Patents Examined by Janet Andres
  • Patent number: 8586604
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formula I their use as inhibitors of the microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory diseases and associated conditions. A, M, W, R1, R2, R6, R7 have meanings given in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Henning Priepke, Henri Doods, Raimund Kuelzer, Roland Pfau, Dirk Stenkamp, Benjamin Pelcman, Robert Roenn, Dimitrijs Lubriks, Edgars Suna
  • Patent number: 8586755
    Abstract: Substituted nicotinamides, processes for their preparation, medicaments comprising these compounds and methods of using these compounds to treat pain, epilepsy, urinary incontinence, anxiety, dependency, mania, bipolar disorders, migraine, cognitive diseases, and/or dystonia-associated dyskinesias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Grünenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Kühnert, Beatrix Merla, Gregor Bahrenberg, Wolfgang Schröder
  • Patent number: 8580785
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim (1), and the agrochemically acceptable salts and all stereoisomers and tautomeric forms of the compounds of formula (I) can be used as agrochemical active ingredients and can be prepared in a manner known per se.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: André Jeanguenat, Roger Graham Hall, Olivier Loiseleur, Stephan Trah, Patricia Durieux, Andrew Edmunds, André Stoller
  • Patent number: 8580811
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds that bind to androgen receptors and/or modulate activity of androgen receptors, and to methods for making and using such compounds. Also provided are compositions including such compounds and methods for making and using such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Bijan Pedram, Cornelis Arjan Van Oeveren, Lin Zhi, Shuo Zhao, Yixing Shen
  • Patent number: 8580957
    Abstract: Tetrahydroquinoline compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use in therapy, in particular in the treatment of diseases or conditions for which a bromodomain inhibitor is indicted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Emmanuel Hubert Demont, Romain Luc Marie Gosmini
  • Patent number: 8580773
    Abstract: The present invention provides tetrahydropyrvinium (THP), derivatives thereof, benzoxazole compounds, and derivatives thereof. The present invention provides a method of using tetrahydropyrvinium (THP), derivatives thereof, benzoxazole compounds, and derivatives thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Marc I. Diamond, Jeremy O. Jones, Adam R. Renslo
  • Patent number: 8580964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cinchona-based bifunctional organocatalysts and methods for preparing chiral hemiesters using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods for preparing chiral hemiesters from prochiral or meso cyclic acid anhydrides via desymmetrization, using bifunctional cinchona alkaloid catalysts comprising sulfonamide functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate Collaboration
    Inventors: Choong Eui Song, Sang Ho Oh, Ho Sik Rho, Ji Woong Lee, Je Wun Lee, Sung Hoon Youk, Jik Chin
  • Patent number: 8580962
    Abstract: The invention is directed to methods of using antagonists selective for the metabotropic mGlu5 receptor to treat conditions of neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract in a mammal. Provided are methods of treating a mammal suffering from a condition of neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract by administering a selective mGlu5 antagonist. The selective mGlu5 antagonist may be administered alone or in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents for treating such a condition. Also provided are methods of identifying selective mGlu5 antagonists that are useful for treating neuromuscular dysfunction of the lower urinary tract in a mammal. Methods for treating migraine and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) using selective mGlu5 antagonists are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Recordati Ireland Ltd.
    Inventors: Amedeo Leonardi, Gianni Motta, Carlo Riva, Luciano Guarneri, Davide Graziani, Carlo De Toma, Katia Dimitrova Karamfilova
  • Patent number: 8575336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): to pharmaceutically acceptable salts therefore and to pharmaceutically acceptable solvates of said compounds and salts, wherein the substituents are defined herein; to compositions containing such compounds; and to the uses of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, particularly asthma and COPD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Pfizer Limited
    Inventors: Jotham Wadsworth Coe, Christoph Martin Dehnhardt, Peter Jones, Steven Wade Kortum, Yogesh Anjil Sabnis, Florian Michel Wakenhut, Gavin Alistair Whitlock
  • Patent number: 8575351
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an active metabolite (“M20”) of a molecule that is useful as a thrombin receptor antagonist: Also disclosed are formulations of this compound, synthetic routes to this compound, and methods of treating a variety of cardiovascular conditions, including acute coronary syndrome and peripheral arterial disease, and of effecting secondary prevention, by orally administering the active metabolilte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kimberly Nguyen Voronin, Natalia A. Penner
  • Patent number: 8569484
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (IA) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are described. Processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use as medicaments and their use in the treatment of bacterial infections are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Astrazeneca AB
    Inventors: Neil Bifulco, Allison Laura Choy, Olga Quiroga, Brian Alan Sherer
  • Patent number: 8569283
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, as well as methods for using such compounds to treat, ameliorate or prevent a condition associated with abnormal or deregulated kinase activity. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for using such compounds to treat, ameliorate or prevent diseases or disorders that involve abnormal activation of c-kit or c-kit and PDGFR (PDGFR?, PDGFR?) kinases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Inventors: Valentina Molteni, Hank Michael James Petrassi, Xiaolin Li, Xiaodong Liu, Jon Loren, Juliet Nabakka, Bao Nguyen, Vince Yeh
  • Patent number: 8563723
    Abstract: This invention concerns arylsulfonyl pyrazoline carboxamidine derivatives as antagonists of 5-ht6 receptors, to methods for the preparation of these compounds and to novel intermediates useful for their synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Abbott Healthcare Products, B.V.
