Patents Examined by Shawquia Young
  • Patent number: 8835465
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds having the formula (I): and to their pharmaceutical compositions and to their methods of use. These novel compounds provide a treatment for cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Audrey Molina, Michelle Lamb, Paul Lyne, Peter Mohr, Bin Wang, Tao Wang, Dingwei Yu
  • Patent number: 8829039
    Abstract: Disclosed are dihydroindolone compounds which can modulate the activity of protein tyrosine kinases, a method for preparing the same, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also disclosed are use of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of protein tyrosine kinase associated diseases in an organism, particularly in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of tumors and fibroblast proliferation associated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignees: Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Jiangsu Chiatai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhedong Yuan, Xiaomin Zhang, Hubo Wang, Xueyan Zhu, Hongjiang Xu, Hui Fu, Wei Song
  • Patent number: 8829040
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormal serum uric acid level which has a uricosuric activity or the like. The present invention relates to (aza)indole derivatives represented by the following general formula (I) having xanthine oxidase inhibitory activities and useful as agents for the prevention or treatment of a disease associated with abnormality of serum uric acid level, prodrugs thereof, or salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuo Shimizu, Yasushi Takigawa, Hideki Fujikura, Masato Iizuka, Masahiro Hiratochi, Norihiko Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 8829203
    Abstract: Indirubin derivatives of formula (I) wherein R represents -(A)n- R1 or —CO—N(R2,R3) with •A being C1-C5 alkylene group, optionally substituted by one or several A1 radical, A1 being an halogen Br, OH, OR4 or NH2, R4 being C1-C5 alkyl; —R1 being halogen, OH, N(R2, R3); R2 and R3, identical or different, being C1-C5 alkyl, optionally substituted by A1 such as above defined, or R2 and R3 are part of a cycle with 5 or 6 elements optionally comprising another heteroatom such as O or N; •n=1?5. It also relates to the biological application thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Laurent Meijer, Leandros Skaltsounis, Emmanuel Mikros, Prokopios Magiatis, Carl Johnson
  • Patent number: 8829197
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are new salts and polymorphs of desazadesferrithiocin polyether (DADFT-PE) analogues, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their application as metal chelation agents for the treatment of disease. Methods of chelation of iron and other metals in a human or animal subject are also provided for the treatment of metal overload and toxicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: FerroKin Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy E. Tapper, Hugh Y. Rienhoff, Jr., Stephan D. Parent, Patricia Andres, Jason A. Hanko, Huamin Zhang
  • Patent number: 8822721
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for separating a racemic compound-forming chiral substance by a cyclic crystallization process which is conducted in at least one first crystallization unit (10) and in at least one second crystallization unit (18), wherein in a first process cycle an enantiomer is crystallized in the first crystallization unit (10) and a racemic compound is crystallized in the second crystallization unit (18), wherein in a second process cycle the enantiomer is crystallized in the second crystallization unit (18) and the racemic compound is crystallized in the first crystallization unit (10), wherein during each process cycle in at least one process sub-step (B?C, F?G) a mother liquor (12) being contained in the first crystallization unit (10) is mutually exchanged with a mother liquor (20) being contained in the second crystallization unit (18). An auto-seeding process sub-step is applied at the beginning of a process cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
    Inventors: Heike Lorenz, Daniel Polenske, Linzhu Klukas, Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern
  • Patent number: 8822702
    Abstract: The invention relates in a first embodiment to a method for the manufacture of esters of the formula I, or especially of amides of the formula II, wherein the symbols have the meanings given in the specification, as well as other intermediates and compounds useful in the synthesis of tryptamines and other substances mentioned in the title. The synthesis methods and intermediates are useful in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Ulrich Berens, Oliver Dosenbach, Daniel Sprenger
  • Patent number: 8809382
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutically-useful compounds which are antagonists of the 5-oxo-ETE receptors, such as the OXE receptor. These compounds have use as therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents for diseases characterized by tissue eosinophilia, such as inflammatory conditions including respiratory diseases. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, to the use of such compounds and compositions as medicaments, and to therapeutic methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University, Florida Institute of Technology
    Inventors: William S. Powell, Joshua Rokach
  • Patent number: 8809543
    Abstract: An N-phenyl-diphenylisoindole derivative having the following formula (1): wherein each of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or an unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or an unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or an unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or an unsubstituted phenoxy group; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or an unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or an unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or an unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or an unsubstituted phenoxy group, or has the following formula (2): wherein each of R4 and R5 represents a substituted or an unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or an unsubstituted phenyl group; 1 represents an integer of from 1 to 4; and each of m and n represents an integer of from 1 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryota Arai, Tomoyuki Shimada
  • Patent number: 8802856
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: in salt or zwitterionic form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-6, a-e and Q are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: YuHua Ji, Craig Husfeld, Christopher Lange, Rick Lee, YongQi Mu
