Patents by Inventor Alejandro Crespo
Alejandro Crespo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11981878Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for municipal solid waste (MSW) reclamation in a continuous or discontinuous process first for converting said waste into organic biomass and subsequently extracting and recovering the most chemical compounds contained in said biomass possible, such as triglycerides, sugars and proteins. Therefore, the invention is comprised in the field of recycling, transforming solid waste into reusable solids and biofuels.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: ECONWARD TECH.Inventors: Rubén García Cano, Jorge Crespo Lobo, Ángel Rumbero Sanchez, Nuria Cano Adamuz, Alejandro Villacampa Sanagustín, Oscar Orozco González
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Publication number: 20220119412Abstract: The invention relates to thiazolopyridine derivatives which fall under the general formula I, and the use of the compounds of the present invention for the treatment and/or prevention of hyperproliferative or infectious diseases and disorders in mammals, especially humans, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Merck Patent GmbHInventors: Eva-Maria TANZER, Kai SCHIEMANN, Alejandro CRESPO
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Patent number: 10358435Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrimidine carboxamide compounds of formula I which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Christopher J. Sinz, Alejandro Crespo, Johnathan E. Wilson, Troy McCracken, Shimin Xu, Haitang Li
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Patent number: 10287269Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrimidine carboxamide compounds of formula I which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Jonathan E. Wilson, Meng Yang, Dann Parker, Zack Zhiqiang Guo, Alejandro Crespo, Deping Wang, Troy McCracken
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Patent number: 10208060Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which inhibit HIF prolyl hydroxylase, their use for enhancing endogenous production of erythropoietin, and for treating conditions associated with reduced endogenous production of erythropoietin such as anemia and like conditions, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and a pharmaceutical carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Alejandro Crespo, John Debenham, Xiaoxing Du, Ping Liu, Rongqiang Liu, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Weiguo Quan, Christopher Sinz, Liping Wang
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Patent number: 10138255Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in the inhibition of HIV protease, the inhibition of HIV replication, the prophylaxis of infection by HIV, the treatment of infection by HIV, and the prophylaxis, treatment, and delay in the onset or progression of AIDS.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peter D. Williams, John A. McCauley, Christopher J. Bungard, David Jonathan Bennett, Sherman T. Waddell, Gregori J. Morriello, Lehua Chang, Michael P. Dwyer, M. Katharine Holloway, Alejandro Crespo, Xin-Jie Chu, Catherine Wiscount, H. Marie Loughran, Jesse J. Manikowski, Jurgen Schulz, Kartik M. Keertikar, Bin Hu, Bin Zhong, Tao Ji
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Publication number: 20180237422Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrimidine carboxamide compounds of formula I which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Christopher J. Sinz, Alejandro Crespo, Johnathan E. Wilson, Troy McCraken, Shimin XU, Haitang Li
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Patent number: 10000501Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which inhibit HIF prolyl hydroxylase, their use for enhancing endogenous production of erythropoietin, and for treating conditions associated with reduced endogenous production of erythropoietin such as anemia and like conditions, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and a pharmaceutical carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Vincent Colandrea, Alejandro Crespo, John Debenham, Xiaoxing Du, Deodialsingh Guiadeen, Ping Liu, Rongqiang Liu, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Joshua G. McCoy, Weiguo Quan, Christopher Sinz, Liping Wang
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Patent number: 9969752Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which inhibit HIF prolyl hydroxylase, their use for enhancing endogenous production of erythropoietin, and for treating conditions associated with reduced endogenous production of erythropoietin such as anemia and like conditions, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and a pharmaceutical carrier.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Jiaqiang Cai, Alejandro Crespo, Xiaoxing Du, Byron Gabriel Dubois, Deodialsingh Guiadeen, Shankaran Kothandaraman, Ping Liu, Rongqiang Liu, Weiguo Quan, Christopher Sinz, Liping Wang
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Publication number: 20180057480Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrimidine carboxamide compounds of formula I which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Jonathan E. Wilson, Meng Yang, Dann Parker, Zack Zhiqiang Guo, Alejandro Crespo, Deping Wang, Troy McCracken
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Patent number: 9840512Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Linda L. Brockunier, Helen Chen, Harry R. Chobanian, Matthew J. H. Clements, Alejandro Crespo, Duane E. DeMong, Yan Guo, William K. Hagmann, Karen M. Marcantonio, Michael Miller, Barbara Pio, Christopher W. Plummer, Dong Xiao
