Patents by Inventor Robert Jason Herr

Robert Jason Herr 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: 10472346
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and methods for treating a disorder associated with aberrant A3 peptide levels, including Alzheimer's disease. Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disorder associated with aberrant A? peptide levels, including AD. Provided herein are compounds of Formula (A) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, L? is selected from the group consisting of C(O), C(R1)(R2), substituted or unsubstituted —C2-6 alkylene-, and substituted or unsubstituted —C3-6 cycloalkylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Steven L. Wagner, William C. Mobley, Rudolph E. Tanzi, Graham Johnson, Ronald Buckle, Nicholas Mayhew, Robert Jason Herr, Kevin D. Rynearson
  • Publication number: 20190202803
    Abstract: The present embodiments are directed, in part, to compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for modulating the activity of delta opioid receptor, biased and/or unbiased, and/or methods for treating pain, migraines, headaches, depression, Parkinsons Disease, anxiety, and/or overactive bladder, and other disorders and conditions described herein or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Aimee Crombie Speerschneider, Dennis Shinji Yamashita, Philip Michael Pitis, Michael John Hawkins, Guodong Liu, Tamara Ann Miskowski Daubert, Catherine C.K. Yuan, Robert Borbo Kargbo, Robert Jason Herr, Donna Romero, Gregory J. Pacofsky
  • Patent number: 10246436
    Abstract: The present embodiments are directed, in part, to compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for modulating the activity of delta opioid receptor, biased and/or unbiased, and/or methods for treating pain, migraines, headaches, depression, Parkinsons Disease, anxiety, and/or overactive bladder, and other disorders and conditions described herein or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TREVENA, INC.
    Inventors: Aimee Crombie Speerschneider, Dennis Shinji Yamashita, Philip Michael Pitis, Michael John Hawkins, Guodong Liu, Tamara Ann Miskowski Daubert, Catherine C. K. Yuan, Robert Borbo Kargbo, Robert Jason Herr, Donna Romero, Gregory J. Pacofsky
  • Publication number: 20180134724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and intermediates for the preparation of omacetaxine and cephalotaxine derivatives thereof. The resulting products are useful in the treatment of proliferative diseases and infectious diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Jason HERR, Brian Thomas GREGG, William Bert GEISS
  • Publication number: 20180093967
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and methods for treating a disorder associated with aberrant A3 peptide levels, including Alzheimer's disease. Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating a disorder associated with aberrant A? peptide levels, including AD. Provided herein are compounds of Formula (A) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, L? is selected from the group consisting of C(O), C(R1)(R2), substituted or unsubstituted —C2-6 alkylene-, and substituted or unsubstituted —C3-6 cycloalkylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Steven L. Wagner, William C. Mobley, Rudolph E. Tanzi, Graham Johnson, Ronald Buckle, Nicholas Mayhew, Robert Jason Herr, Kevin D. Rynearson
  • Patent number: 9896452
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: EOLAS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Theodore M. Kamenecka, Yuanjun He, William Nguyen, Rong Jiang, Xinyi Song, Robert Jason Herr, Qin Jiang
  • Publication number: 20170210725
    Abstract: The present embodiments are directed, in part, to compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for modulating the activity of delta opioid receptor, biased and/or unbiased, and/or methods for treating pain, migraines, headaches, depression, Parkinsons Disease, anxiety, and/or overactive bladder, and other disorders and conditions described herein or any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Aimee Crombie Speerschneider, Dennis Shinji Yamashita, Philip Michael Pitis, Michael John Hawkins, Guodong Liu, Tamara Ann Miskowski Daubert, Catherine C.K. Yuan, Robert Borbo Kargbo, Robert Jason Herr, Donna Romero, Gregory J. Pacofsky
  • Publication number: 20170101410
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Theodore M. Kamenecka, Yuanjun He, William Nguyen, Rong Jiang, Xinyi Song, Robert Jason Herr, Qin Jiang
  • Patent number: 9499517
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Eolas Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore M. Kamenecka, Yuanjun He, William Nguyen, Rong Jiang, Xinyi Song, Robert Jason Herr, Qin Jiang
  • Patent number: 9440982
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Eolas Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore M. Kamenecka, Yuanjun He, Rong Jiang, William Nguyen, Xinyi Song, Robert Jason Herr, Qin Jiang
  • Publication number: 20160229887