  • Patent number: 8796450
    Abstract: A family of three 8-alkyl boron dipyrromethenes 1, 2, and 3 has been prepared. These compounds are characterized by emission in the green region of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum and exhibit an almost double laser efficiency than other commercial dyes and much greater photostability. The 8-alkyl boron dipyrromethenes are prepared by catalytic hydrogenation (reduction) of the corresponding 8-alkenyl boron dipyrromethenes, which are obtained by Liebeskind-Srogl coupling of thiomethylboron dipyrromethene with an alkenyl boronic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Universidad de Guanajuato
    Inventors: Eduardo Peña Cabrera, Ismael Javier Arroyo Cordova, Fabiola Irene Lopez Vallejo
  • Patent number: 8785441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain 3-phenyl-pyrazole derivatives of Formula (Ia) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor. Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of platelet aggregation, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, angina, stroke, atrial fibrillation, reducing the risk of blood clot formation, asthma or symptoms thereof, agitation or a symptom, behavioral disorders, drug induced psychosis, excitative psychosis, Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome, manic disorder, organic or NOS psychosis, psychotic disorder, psychosis, acute schizophrenia, chronic schizophrenia, NOS schizophrenia and related disorders, and sleep disorders, sleep disorders, diabetic-related disorders, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Teegarden, Yifeng Xiong, Sonja Strah-Pleynet, Honnappa Jayakumar, Peter I. Dosa, Konrad Feichtinger, Martin Casper, Juerg Lehmann, Robert M. Jones, David J. Unett, Jin Sun Karoline Choi
  • Patent number: 8779161
    Abstract: Aspects of the present application relate to a microcrystalline monoclinic form of asenapine maleate represented by structural Formula (I); processes for its preparation; and pharmaceutically acceptable dosage forms thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Katkam, Srinivas Polavarapu, Venkata Madhavi Yaddanapudi, Krishna Vinigari, Narasimha Rao Pagadala, Rajeshwar Reddy Sagyam
  • Patent number: 8772509
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to indole compounds, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as positive allosteric modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (mAChR M1); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with muscarinic acetylcholine receptor dysfunction using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, P. Jeffrey Conn, Michael R. Wood, James C. Tarr, Thomas M. Bridges
  • Patent number: 8765799
    Abstract: The invention relates to streptospirole derivatives of the general formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, X1, X2, Y1 and Y2 are as defined herein, a process for the preparation of said compounds by fermenting the microorganism Streptomyces sp. ST 108140 (DSM 19369) and optionally derivatizing the compounds produced by said microorganism, a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of the formula (I), and the use of a compound of the formula (I) for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of bacterial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Cosima Dufour-Schroif, Joachim Wink, Martin Gerlitz, Hélène Olivan, Michael Kurz
  • Patent number: 8765815
    Abstract: Compounds that can be used as openers or blockers of voltage-dependent potassium channels, and which are useful in the treatment of conditions such as central or peripheral nervous system disorders through the modulation of potassium ion flux through voltage-dependent potassium channels and/or depressing or enhancing cortical and/or peripheral neuron activity, compositions containing same and methods utilizing same are disclosed. Also disclosed are modulators of voltage-dependent potassium channels, which exhibit blocking of a TRPV1 channel, and hence are useful in the treatment of TRPV1-related conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.
    Inventors: Bernard Attali, Asher Peretz
  • Patent number: 8766249
    Abstract: Provided are a novel nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound and an organic electronic device using the compound. This nitrogen-containing aromatic compound is represented by the general formula (1). Further, the present invention relates to organic electronic devices such as a light-emitting device, a thin-film transistor, and a photovoltaic device each using the nitrogen-containing aromatic compound. (L represents an m+n-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group, or a group arising from a triarylamine or a diaryl sulfone; X represents N-A, O, S, or Se; A represents an alkyl group or the like; R represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aromatic group, or the like; and m+n is an integer of 2 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Sawada, Masanori Hotta, Megumi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8765792
    Abstract: Herein are disclosed indoles of formula (I) where the various groups are defined herein, and which are useful for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Steven David Knight, William Henry Miller, Kenneth Allen Newlander, Sharad Kumar Verma
  • Patent number: 8766248
    Abstract: Provided are a nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound useful as an organic semiconductor material and an organic electronic device using this compound. The nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound has a fused indole skeleton represented by the following formula (1), the organic semiconductor material contains the compound, and the organic electronic device uses the organic semiconductor material. In general formula (1), X is N-A?, O, S, or Se; A is an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group exclusive of a fused heterocycle consisting of 4 rings or more; and R is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group exclusive of a fused heterocycle consisting of 4 rings or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Hotta, Yuichi Sawada, Atsushi Kawada, Masana Jikumaru, Megumi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8754116
    Abstract: Inhibitors of HCV replication of formula (I) wherein W is a heterocycle of formula and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Janssen R&D Ireland
    Inventors: Kenneth Alan Simmen, Herman Augustinus De Kock, Pierre Jean-Marie Bernard Raboisson, Dominique Louis Nestor Ghislain Surleraux, Wim Van De Vreken