Patents by Inventor Steven Laats

Steven Laats 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: 8507521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterocyclic derivative of formula (I) wherein the variables are as defined in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said heterocyclic derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of disorders mediated by glutamate dysfunction, such as schizophrenia and generalised anxiety disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp + Dohme B.V.
    Inventors: Julia Adam, Jonathan Gillespie, Steven Laats, John Kinnaird Ferguson MacLean, Duncan Robert McArthur
  • Publication number: 20120220622
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterocyclic derivative of formula (I) wherein the variables are as defined in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said heterocyclic derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of disorders mediated by glutamate dysfunction, such as schizophrenia and generalised anxiety disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Julia Adam, Jonathan Gillespie, Steven Laats, John Kinnaird Ferguson MacLean, Duncan Robert McArthur
  • Patent number: 7893088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 6-substituted isoquinoline derivatives having the general Formula I wherein X is O, S or NH; Y is OH or NH2; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0 or 1; o is 0 or 1; R1 is H, when Y is NH2; or R1 is H, (C1-4)alkyl or halogen, when Y is OH; R2 and R3 are independently H, (C1-4)alkyl or halogen; R4 is H or (C1-6)alkyl, optionally substituted with halogen, (C3-7)cycloalkyl, (C6-10)aryl or a saturated 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring comprising 1-3 heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N, the (C6-10)aryl and heterocyclic ring being optionally substituted with (C1-4)alkyl, (C1-4)alkyloxy or halogen; R5 is H or (C1-4)alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with the proviso that the compounds of Formula I wherein X is O, Y is OH , n is 0 and m+o=2 are excluded, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, as well as to the use of said 6-substituted isoquinoline derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of ROCK-I related disorders such as
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Peter Christopher Ray, Steven Laats, John Richard Morphy, Brad Sherborne
  • Publication number: 20080045566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 6-substituted isoquinoline derivatives having the general Formula I wherein X is O, S or NH; Y is OH or NH2; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 0 or 1; o is 0 or 1; R1 is H, when Y is NH2; or R1 is H, (C1-4)alkyl or halogen, when Y is OH; R2 and R3 are independently H, (C1-4)alkyl or halogen; R4 is H or (C1-6)alkyl, optionally substituted with halogen, (C3-7)cycloalkyl, (C6-10)aryl or a saturated 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring comprising 1-3 heteroatoms independently selected from O, S and N, the (C6-10)aryl and heterocyclic ring being optionally substituted with (C1-4)alkyl, (C1-4)alkyloxy or halogen; R5 is H or (C1-4)alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with the proviso that the compounds of Formula I wherein X is O, Y is OH , n is 0 and m+o=2 are excluded, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, as well as to the use of said 6-substituted isoquinoline derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of ROCK-I related disorders such as
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Peter Christopher Ray, Steven Laats, John Richard Morphy, Brad Sherborne