    Abstract: Described herein are neuroactive steroids of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein -------, R1, R2, R5, A and L are as defined herein. Such compounds are envisioned, in certain embodiments, to behave as GABA modulators. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the present invention and methods of use and treatment, e.g., such for inducing sedation and/or anesthesia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Sage Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Martinez Botella, Boyd L. Harrison, Albert Jean Robichaud, Francesco Gerald Salituro, Robert Jason Herr, Robert Borbo Kargbo
  • Publication number: 20140031287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, methods, and formulations useful for the oral delivery of a GLP-1 compound or an MC4 agonist peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Emisphere Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jason Herr, Louis Nickolaus Jungheim, John McNeill McGill, Kenneth Jeff Thrasher, Muralikrishna Valluri
  • Patent number: 8552039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, methods, and formulations useful for the oral delivery of a GLP-1 compound or an MC4 agonist peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Emisphere Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Jason Herr, Louis Nickolaus Jungheim, John McNeil McGill, Kenneth Jeff Thrasher, Muralikrishna Valluri
  • Patent number: 8546581
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel compounds, methods and formulations useful for the oral delivery of a glucagon like peptide-1 compound or a melanocortin 4 receptor agonist peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Emisphere Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Nickolaus Jungheim, John Mcneill McGill, III, Kenneth Jeff Thrasher, Robert Jason Herr, Muralikrishna Valluri
  • Patent number: 8232274
    Abstract: Disclosed is a set of compounds useful as glucan synthase inhibitors having the generic structure of Formula I: wherein the various moieties A, D, R6, etc., are as defined in the specification. These compounds are useful in treating or preventing fungal infections in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: Albany Molecular Research, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Pauline C. Ting, Robert G. Aslanian, Jianhua Cao, David Won-Shik Kim, Rongze Kuang, Gang Zhou, Robert Jason Herr, Andrew John Zych, Jinhai Yang, Heping Wu, Nicolas Zorn
  • Publication number: 20110312995
    Abstract: This invention provides for certain bridged and fused heterocyclic compounds of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester solvate or prodrug thereof wherein: L is: (II) and the other variables are defined herein; the inventive compounds are agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40, also known as free fatty acid receptor FFAR). This invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these compounds to regulate insulin levels in a mammal. The compounds may be used, for example in the prevention and treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and in the prevention and treatment of conditions related to Type 2 diabetes mellitus, such as insulin resistance, obesity and lipid disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Hubert B. Josien, John W. Clader, William J. Greenlee, Michael John Mayer, Robert Jason Herr, Jason L. Davis, Kai Deng, Ming Min Hsia, Shuangyi Wan
  • Publication number: 20110190205
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel compounds, methods and formulations useful for the oral delivery of a glucagon like peptide-1 compound or a melanocortin 4 receptor agonist peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Emisphere Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Nickolaus JUNGHEIM, John McNeill MCGILL, III, Kenneth Jeff THRASHER, Robert Jason HERR, Muralikrishna VALLURI
  • Patent number: 7947841
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel compounds, methods and formulations useful for the oral delivery of a glucagon like peptide-1 compound or a melanocortin 4 receptor agonist peptide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Emisphere Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Nickolaus Jungheim, John McNeill McGill, III, Kenneth Jeff Thrasher, Robert Jason Herr, Valluri Muralikrishna
  • Publication number: 20100204207
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I): wherein n, m, p, q, Y, R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined herein and their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Xinchao Chen, Christopher Lawrence Cioffi, Sean Richard Dinn, Ana Maria Escribano, Maria Carmen Fernandez, Todd Fields, Robert Jason Herr, Nathan Bryan Mantlo, Eva Maria Martin De La Nava, Ana Isabel Mateo Herranz, Saravanan Parthasarathy, Xiaodong Wang
  • Patent number: 7749992
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I wherein n, m, p, q, y, R1 R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined herein and their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are disclosed as useful for treating artherosclerosis and its sequelae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Guoqing Cao, Ana Maria Escribano, Maria Carmen Fernandez, Todd Fields, Douglas Linn Gernert, Christopher Lawrence Cioffi, Robert Jason Herr, Nathan Bryan Mantlo, Eva Maria Martin De La Nava, Ana Isabel Mateo Herranz, Daniel Ray Mayhugh, Xiaodong Wang