Patents by Inventor Vincent Patrick Rocco

Vincent Patrick Rocco 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: 7384934
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of formula (I) wherein: is an optionally benzo-fused five or six member aromatic ring having zero to three hetero atoms independently selected from N, S, and O; Alk is (C1-4) alkylene or hydroxy substituted (C1-4) alkylene; X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is hydrogen, (C1-6) fluroalkyl, (C3-6) cycloalkyl, or (C1-4) alkyl, wherein the (C1-4) alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy, methoxy, ethoxy, OCH2CH2OH, or —CN; R2 is H, halogen, (C1-6) fluoroalkyl, (C1-6) cycloalkyl, OR4, SR4, NO2, CN, COR4, C(O)OR4, CONR5R6, NR5R6, SO2NR5R6, NR5COR4, NR5SO2R4, optionally substituted aromatic, or (C1-6) alkyl, wherein (C1-6) alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with a hydroxy group; R3 is hydrogen (C1-6) fluoroalkyl, (C2-6) alkenyl, Ar, (C1-4)alkyl-Ar, or (C1-4) alkyl wherein (C1-4) alkyly is unsubstituted or substituted with a phenyl; R4 is hydrogen, (C1-6) alkyl, (C1-6) fluoroalkyl, or optionally substituted aromatic; R5 and R6 are independently hydrogen, (C1-6) alkyl, or optionally
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Thomas Daniel Aicher, Zhaogen Chen, Yvan LeHuerou, Fionna Mitchell Martin, Marta Maria Pineiro-Nunez, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Kevin Michael Ruley, John Mehnert Schaus, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, David Edward Tupper
  • Patent number: 7214673
    Abstract: Described herein are antipyschotic compounds of formula (I) wherein, A is an optionally benzo-fused five or six member aromatic ring having zero to three hetero atoms independently selected from N, O, and S; Alk is (C1-4) alkylene optionally substituted with OH, methoxy, ethoxy, or F; Ar is optionally substituted phenyl, naphthyl, monocyclic heteroaromatic, or bicyclic heteroaromatic; R1 is hydrogen or (C1-4) alkyl optionally substituted with OH, OR3, or OCH2CH2OH, wherein R3 is (C1-2) alkyl; R2 is H, (C1-6) alkyl, halogen, fluorinated (C1-6) alkyl, OR4, SR4, NO2, CN, COR4, CONR5R6, SO2NR5R6, NR5R6, NR5COR4, NR5SO2R4, or optionally substituted phenyl, wherein R4 is hydrogen, (C1-6) alkyl, fluorinated (C1-6) alkyl, or optionally substituted phenyl, R5 and R6 are independently hydrogen, (C1-6) alkyl, or optionally substituted phenyl; Z is one or two substituents independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, (C1-6) alkyl, fluorinated (C1-6) alkyl, OR7, SR7, NO2, CN, COR7, CONR8R9, SO2NR8R9, NR8SO2R
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Thomas Daniel Aicher, Zhaogen Chen, Joseph Herman Krushinski, Jr., Yvan Le Huerou, Marta Maria Pineiro-Nunez, Kevin Michael Ruley, John Mehnert Schaus, Dennis Charles Thompson, David Edward Tupper, Ying Chen, Margaret Mary Faul, Vincent Patrick Rocco
  • Patent number: 7208505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ?3 adrenergic receptor agonist of formula (I); or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; which is capable of increasing lipolysis and energy expenditure in cells and, therefore, is useful, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Daniel Jon Sall, Jolie Anne Bastian, Rushad Eruch Karanjawala, Cynthia Darshini Jesudason, Theo Schotten, Britta Evers, Gerd Reuhter, Don Richard Finley, Freddie Craig Stevens, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, John Xiaoqiang He, John Arnold Werner, William George Trankle, Andrew Michael Ratz
  • Patent number: 7144898
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): which are useful for treating depression, anxiety, and alleviating the symptoms caused by withdrawal or partial withdrawal from the use of tobacco or of nicotine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Marvin Martin Hansen, John Xiaoqiang He, Nicholas Allan Honigschmidt, Daniel James Koch, Todd Jonathan Kohn, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7087635
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ?3 adrenergic receptor agonist of formula I: or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; which is capable of increasing lipolysis and energy expenditure in cells and, therefore, is useful for treating Type 2 diabetes and/or obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Daniel Jon Sall, Jolie Anne Bastian, Cynthia Darshini Jesudason, Don Richard Finley, Freddie Craig Stevens, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, John Xiaoqiang He, John Arnold Werner, William George Trankle, Andrew Michael Ratz, Theo Schotten, Gerd Reuhter
  • Patent number: 6911463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ?3 adrenergic receptor agonist of formula (I); or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; which is capable of increasing lipolysis and energy expenditure in cells and, therefore, is useful for treating Type 2 diabetes and/or obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Daniel Jon Sall, Jolie Anne Bastian, Cynthia Darshini Jesudason, Theo Schotten, Gerd Reuhter, Don Richard Finley, Freddie Craig Stevens, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, John Xiaoqiang He, John Arnold Werner, William George Trankle, Andrew Michael Ratz
  • Patent number: 6844344
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which are useful for treating depression, anxiety, and alleviating the symptoms caused by withdrawal or partial withdrawal from the use of tobacco or of nicotine
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: John Xiaoqiang He, Nicholas Allan Honigschmidt, Todd Jonathan Kohn, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 6835733
