Patents Examined by Deepak Rao
  • Patent number: 9751890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTC”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using such modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara Hadida Ruah, Mark Miller, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear
  • Patent number: 9745306
    Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to a compound of formula (I) and to compositions comprising the same and to the use of the compounds and to compositions of the compounds in treatment, for example in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, in particular respiratory inflammatory disease. The invention also extends to methods of making the said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Respivert Limited
    Inventors: Rudy Laurent Maria Broeckx, Alex Herman Copmans, Alun John Smith, David Michel Adrien Taddei, Stuart Thomas Onions
  • Patent number: 9745276
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystal modifications of N-{(2R)-2-[({[3,3-dibutyl-7-(methyl-thio)-1,1-dioxido-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-8-yl]oxy}acetyl)amino]-2-phenylethanolyl}glycine (elobixibat), more specifically crystal modifications I, IV, MeOH-1, EtOH-1, 1-PrOH-1 and 2-PrOH-1. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these crystal modifications and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising crystal modification IV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Elobix AB
    Inventors: Martin Bohlin, Erica Tjerneld, Andreas Vestermark, Ingvar Ymen
  • Patent number: 9737536
    Abstract: The invention relates to spiro derivatives, to the use of said derivatives intreating diseases and conditions mediated by modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels, to compositions containing said derivatives and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Convergence Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Gerard M. P. Giblin, David T. MacPherson, David R. Witty, Steven J. Stanway
  • Patent number: 9738614
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes new inhibitors or antagonists of Ras useful for the treatment of conditions resulting from Ras-induced or mediated cellular processes, including cellular proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, senescence, and survival. These cellular processes may be associated with a non-malignant or malignant disease, disorder, or pathological condition. The present disclosure also describes a method for inhibiting such Ras-induced or mediated cellular processes. The method entails administering a Ras antagonist in an amount effective to inhibit such cellular processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Pisces Therapeutics, LLC
    Inventors: James H. Wikel, Michael J. Brownstein
  • Patent number: 9732073
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compounds having formula I-V and the compositions and methods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3, may be therapeutically useful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Li, Sambaiah Thota, David Carroll, Ankush Argade, Kin Tso, Arvinder Sran, Jeffrey Clough, Holger Keim, Somasekhar Bhamidipati, Vanessa Taylor, Robin Cooper, Rajinder Singh, Brian Wong
  • Patent number: 9732044
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. More specifically, the present invention pertains to certain N-(pyrid-4-yl)amides and N-(pyrimidin-4-yl)amides of the following formula which are potent modulators (e.g., inhibitors) of an androgen receptor, and which are useful, for example, in therapy, for example, in the treatment of a dermatological disease or disorder; a disease or disorder of the sebaceous gland(s); acne; hyperseborrhoea; oily skin; seborrhoeic dermatitis; hyperpilosity or hirsutism; atopic dermatitis; or androgenic alopecia; especially acne. The present invention also relates to compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions, cosmetic compositions) comprising the compounds; methods of preparing the compositions; methods of modulating (e.g., inhibiting) an androgen receptor using the compounds and/or compositions; and medical and/or cosmetic use of the compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: GALDERMA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventor: Cédric Poinsard
  • Patent number: 9732070
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns compounds which are useful as inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC) and are thus useful for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are mediated or sustained through the activity of PKC. This disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Singh, Kin Tso, Jing Zhang, Matthew Duncton, Salvador Alvarez, Rao Kolluri, John Ramphal, Sacha Holland
  • Patent number: 9732063
    Abstract: In compounds of formula I: R1 to R5, Ar and X1 to X3 have defined meanings. The compounds have anti-inflammatory activity (e.g., through inhibition of one or more of members of: the family of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes; Syk kinase; and members of the Src family of tyrosine kinases) and have use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: RESPIVERT LIMITED, TOPIVERT PHARMA LIMITED
    Inventors: Fritz-Frieder Frickel, Matthew Colin Thor Fyfe, Premji Meghani, Stephen Malcolm Thom
  • Patent number: 9732104
    Abstract: Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement factor D comprising Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof wherein R12 or R13 on the A group is an ether (R32) are provided. The inhibitors described herein target factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade at an early and essential point in the alternative complement pathway, and reduce factor D's ability to modulate the classical and lectin complement pathways. The inhibitors of factor D described herein are capable of reducing the excessive activation of complement, which has been linked to certain autoimmune, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as ischemia-reperfusion injury and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkat Rao Gadhachanda, Godwin Pais, Akihiro Hashimoto, Qiuping Wang, Dawei Chen, Xiangzhu Wang, Atul Agarwal, Milind Deshpande, Avinash S. Phadke, Jason Allan Wiles