    Inventors: Arnold Van Loevezijn, Wouter I. Iwema Bakker, Axel Stoit, Agatha A. M. Rensink, Jennifer Venhorst, Martina A. W. Van Der Neut, Martin De Haan, Cornelis G. Kruse
  • Patent number: 8558028
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula I wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 are independently selected from (a) H, (b) R13, —OC(R13)3, —OCH(R13)2, —OCH2R13, C(R13)3, —CH(R13)2, or —CH2R13 wherein R13 is a halogen; (c) —CN; (d) optionally substituted alkyl, (e) optionally substituted heteroalkyl; (f) optionally substituted aryl; (g) optionally substituted heteroaryl; (h) optionally substituted arylalkyl; (i) optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl; (j) hydroxy; (k) alkoxy; (l) aryloxy; (m) —SO2-alkyl; and (n) —N(R14)C(O)R15, wherein R14 and R15 are independently selected from H and hydrocarbyl, wherein the optional substituents of (d) (e) (f) (h) and (i) are selected from the group consisting of: C1-6 alkyl, halo, cyano, nitro, haloalkyl, hydroxy, C1-6 alkoxy, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, carboxamide, mercapto, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, sulfonyl, sulfonamido, aryl and heteroaryl; wherein n and p are independently selected from 0 and 1; X is an optional group selected from O, S, S=0
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: University of Bath of Claverton Down
    Inventors: Nigel Vicker, Helen Victoria Bailey, Wesley Heaton, Joanna Mary Day, Atul Purohit, Barry Victor Lloyd Potter
  • Patent number: 8558000
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a compound of Formula (I), comprising the steps of: (a) reacting an aniline compound of Formula (II) and an carboxylic acid compound of Formula (III) or an activated carboxylic acid compound thereof, to provide a compound of Formula (IV); and (b) converting said protected amine group attached to said compound of Formula (IV) to an amine group to provide said compound of Formula (I); wherein PAm is a protected amine group. Processes to prepare the compounds of Formulae (II), (III), and (IV) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Livingston, William P. Gallagher
  • Patent number: 8557997
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, d, m, n, p, s, t, W, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathai Mammen, YuHua Ji, YongQi Mu, Craig Husfeld, Li Li
  • Patent number: 8557992
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to heterocyclic fused phenanthrolinone compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Jason W. Skudlarek
  • Patent number: 8557842
    Abstract: The invention provides novel cocaine analogs. The invention also provides a method of preparing cocaine analogs with control over the substituents installed at the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 and N-8 positions of the tropane bicyclic scaffold. The invention further provides methods of providing anesthesia, blocking reuptake of a monoamine neurotransmitter, and treating depression, by administering to a subject in need of such treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Temple University—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Franklin A. Davis, Naresh Theddu, Maarten E. A. Reith
  • Patent number: 8558002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic molecules capable of modulating tyrosine kinase signal transduction in order to regulate, modulate and/or inhibit abnormal cell proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Sougato Boral, Shimiao Wang, Julie A. Wurster
  • Patent number: 8552192
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a form 1 and form 2 polymorph of (?)-trans-3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione. The present invention also relates to (?)-trans-3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl) pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compounds having a chiral purity greater than 99%, and methods of preparation of these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these (?)-trans-3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Reed, Neil R. Barnes, John C. Kane, Christopher A. Lee, Jian-Xie Chen, Martin P. Redmon