Patents Represented by Attorney Merial Limited
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Patent number: 8329163Abstract: Disclosed and claimed are a mutant of a gram negative bacterium, wherein said bacterium has at least one mutation in a nucleotide sequence which codes for a polypeptide having an identity which is equal or more than 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% with an amino acid sequence coded by a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of nucleotide sequences identified SEQ ID NO: 2, 6, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 70, 75, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90, 93; said mutation resulting in attenuated virulence of the bacterium. Immunogenic compositions and vaccines containing such a mutant are also disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Helen Rachel Crooke, Jacqueline Elizabeth Shea, Robert Graham Feldman, Sylvain Gabriel Goutebroze, Francois Xavier Le Gros
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Patent number: 8313752Abstract: An injectable composition, capable of preventing or controlling parasitic, viral, or bacterial infections or diseases, for example scours, in pregnant cows and viral infections or diseases in neonatal calves by parenterally administering to each cow in a herd of pregnant cows, a dose of a combination composition comprising: (a) at least one inactivated viral component derived from rotavirus and/or coronavirus; (b) a macrocyclic lactone active compound; and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable parenteral carrier and preservative. The injectable compositions which include eprinomectin result in extremely low milk residues.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Majid Razzak, Robert Holmes
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Patent number: 8314218Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for synthesizing macrolide compounds which are known to have antibacterial activity, and are useful in the therapy of bacterial infections in mammals. More specifically, the invention relates to methods for synthesizing the macrolide antibiotic, gamithromycin utilizing a novel configuration of catalysts, chemical structures, and/or methods. An embodiment of the present invention may include allowing multiple chemical reactions to proceed without the isolation of chemical intermediates. Thus, multiple reactions may occur in one reaction vessel allowing for a considerable decrease in the cycle-time. The present invention also provides a novel method for inhibiting degradation while isolating a structure of a pharmaceutical composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Zita Mendes, António Carlos Silva Henriques, William Heggie
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Patent number: 8314146Abstract: The present invention relates to novel thioamide derivatives of formula (I) and formula (Ia): wherein, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, P, Q, T, V, W, X, Y, Z, a, m and n are as defined in the description, compositions thereof, processes for their preparation and their uses as pesticides.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2011Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Loic Patrick Le Hir de Fallois, Hyoung Ik Lee, Philip Reid Timmons
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Patent number: 8283475Abstract: The present invention relates to novel aryloazol-2-yl-cyanoethylamino derivatives of formula (I): wherein R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, P, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z and a are as defined in the description, compositions thereof, processes for their preparation and their uses as pesticides.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignees: Merial Limited, Aventis AgricultureInventors: Mark David Soll, Loïc Patrick Le Hir de Fallois, Scot Kevin Huber, Hyoung Ik Lee, Douglas Edward Wilkinson, Robert Toms Jacobs
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Patent number: 8263566Abstract: What is described are a compound of the formula wherein n is 0 or 1; A-B is —CH?CH— or —CH2—CH2—; R1 is C1-C12-alkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl or C2-C12-alkenyl; R2 is for example C1-C12-alkyl, C2-C12-alkenyl or C2-C12-alkinyl; which are optionally substituted with one to five substituents selected from the group consisting of OH, halogen, CN, —N3, —NO2, C3-C8-Cycloalkyl, norbornylenyl-, C3-C8-Cycloalkenyl; C3-C8-halocycloalkyl, C1-C12-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkoxy, C3-C8-cycloalkoxy, C1-C12-haloalkoxy, C1-C12-alkylthio, C3-C8-cycloalkylthio, C1-C12-haloalkylthio, C1-C12-alkylsulfinyl, C3-C8-cycloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C12-haloalkylsulfinyl, C3-C8-halocycloalkylsulfinyl, C1-C12-alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8-cycloalkylsulfonyl, C1-C12-haloalkylsulfonyl, C3-C8-halocycloalkylsulfonyl, —NR4R6, —X—C(?Y)—R4, —X—C(?Y)—Z—R4, —P(?O)(OC1-C6-alkyl)2, aryl, heterocyclyl, aryloxy, arylthio and heterocyclyloxy; R3 is for example H, C1-C12-alkyl or C1-C12-alkyl which is optionally substituted and, where applicable, to E/Z isomers, mixtuType: GrantFiled: May 27, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Peter Maienfisch, Fiona Murphy Kessabi, Jerome Cassayre, Laura Quaranta, Thomas Pitterna, Ottmar Franz Hueter, Pierre Jung
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Patent number: 8242161Abstract: The present invention provides for, inter alia, novel topical formulations comprising at least one 1-N-arypyrazole derivative and amitraz and to methods for treating, controlling, or preventing parasite infestations on mammals or birds The inventive formulations include spot-on, pour-on or spray formulations and may include a further ectoparasiticide, such as an IGR compound, an avermectin or milbemycin derivative, or a pyrethroid insecticides, and anthelmintics, such as benzimidazoles and imidazothiazoles. The inventive formulation provides a larger duration of parasite control at a faster rate of control. The inventive formula remains effective up to three months from the first application. Moreover, the inventive formulations prevent tick attachment to the animal, thereby providing protection against tick borne diseases. The ectoparasites which may be controlled, treated or prevented by the present invention includes ticks, fleas, mites, mange, lice, mosquitoes, flies and cattle grubs.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Albert Boeckh, Luiz Gustavo Cramer, Mark D. Soll
