Patents Examined by Joseph K. McKane
  • Patent number: 8524897
    Abstract: The invention relates to 5-cyano-3-methyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid [3-((3R,6R)-5-amino-3,6-dimethyl-6-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-[1,4]oxazin-3-yl)-4-fluoro-phenyl]-amide in crystalline form, to its preparation, its medical use and to medicaments comprising said compound in crystalline form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventor: Rita Ramos
  • Patent number: 8524899
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for forming complexes between dsDNA and novel oligomers comprising fused six-membered rings. By appropriate choice of target sequences and oligomers, complexes comprising oligomer-DNA are obtained with high association constants. The formation of complexes can be used for identification of specific dsDNA sequences, for inhibiting gene transcription, and as a therapeutic for inhibiting proliferation of undesired cells or modulation of expression of specific genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Peter B. Dervan, Christoph A. Briehn, Dorte Renneberg, Philipp Weyermann, Raymond Doss, Michael Marques
  • Patent number: 8524915
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I), which process comprises a) reacting a compound of formula (II), wherein X is chloro or bromo, with an organometallic species to (III) reacting the halobenzyne of formula (III) so formed with (IV) wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen or C1-C6alkyl; to (V), b) hydrogenating V in the presence of a metal catalyst to (VI), c) ozonising (VI) to (VII) d) converting (VII) in the presence of a phosphane and CCI4 or CHCI3 to (VIII) (VIII), and either e1) reacting VIII with NH3 in the presence of a catalyst to (IX) and f) reacting IX in the presence of a base with the compound of formula (X), to the compound of formula (I); or e2) reacting the compound of formula (VIII), in the presence of a solvent, a base, a copper catalyst and at least one ligand with (Xa), to the compound of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Florian Schleth, Thomas Vettiger, Michael Rommel, Hans Tobler
  • Patent number: 8513291
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having the general structural formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, as described generally and in classes and subclasses herein, and additionally provides pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for the use thereof for the treatment of any of a number of conditions or diseases involving fibrosis and proliferation, and where anti-fibrotic or anti-proliferative activity is beneficial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Angion Biomedica Corp.
    Inventors: Bijoy Panicker, Lambertus J. W. M. Oehlen, James G. Tarrant, Dong Sung Lim, Xiaokang Zhu, Dawoon Jung, Rama K. Mishra
  • Patent number: 8492556
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-1-yl-3-phenylurea derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the N-formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Vidyasagar Vuligonda, Thong Vu, John E. Donello, Veena Viswanath, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 8487109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the regioselective synthesis of compounds of the formula (I), wherein R1; R2; R3; R4; R5; J and W have the meanings indicated in the claims. The present invention provides an efficient and general palladium-catalyzed coupling process for aryl tosylates with terminal alkynes to a wide variety of substituted, multifunctional aryl-1-alkynes of the formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Omar Rkyek, Marc Nazare, Andreas Lindenschmidt, Matthias Urmann, Nis Halland, Jorge Alonso
  • Patent number: 8487115
    Abstract: An ester compound represented by formula (1): wherein R3 represents hydrogen or methyl, R4 represents hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, and R5 represents hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; has an excellent pest control effect and is therefore useful as an active ingredient of a pest control agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Noritada Matsuo
  • Patent number: 8476269
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Urs Baettig, Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Emma Budd, Lee Edwards, Catherine Howsham, Glyn Alan Hughes, Darren Mark Legrand, Katrin Spiegel
  • Patent number: 8471074
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing dichloropropanol according to which, a) in a liquid reaction medium containing water, which is in contact with a gaseous phase, glycerol is reacted with hydrogen chloride under a partial pressure of hydrogen chloride in the gaseous phase greater than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Solvay (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Philippe Krafft, Patrick Gilbeau, Dominique Balthasart, Maurizio Paganin
  • Patent number: 8461348
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a compound having superior pharmacological action, physicochemical properties and the like and useful as an sGC activation drug, or an agent for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases such as hypertension, ischemic cardiac disease, cardiac failure, kidney disease, arteriosclerotic disease, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, diabetes, diabetic complications, metabolic syndrome, peripheral arterial obstruction, erectile dysfunction and the like. An sGC activation drug containing a compound represented by the formula (II): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof, as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Matsunaga, Yoshihisa Nakada, Yusuke Ohba, Hideyuki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 8461340
