Patents by Inventor Thomas Eugene Christos
Thomas Eugene Christos 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).
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Patent number: 9018208Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided which are useful in the treatment of diseases through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels. More particularly, the invention provides heterocycles, compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of central or peripheral nervous system disorders (e.g., migraine, ataxia, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, spasticity, mood disorders, brain tumors, psychotic disorders, myokymia, seizures, epilepsy, seizure, retinal degeneration, hearing and vision loss, Alzheimer's disease, age-10 related memory loss, learning deficiencies, anxiety, neuronal degeneration and motor neuron diseases, maintaining bladder control or treating urinary incontinence) and as neuroprotective agents (e.g., to prevent stroke and the like) by modulating potassium channels associated with the onset or recurrence of the indicated conditions.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Icagen Inc.Inventors: Thomas Eugene Christos, George S. Amato, Robert N. Atkinson, Maria Graciela Barolli, Lilli Ann Wolf-Gouveia, Mark J. Suto
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Patent number: 8431608Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided which are useful in the treatment of diseases through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels. More particularly, the invention provides heterocycles, compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of central or peripheral nervous system disorders (e.g., migraine, ataxia, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, spasticity, mood disorders, brain tumors, psychotic disorders, myokymia, seizures, epilepsy, seizure, retinal degeneration, hearing and vision loss, Alzheimer's disease, age-related memory loss, learning deficiencies, anxiety, neuronal degeneration and motor neuron diseases, maintaining bladder control or treating urinary incontinence) and as neuroprotective agents (e.g., to prevent stroke and the like) by modulating potassium channels associated with the onset or recurrence of the indicated conditions.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Icagen Inc.Inventors: Thomas Eugene Christos, George S. Amato, Robert N. Atkinson, Maria Graciela Barolli, Lilli Ann Wolf-Gouveia, Mark J. Suto
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Patent number: 8058274Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided which are useful in the treatment of diseases through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels. More particularly, the invention provides heterocycles, compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of central or peripheral nervous system disorders (e.g., migraine, ataxia, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, spasticity, mood disorders, brain tumors, psychotic disorders, myokymia, seizures, epilepsy, seizure, retinal degeneration, hearing and vision loss, Alzheimer's disease, age-related memory loss, learning deficiencies, anxiety, neuronal degeneration and motor neuron diseases, maintaining bladder control or treating urinary incontinence) and as neuroprotective agents (e.g., to prevent stroke and the like) by modulating potassium channels associated with the onset or recurrence of the indicated conditions.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Icagen, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Eugene Christos, George S. Amato, Robert N. Atkinson, Maria Graciela Barolli, Lilli Ann Wolf-Gouveia, Mark J. Suto
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Publication number: 20100240663Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided which are useful in the treatment of diseases through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels. More particularly, the invention provides heterocycles, compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of central or peripheral nervous system disorders (e.g., migraine, ataxia, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, spasticity, mood disorders, brain tumors, psychotic disorders, myokymia, seizures, epilepsy, seizure, retinal degeneration, hearing and vision loss, Alzheimer's disease, age-related memory loss, learning deficiencies, anxiety, neuronal degeneration and motor neuron diseases, maintaining bladder control or treating urinary incontinence) and as neuroprotective agents (e.g., to prevent stroke and the like) by modulating potassium channels associated with the onset or recurrence of the indicated conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2010Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: Icagen, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Eugene Christos, George S. Amato, Robert N. Atkinson, Maria Graciela Barolli, Lilli Ann Wolf-Gouveia, Mark J. Suto
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Publication number: 20090062290Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided which are useful in the treatment of diseases through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels. More particularly, the invention provides heterocycles, compositions and methods that are useful in the treatment of central or peripheral nervous system disorders (e.g., migraine, ataxia, Parkinson's disease, bipolar disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, spasticity, mood disorders, brain tumors, psychotic disorders, myokymia, seizures, epilepsy, seizure, retinal degeneration, hearing and vision loss, Alzheimer's disease, age-related memory loss, learning deficiencies, anxiety, neuronal degeneration and motor neuron diseases, maintaining bladder control or treating urinary incontinence) and as neuroprotective agents (e.g., to prevent stroke and the like) by modulating potassium channels associated with the onset or recurrence of the indicated conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Icagen, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Eugene Christos, George S. Amato, Robert N. Atkinson, Maria Graciela Barolli, Lilli Wolf-Gouveia, Mark J. Suto
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Patent number: 6342503Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds, compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of using same in the treatment of affective disorders, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, eating disorders, supranuclear palsy, irritable bowel syndrome, immune suppression, Alzheimer'disease, gastrointestinal diseases, anorexia nervosa, drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms, drug addiction, inflammatory disorders, or fertility problems. The novel compounds provided by this invention are those of formula: wherein R1, R3, R4, R5, Z, Y, V, X, X′, J, K, L, and M are as defined herein.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1998Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: DuPont Pharmaceuticals CompanyInventors: Paul Edward Aldrich, Argyrios Georgios Arvanitis, Robert Scott Cheeseman, Robert John Chorvat, Thomas Eugene Christos, Paul Joseph Gilligan, Dimitri Emil Grigoriadis, Carl Nicholas Hodge, Paul John Krenitsky, Everett Latham Scholfield, Sang William Tam, Zelda Rakowitz Wasserman