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Patent number: 8242123Abstract: The present invention relates to new insecticidal methods of using 4-Amino-5-chloro-thieno[2,3-d]-pyrimidine compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and A are defined as in the description. The present invention relates to insecticidal methods of applying such compounds of formula (I), and to new derivatives of compounds of formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Ernst Baumann, Henricus Maria Martinus Bastiaans, Wolfgang von Deyn, Michael Puhl, Michael Rack, Douglas D. Anspaugh, Deborah L. Culbertson, Hassan Oloumi-Sadeghi
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Patent number: 8196549Abstract: The assemblies of the invention are suitable for mounting to, or being an integral part of, an animal enclosure such that the height of a valve-controlled liquid outlet may be adjusted according to the changing needs of growing animals. The adjustable liquid delivery assemblies comprise an elongated rail, a liquid delivery unit having at least one liquid delivery head slideably engaged with the elongated rail, a flexible liquid delivery tube for connecting a liquid delivery head to a liquid source, and a means for securing the liquid delivery unit at a selected position on the elongated rail.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventor: John Seagraves
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Patent number: 8168200Abstract: The present invention provides vectors that contain and express in vivo the genes encoding VP2 and VP5 of African Horse Sickness Virus or an epitope thereof that elicits an immune response in a horse against African horse sickness virus, compositions comprising said vectors, methods of vaccination against African horse sickness virus, and kits for use with such methods and compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignees: Merial Limited, The Regents of the University of California, University of PretoriaInventors: Jules Maarten Minke, Jean-Christophe Audonnet, Alan John Guthrie, Nigel James MacLachlan, Jiansheng Yao
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Patent number: 8163877Abstract: The present invention relates in part to isolated nucleic acid molecules (polynucleotides) which encode Dermacentor variabilis ligand gated ion channel proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant vectors and recombinant hosts which contain a DNA fragment encoding D. variabilis LGIC/GluCl channels, substantially purified forms of associated D. variabilis channel proteins and recombinant membrane fractions comprising these proteins, associated mutant proteins, and methods associated with identifying compounds which modulate associated Dermacentor variabilis LGIC/GluCl, which will be useful as insecticides and acaricides.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Doris F. Cully, Yingcong Zheng
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Patent number: 8105776Abstract: The presence of horns within commercial cattle populations increases the chances of injuries. The Polled (hornless) condition in cattle has existed since domestication, and it has been selected by breeders because of its economic importance and ease of management. A dominant mutation is believed to cause the polled phenotype. The present invention relates to the identification of breed-specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and their haplotypes, in the bovine genome, in or near gene(s) encoding polypeptides associated with the Polled phenotyped in beef production.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignees: Merial Limited, The Texas A&M University SystemInventors: Clare A. Gill, Stewart Bauck, Brent Woodward, Nathan Voss
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Patent number: 8097406Abstract: The physiological regulation of intake, growth and energy partitioning in animals is under the control of multiple genes, which may be important candidates for unraveling the genetic variation in economically relevant traits in beef production. The present invention relates to the identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and their haplotypes, across the bovine genome in genes encoding polypeptides associated with feed efficiency, and their associations with residual feed intake in beef production. The invention further encompasses methods and systems, including network-based processes, to manage the SNP data, haplotype data and other data relating to specific animals and herds of animals, veterinarian care, diagnostic and quality control data and management of livestock which, based on genotyping, have predictable meat quality traits, husbandry conditions, animal welfare, food safety information, audit of existing processes and data from field locations.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: The Governors of the University of AlbertaInventors: Stephen Stewart Moore, Esther Laura Sherman, Joshua Donald Nkrumah
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Patent number: 8097732Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) or pesticidally acceptable salts thereof, wherein, for example, W is ?N—, ?CH—, ?CR7— or ?C(NR8R9)—, R7 is halogen, R8 and R9 are independently of one another hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, aralkyl or heterocyclylalkyl, R1 is cyano, halogen, haloalkyl or CS NH2, R2 is alkyl or cycloalkyl, R3 is hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, R4 is hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, R5 is haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, halogen or —SF5, R6 is hydrogen, halogen, haloalkyl, nitro or NR16R17, R16 and R17 are independently of one another hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, aralkyl or heterocyclylalkyl, X is —S—, —SO—, or —SO2—, Y is —O—, —S—, —SO—, or SO2—, Z is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl or NR18R19, and R18 and R19 are hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, aralkyl, heterocyclylalkyl.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: David T. Chou, Michael Maier, Friederike Petry, Werner Knauf
