Patents by Inventor Zoran Rankovic

Zoran Rankovic 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: 8536214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterocyclic derivative according to formula (I); wherein the variables are defined as in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said heterocyclic derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric diseases where an enhancement of synaptic responses mediated by AMPA receptors is required, including schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventors: Jonathan Gillespie, Craig Jamieson, John Kinaird Fergusen MaClean, Elizabeth Margaret Moir, Zoran Rankovic
  • Publication number: 20120202781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anindane derivative according to formula I wherein the variables are defined as in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more of said indane derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric diseases where an enhancement of synaptic responses mediated by AMPA receptors is required, including schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kevin James Gillen, Jonathan Gillespie, Craig Jamieson, John Kinnaird Ferguson MacLean, Elizabeth Margaret Moir, Zoran Rankovic
  • Publication number: 20120126719
    Abstract: An LED driver circuit and a method for driving the LED driver circuit. In accordance with an embodiment the LED driver circuit includes a voltage follower circuit and a calibration circuit coupled to the voltage follower circuit. First and second currents may be injected into the node and a current is sunk from the node. In accordance with another embodiment, the LED driver circuit asserts a non-zero voltage across the light emitting diode in a first phase of a drive cycle and asserts a fixed non-zero current in the light emitting diode in a second phase of the drive cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Wim Piet Van de Maele, Zoran Rankovic, Luc Vander Voorde, Jefferson W. Hall
  • Patent number: 7932251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 6-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carbonitrile derivatives having the general Formula I to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as to the use of these derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cathepsin S related diseases such as atherosclerosis, obesity, inflammation and immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, cancer, and chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Zoran Rankovic, Philip Stephen Jones, David Jonathan Bennett, Xavier Fradera
  • Publication number: 20110092539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterocyclic derivative according to formula (I); wherein the variables are defined as in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said heterocyclic derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric diseases where an enhancement of synaptic responses mediated by AMPA receptors is required, including schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Jonathan Gillespie, Craig Jamieson, Zoran Rankovic
  • Patent number: 7838518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-arylsulfonyl-3 substituted indole or indoline derivatives having the general formula (I) (I) wherein the dotted line represents an optional bond; n is 0 or 1; m is 0-5 and Ar, R6-R11 are defined in the description. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives, and to the use of these 1-arylsulfonyl-3-substituted indole or indoline derivatives in the treatment of central nervous disorders such as psychosis, schizophrenia, manic depressions, depressions, neurological disorders, cognitive enhancement, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Daniel Spinks, Richard E. Armer, David J. Miller, Zoran Rankovic, Gayle Spinks, Jordi Mestres, David Robert Jaap
  • Patent number: 7820707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterocyclic derivative according to formula I wherein the variables are defined as in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said heterocyclic derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric diseases where an enhancement of synaptic responses mediated by AMPA receptors is required, including schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Kevin James Gillen, Craig Jamieson, John Kinnaird Ferguson MacLean, Elizabeth Margaret Moir, Zoran Rankovic
  • Patent number: 7687515
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 6-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carbonitrile derivatives having the general Formula I wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as to the use of these derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cathepsin S and/or cathepsin K related diseases such as osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation and immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Zoran Rankovic, Philip Stephen Jones, David Jonathan Bennett, Iain Cumming, Jonathan Gillespie
  • Patent number: 7589095
    Abstract: The invention relates to 4-phenyl-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives having the general formula I wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the derivatives as well as to the use thereof in the treatment of osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation and immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Zoran Rankovic, Jennifer Helen Moir
  • Publication number: 20090099172
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 6-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carbonitrile derivatives having the general Formula I to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as to the use of these derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cathepsin S related diseases such as atherosclerosis, obesity, inflammation and immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, cancer, and chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Zoran Rankovic, Philip Stephen Jones, David Jonathan Bennett, Xavier Fradera
  • Publication number: 20080255086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterocyclic derivative according to formula I wherein the variables are defined as in the specification, or to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said heterocyclic derivatives and to their use in therapy, for instance in the treatment or prevention of psychiatric diseases where an enhancement of synaptic responses mediated by AMPA receptors is required, including schizophrenia, depression and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Kevin James Gillen, Craig Jamieson, John Kinnaird Ferguson MacLean, Elizabeth Margaret Moir, Zoran Rankovic
  • Publication number: 20080090813
    Abstract: The invention relates to 4-phenyl-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives having the general formula I wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the derivatives as well as to the use thereof in the treatment of osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation and immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicants: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Zoran Rankovic, Jennifer Moir
  • Patent number: 7326715
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are 4-phenyl-6-substituted-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives having Formula I, wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these 4-phenyl-6-substituted-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives and use of these 4-phenyl-6-substituted-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives for the treatment of cathepsin K and cathepsin S related disorders, e.g. osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation and immune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and chronic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Zoran Rankovic, Jiaqiang Cai
  • Publication number: 20070179138
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 6-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-4-carbonitrile derivatives having the general Formula I wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as to the use of these derivatives for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of cathepsin S and/or cathepsin K related diseases such as osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation and immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic pain, such as neuropathic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Zoran Rankovic, Philip Jones, David Bennett, Iain Cumming, Jonathan Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20070111992
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are 4-phenyl-6-substituted-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives having Formula I, wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these 4-phenyl-6-substituted-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives and use of these 4-phenyl-6-substituted-pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile derivatives for the treatment of cathepsin K and cathepsin S related disorders, e.g. osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation and immune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and chronic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: N.V. Organon
    Inventors: Zoran Rankovic, Jiaqiang Cai
  • Patent number: 7084154
    Abstract: A chemical genus of 2-(aminomethyl)arylamides, which are useful as analgesics, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Pharmacopeia Drug Disclovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Koc-Kan Ho, John J. Baldwin, Adolph C. Bohnstedt, Steven G. Kultgen, Edward McDonald, Tao Guo, John Richard Morphy, Zoran Rankovic, Robert Horlick, Kenneth C. Appell
  • Publication number: 20050154023
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-arylsulfonyl-3-substituted indole or indoline derivatives having the general formula I wherein the dotted line represents an optional bond; n is 0 or 1; m is 0-5 and Ar, R6-R11, are defined in the description. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives, and to the use of these 1-arylsulfonyl-3-substituted indole or indoline derivatives in the treatment of central nervous disorders such as psychosis, schizophrenia, manic depressions, depressions, neurological disorders, cognitive enhancement, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Spinks, Richard Armer, David Miller, Zoran Rankovic, Gayle Spinks, Jordi Mestres, David Jaap
  • Publication number: 20040167119
    Abstract: A chemical genus of 2-(aminomethyl)arylamides, which are useful as analgesics, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: PHARMACOPEIA, INC
    Inventors: Koc-Kan Ho, John J. Baldwin, Adolph C. Bohnstedt, Steven G. Kultgen, Edward McDonald, Tao Guo, John Richard Morphy, Zoran Rankovic, Robert Horlick, Kenneth C. Appell