    Abstract: There are provided, according to the present invention, a method for producing a cis-3-substituted-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-ol derivative, the method characterized in that a trans-3-substituted-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-ol derivative or a mixture of the trans- and cis-3-substituted-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-ol derivatives is isomerized in the presence of an aluminum compound represented by a formula Al(OR1)3 (wherein R1 represents a hydrocarbon group in which a carbon atom having an oxygen atom bonded thereto is a secondary carbon atom). In the process, a ketone compound may be further added, in addition to the aluminum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hakuta, Tsutomu Imagawa, Hirohito Oooka, Shinya Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 8455499
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of lysophosphatidic receptor(s). Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating LPA-dependent or LPA-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: John Howard Hutchinson, Thomas Jon Seiders, Jeannie M. Arruda
  • Patent number: 8445690
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Micheal Gaul, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao
  • Patent number: 8440684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polycyclic pyrrolidine-2,5-dione derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the N-formyl peptide receptor like-1 (FPRL-1) receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Vidyasagar Vuligonda, Thong Vu, John E. Donello, Veena Viswanath, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 8436023
    Abstract: The present invention comprises compounds of Formula (I). wherein: R1, R2, X, and Z are as defined in the specification. The invention also comprises a method of preventing, treating or ameliorating a syndrome, disorder or disease, wherein said syndrome, disorder or disease is type II diabetes, obesity and asthma. The invention also comprises a method of inhibiting CCR2 activity in a mammal by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Xuqing Zhang, Zhihua Sui, James C. Lanter
  • Patent number: 8431572
    Abstract: Described are compounds which inhibit, regulate and/or modulate kinase signal transduction, for example of Met kinase. The compounds are of the formulae A1 to A148 and B1 described herein, including 2-oxobenzoxazol-3-ylmethyl]phenyl}carbamate and 2-oxooxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3-ylmethyl)phenyl]carbamate compounds, and pharmaceutically usable salts, tautomers and stereoisomers thereof, including mixtures thereof in all ratios. Also described are compositions containing these compounds. Also described are methods for the treatment of diseases in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of kinase signal transduction plays a role by administering these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Oliver Schadt, Dieter Dorsch, Frank Stieber, Andree Blaukat
  • Patent number: 8426604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for treating a condition including but not limited to ankylosing spondylitis, artherosclerosis, arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, childhood arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis), bone-related diseases (including those related to bone formation), breast cancer (including those unresponsive to anti-estrogen therapy), cardiovascular disorders, cartilage-related disease (such as cartilage injury/loss, cartilage degeneration, and those related to cartilage formation), chondrodysplasia, chondrosarcoma, chronic back injury, chronic bronchitis, chronic inflammatory airway disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, disorders of energy homeostasis, gout, pseudogout, lipid disorders, metabolic syndrome, multiple myeloma, obesity, osteoarthritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteolytic bone metastasis, osteomalac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Micheal Gaul, Guozhang Xu, Bao-Ping Zhao
  • Patent number: 8415482
    Abstract: Compounds useful for treating hepatitis C virus infection. The compounds are of formula (I): wherein A, B, C, D, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, m, n, p, q, r, t, u, and v are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating hepatitis C virus infection with these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: National Health Research Institutes
    Inventors: Jyh-Haur Chern, Yu-Sheng Chao
  • Patent number: 8404850
    Abstract: Bis-quaternary pyridinium-aldoxime salts are disclosed, and their associated polymorphic character, along with their methods of preparation. Such polymorphic salts may then be used for treatment of exposure to cholinesterase inhibitors, such as a phosphorous containing cholinesterase inhibitor type compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Larry Allen Cabell, Joseph A McDonough
  • Patent number: 8389516
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) have antibacterial activity: wherein: m is 0 or 1; Q is hydrogen or cyclopropyl; Alk is an optionally substituted, divalent C1-C6 alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene radical which may contain an ether (—O—), thioether (—S—) or amino (—NR)— link, wherein R is hydrogen, —CN or C1-C3 alkyl; X is —C(?O)NR6—, —S(O)NR6—, —C(?O)O— or —S(?O)O— wherein R6 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, -Cyc, or —(C1-C3 alkyl)-Cyc wherein Cyc is optionally substituted monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic having 3-7 ring atoms; Z is N or CH, or CF; R2 and R3 are as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Biota Europe Limited
    Inventors: David John Haydon, Lloyd George Czaplewski, Nicholas John Palmer, Dale Robert Mitchell, John Frederick Atherall, Christopher Richard Steele, Tamara Ladduwahetty