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Patent number: 8097266Abstract: This invention relates to pharmaceutical and veterinary formulations providing enhanced solvency and stability for pharmaceutical and veterinary agents for administration to animals, especially ruminants. In addition, the invention relates to pour-on formulations for combating parasites in animals, such as cattle and sheep. In some embodiments, this invention provides glycol-ether-based pour-on formulations comprising a composition comprising a flukicide, such as, for example, clorsulon (4-amino-6-trichloroethenyl-1,3-benzene disulfonamide) and/or a macrolide anthelmintic or antiparasitic agent. In other embodiments, the invention provides pour-on formulations comprising at least one active agent, a glycol ether, and a stability enhancer. This invention also provides for methods for eradicating, controlling, and/or preventing parasite infestation in animals, such as cattle and sheep.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Ronald Peter Gogolewski, Douglas Cleverly, Paul Thwaites, Mark David Soll
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Patent number: 8088801Abstract: The present invention relates to novel aryloazol-2-yl-cyanoethylamino derivatives of formula (I): wherein R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, P, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z and a are as defined in the description, compositions thereof, processes for their preparation and their uses as pesticides.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignees: Merial Limited, Aventis AgizicultureInventors: Mark David Soll, Loïc Patrick Le Hir de Fallois, Scot Kevin Huber, Hyoung Ik Lee, Douglas Edward Wilkinson, Robert Toms Jacobs
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Patent number: 8067382Abstract: The invention relates to a novel formulation having the advantage of including triclabendazole in solution. In addition a further anthelmintic may be included. The formulation is made by mixing the abamectin and benzyl alcohol and mixing this with triclabendazole and butyl dioxitol. The mix is then heated to dissolve the active, and allowed to cool at which stage the solution is diluted to volume with PEG 4000. The present invention overcomes the solubility difficulties of triclabendazole and presents the triclabendazole in a solution.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Merial LimitedInventor: Colin Manson Harvey
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Patent number: 8062645Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of vaccination against Salmonella in animals, particularly avian animals. The present invention also encompasses kits and uses of Salmonella immunogenic compositions or vaccines. The present invention further relates to methods and compositions comprising at least one primo-administration of an attenuated immunogenic composition or vaccine, comprising a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable excipient, diluent or vehicle and at least one attenuated Salmonella, administered to an avian animal before at least one boost-administration of an inactivated immunogenic composition or vaccine, comprising a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable excipient, diluent or vehicle, and at least one inactivated Salmonella.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: François-Xavier Le Gros, Stephane Lemiere
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Patent number: 8008268Abstract: The present invention relates to an immunogenic or vaccine composition to induce an immune response or protective immune response against vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in an animal susceptible to VSV. The composition may include a pharmaceutically or veterinarily acceptable vehicle or excipient, and a vector. The vector may contain at least one heterologous nucleic acid molecule(s), expresses in vivo in the animal VSV antigen(s), immunogen(s) or epitope(s) thereof, e.g., VSV G protein and/or VSV N protein and/or VSV M protein. The heterologous nucleic acid molecule(s) may be adjusted to the vector/mammalian cell system by codon optimization. The composition can contain an adjuvant, such as carbomer. Methods for making and using such a composition, including prime-boost regimes and including as to differential diagnosis, are also contemplated.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2006Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Merial LimitedInventors: Jiansheng Yao, Jules Maarten Minke, Jean Christophe Audonnet
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Patent number: 8003318Abstract: The physiological regulation of intake, growth and energy partitioning in animals is under the control of multiple genes, which may be important candidates for unraveling the genetic variation in economically relevant traits in beef production. The present invention relates to the identification of a single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the bovine genes encoding growth hormone receptor (GHR), ghrelin, leptin, neuropeptide Y (NPY), and Uncoupling Protein 2 (UCP2) and their association with economically relevant traits in beef production. The invention further encompasses methods and systems, including network-based processes, to manage the SNP data and other data relating to specific animals and herds of animals, veterinarian care, diagnostic and quality control data and management of livestock which, based on genotyping, have predictable meat quality traits, husbandry conditions, animal welfare, food safety information, audit of existing processes and data from field locations.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: The Governors of the University of AlbertaInventors: Stephen Moore, Donald Joshua Nkrumah, Esther Laura Sherman