Patents by Inventor Antonella Converso

Antonella Converso 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).

  • Publication number: 20240043402
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to tetrahydroquinazoline derivatives of Formula (I) and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV naive cells, and for the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by HIV, or for the treatment, prophylaxis or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, David N. Hunter, Abdellatif El Marrouni, Anthony J. Roecker, Anthony W. Shaw, William D. Shipe, Cheng Wang, Deping Wang, Yunlong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230357204
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to tetrahydroquinazoline derivatives of Formula I and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV naïve cells, and for the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by HIV, or for the treatment, prophylaxis or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Abdellatif El Marrouni, Anthony W. Shaw, David N. Hunter, Ashley Forster, Cheng Wang, Yunlong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11648250
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to tetrahydroquinazoline derivatives of Formula I and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV naïve cells, and for the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by HIV, or for the treatment, prophylaxis or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Abdellatif El Marrouni, Anthony W. Shaw, David N. Hunter, Ashley Forster, Cheng Wang, Yunlong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220242847
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to pyridinone derivatives of Formula I and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV nave cells, and for the treatment of infection by HIV, or for the treatment, prophylaxis or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Abdellatif El Marrouni, Ashley Forster, Jessica L. Frie, David N. Hunter, Cheng Wang, Deping Wang
  • Publication number: 20220062284
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to tetrahydroquinazoline derivatives of Formula I and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV naïve cells, and for the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by HIV, or for the treatment, prophylaxis or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Abdellatif El Marrouni, Anthony W. Shaw, David N. Hunter, Ashley Forster, Cheng Wang, Yunlong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220064147
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to pyrimidone derivatives of Formula I and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV nave cells, and for the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by HIV, or for the treatment, prophylaxis or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Abdellatif El Marrouni, Ashley Forster, Jessica L. Frie, David N. Hunter, