceutical compounds are disclosed. A tropane compound is linked through the N atom at the 8-position to a chelating ligand capable of complexing technetium or rhenium to produce a neutral labeled complex that selectively binds to the dopamine transporter over the serotonin transporter with a ratio of 10 or more. These compounds can be prepared as separate diastereoisomers as well as a mixture of diastereoisomers. Also disclosed are radiopharmaceutical kits for preparing the labeled radiopharmaceutical compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Peter C. Meltzer, Paul Blundell, Bertha K. Madras