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which are useful for treating depression, anxiety, and alleviating the symptoms caused by withdrawal or partial withdrawal from the use of tobacco or of nicotine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: John Xiaoqiang He, Nicholas Allan Honigschmidt, Todd Jonathan Kohn, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20040242668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a &bgr;3 adrenergic receptor agonist of formula (I); or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; which is capable of increasing lipolysis and energy expenditure in cells and, therefore, is useful for treating Type 2 diabetes and/or obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Jon Sall, Jolie Anne Bastian, Cynthia Darshini Jesudason, Theo Schotten, Gerd Reuhter, Don Richard Finley, Freddie Craig Stevens, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, John Xiaoqiang He, John Arnold Werner, William George Trankle, Andrew Michael Ratz
  • Patent number: 6784180
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): which are useful for treating depression, anxiety, and alleviating the symptoms caused by withdrawal or partial withdrawal from the use of tobacco or of nicotine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: John Xiaoqiang He, Nicholas Allan Honigschmidt, Todd Jonathan Kohn, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20040030131
    Abstract: A compound of the formula in which R1 and R2 are each hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form an azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl or morpholino group, said group being optionally substituted with 1 to 3 substituents selected from C1-4 alkyl, hydroxymethyl, C1-4 alkoxymethyl and amido, R3 is a naphthyl, indolyl, benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiazolyl, quinolinyl or isoquinolinyl group, said group being optionally substituted, and n is 1 or 2; and m is 0 or 1, provided that when m is 1 then n is 1; or a salt or ester thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Martine Keenan, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Kumiko Takeuchi, David Edward Tupper, Vincent Vivien
  • Publication number: 20040006229
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): which are useful for treating depression, anxiety, and alleviating the symptoms caused by withdrawal or partial withdrawal from the use of tobacco or of nicotine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Marvin Martin Hansen, John Xiaoqiang He, Nicholas Allan Honigschmidt, Daniel James Koch, Todd Jonathan Kohn, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20030232833
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which are useful for treating depression, anxiety, and alleviating the symptoms caused by withdrawal or partial withdrawal from the use of tobacco or of nicotine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: John Xiaoqiang He, Nicholas Allan Honigschmidt, Todd Jonathan Kohn, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20030225281
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): which are useful for treating depression, anxiety, and alleviating the symptoms caused by withdrawal or partial withdrawal from the use of tobacco or of nicotine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: John Xiaoqiang He, Nicholas Allan Honigschmidt, Todd Jonathan Kohn, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20030130513
    Abstract: 1 The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) which are useful for treating depression, anxiety, and alleviating the symptoms caused by withdrawal or partial withdrawal from the use of tobacco or of nicotine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: John Xiaoqiang He, Nicholas Allan Honigschmidt, Todd Jonathan Kohn, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Patrick Gianpietro Spinazze, Kumiko Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 6358972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutical acid addition salt thereof; which is useful for activating 5-HT1f receptors and inhibiting protein extravasation in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Sandra Ann Filla, Daniel James Koch, Brian Michael Mathes, Vincent Patrick Rocco
  • Patent number: 6303627
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds and a method for the inhibition of serotonin reuptake in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Daniel James Koch, Vincent Patrick Rocco
  • Patent number: 6242450
    Abstract: This invention provides 5-HT1f antagonists of Formula I: where AR1, AR2, R, and R′ are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Daniel James Koch, Lee Alan Phebus, Vincent Patrick Rocco, Tammy Joy Sajdyk
  • Patent number: 5962474
    Abstract: This invention provides novel 5-HT.sub.1F agonists of Formula I ##STR1## where A--B, R,R.sup.1 and X are as defined in the specification, which are useful for the treatment of migraine and associated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: James Edmund Audia, Bruce Anthony Dressman, James Joseph Droste, James Erwin Fritz, Stephen Warren Kaldor, Daniel James Koch, Joseph Herman Krushinski, Jr., Jeffrey Scott Nissen, Vincent Patrick Rocco, John Mehnert Schaus, Dennis Charles Thompson
  • Patent number: 5912256
    Abstract: A series of 1-(4-indolyloxy)-3-(4-hydroxy-4-naphthylpiperidin-1-yl)propanes are effective pharmaceuticals for the treatment of conditions related to or affected by the reuptake of serotonin and by the serotonin 1.sub.A receptor, yet lack mutagenic potential as measured by assays of chromosomal aberration. The compounds are particularly useful for alleviating the symptoms of nicotine and tobacco withdrawal, and for the treatment of depression and other conditions for which serotonin reuptake inhibitors are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Daniel James Koch, Vincent Patrick Rocco