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Publication number: 20170313718Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which inhibit HIF prolyl hydroxylase, their use for enhancing endogenous production of erythropoietin, and for treating conditions associated with reduced endogenous production of erythropoietin such as anemia and like conditions, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and a pharmaceutical carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicants: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., MSD R&D (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventors: JIAQIANG CAI, ALEJANDRO CRESPO, JOHN DEBENHAM, XIAOXING DU, PING LIU, RONGQIANG LIU, CHRISTINA B. MADSEN-DUGGAN, WEIGUO QUAN, CHRISTOPHER SINZ, LIPING WANG
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Publication number: 20170247336Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of Formula I that inhibit HIF prolyl hydroxylase, their use for enhancing endogenous production of erythropoietin, and for treating conditions associated with reduced endogenous production of erythropoietin such as anemia and like conditions, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and a pharmaceutical carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.Inventors: FEZ UJJAINWALLA, JOHN QIANG TAN, QUN DANG, CHRISTOPHER J. SINZ, ALEJANDRO CRESPO, MING WANG, YILI CHEN, JIAQIANG CAI, FAN WU, XIAOXING DU
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Publication number: 20170240555Abstract: The present invention concerns a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which inhibit HIF prolyl hydroxylase, their use for enhancing endogenous production of erythropoietin, and for treating conditions associated with reduced endogenous production of erythropoietin such as anemia and like conditions, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and a pharmaceutical carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicants: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., MSD R&D (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventors: JIAQIANG CAI, VINCENT COLANDREA, ALEJANDRO CRESPO, JOHN DEBENHAM, XIAOXING DU, DEODIALSINGH GUIADEEN, PING LIU, RONGQIANG LIU, CHRISTINA B. MADSEN-DUGGAN, JOSHUA G. MCCOY, WEIGUO QUAN, CHRISTOPHER SINZ, LIPING WANG
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Publication number: 20170233412Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which inhibit HIF prolyl hydroxylase, their use for enhancing endogenous production of erythropoietin, and for treating conditions associated with reduced endogenous production of erythropoietin such as anemia and like conditions, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and a pharmaceutical carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicants: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., MSD R&D (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventors: JIAQIANG CAI, ALEJANDRO CRESPO, XIAOXING DU, BYRON GABRIEL DUBOIS, DEODIALSINGH GUIADEEN, SHANKARAN KOTHANDARAMAN, PING LIU, RONGQIANG LIU, WEIGUO QUAN, CHRISTOPHER SINZ, LIPING WANG
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Publication number: 20170226120Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which inhibit HIF prolyl hydroxylase, their use for enhancing endogenous production of erythropoietin, and for treating conditions associated with reduced endogenous production of erythropoietin such as anemia and like conditions, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound and a pharmaceutical carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicants: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., MSD R&D (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventors: JIAQIANG CAI, ALEJANDRO CRESPO, XIAOXING DU, BYRON GABRIEL DUBOIS, PING LIU, RONGQIANG LIU, WEIGUO QUAN, CHRISTOPHER SINZ, LIPING WANG
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Publication number: 20170073354Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula I pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in the inhibition of HIV protease, the inhibition of HIV replication, the prophylaxis of infection by HIV, the treatment of infection by HIV, and the prophylaxis, treatment, and delay in the onset or progression of AIDS.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peter D. Williams, John A. McCauley, Christopher J. Bungard, David Jonathan Bennett, Sherman T. Waddell, Gregori J. Morriello, Lehua Chang, Michael P. Dwyer, M. Katharine Holloway, Alejandro Crespo, Xin-Jie Chu, Catherine Wiscount, H. Marie Loughran, Jesse J. Manikowski, Jurgen Schulz, Kartik M. Keertikar, Bin Hu, Bin Zhong, Tao Ji
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Patent number: 9403807Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of the Formula I as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful for treating aldosterone-mediated diseases. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of the Formula I, to their use for the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of the Formula I.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Alejandro Crespo, Ping Lan, Rudrajit Mal, Anthony Ogawa, Hong Shen, Peter J. Sinclair, Zhongxiang Sun, Ellen K. Vande Bunte, Zhicai Wu, Kun Liu, Robert J. DeVita, Dong-Ming Shen, Min Shu, John Qiang Tan, Changhe Qi, Yuguang Wang, Richard Beresis
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Publication number: 20160002255Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Linda L. Brockunier, Helen Chen, Harry R. Chobanian, Matthew J. H. Clements, Alejandro Crespo, Duane E. DeMong, Yan Guo, William K. Hagmann, Karen M. Marcantonio, Michael Miller, Barbara Pio, Christopher W. Plummer, Dong Xiao
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Publication number: 20150284376Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of the Formula I as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful for treating aldosterone-mediated diseases. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of the Formula I, to their use for the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of the Formula I.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2014Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Alejandro Crespo, Ping Lan, Rudrajit Mal, Anthony Ogawa, Hong Shen, Peter J. Sinclair, Zhongxiang Sun, Ellen K. Vande Bunte, Zhicai Wu, Kun Liu, Robert J. DeVita, Dong-Ming Shen, Min Shu, John Qiang Tan, Changhe Qi, Yuguang Wang, Richard Beresis