  • Patent number: 9725436
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to novel cytochrome P450 inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of diseases associated with the production of cortisol that include metabolic syndrome, obesity, headache, depression, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, Cushing's Syndrome, pseudo-Cushing syndrome, cognitive impairment, dementia, heart failure, renal failure, psoriasis, glaucoma, cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke or incidentalomas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: CORTENDO AB (PUBL)
    Inventors: Benjamin Eric Blass, Magid A Abou-Gharbia, Wayne E. Childers, Pravin Iyer, Joshodeep Boruwa
  • Patent number: 9725419
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds having antiproliferative activity, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds to inhibit cellular proliferation and to treat proliferate diseases such as tumorigenic cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Li, Ankush Argade, Rajinder Singh, Sambaiah Thota, David Carroll, Kin Tso, Vanessa Taylor, John McLaughlin, Vadim Markovtsov
  • Patent number: 9725418
    Abstract: Provided are a pyrimidine compound represented by formula (1) having excellent harmful pest-exterminating potency, a harmful pest-exterminating agent comprising the compound and an inert carrier, and a method for exterminating harmful pests whereby the effective dose of the compound is used on harmful pests or on areas where harmful pests grow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideki Uneme, Ganesh Balkrishna Salunke
  • Patent number: 9718825
    Abstract: The present invention relates to N-(4-(azaindazol-6-yl)-phenyl)-sulfonamides of the formula I, wherein Ar, n, X, Z, R1, R2 and R3 have the meanings indicated in the claims. The compounds of the formula I are valuable pharmacologically active compounds which modulate protein kinase activity, specifically the activity of serum and glucocorticoid regulated kinase (SGK), in particular of serum and glucocorticoid regulated kinase isoform 1 (SGK-1, SGK1), and are suitable for the treatment of diseases in which SGK activity is inappropriate, for example degenerative joint disorders or inflammatory processes such as osteoarthritis or rheumatism. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use as pharmaceuticals, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Marc Nazare, Nis Halland, Friedemann Schmidt, Heinz-Werner Kleemann, Tilo Weiss, Joachim Saas, Carsten Struebing
  • Patent number: 9718788
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds that inhibit E1 activating enzymes, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are useful for treating disorders, particularly cell proliferation disorders, including cancers, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders; and inflammation associated with infection and cachexia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher F. Claiborne, Stephen Critchley, Steven P. Langston, Hirotake Mizutani, Edward J. Olhava, Stephane Peluso, Irache Visiers, Stepan Vyskocil
  • Patent number: 9718810
    Abstract: This application relates to various salts and solid state forms of Compound (I). This application also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic uses of these materials and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: IGNYTA, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Bierlmaier, Ralph C. Haltiwanger, Martin J. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 9718803
    Abstract: Unsaturated nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, Huntington's Disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Jian J. Chen, Michael J. Frohn, Essa Hu Harrington, Qingyian Liu, Alexander J. Pickrell, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Wenge Zhong
  • Patent number: 9707232
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are liver X receptor modulators. Also provided are compositions comprising compounds of the invention and a carrier. Additionally, use of the compounds herein and methods for treating a disease or disorder associated with the liver X receptor are further described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Chengguo Dong, Yi Fan, Katerina Leftheris, Stephen D. Lotesta, Suresh B. Singh, Colin M. Tice, Wei Zhao, Yajun Zheng, Linghang Zhuang
  • Patent number: 9708351
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for rerouting radical cascade cyclizations by using alkenes as alkyne equivalents. The reaction sequence is initiated by a novel 1,2 stannyl shift which achieves chemo- and regioselectivity in the process. The radical “hopping” leads to the formation of the radical center necessary for the sequence of selective cyclizations and fragmentations to follow. In the last step of the cascade, the elimination of a rationally designed radical leaving group via ?-C—C bond scission aromatizes the product without the need for external oxidant. The Bu3Sn moiety, which is installed during the reaction sequence, allows further functionalization of the product via facile reactions with electrophiles as well as Stille and Suzuki cross-coupling reactions. This selective radical transformation opens a new approach for the controlled transformation of enynes into extended polycyclic structures of tunable dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Igor V. Alabugin, Sayantan Mondal, Rana K. Mohamed
  • Patent number: 9701649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystal modifications of N-{(2R)-2-[({[3,3-dibutyl-7-(methyl-thio)-1,1-dioxido-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-8-yl]oxy}acetyl)amino]-2-phenylethanolyl}glycine (elobixibat), more specifically crystal modifications I, IV, MeOH-1, EtOH-1, 1-PrOH-1 and 2-PrOH-1. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these crystal modifications and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising crystal modification IV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Elobix AB
    Inventors: Martin Bohlin, Erica Tjerneld, Andreas Vestermark, Ingvar Ymen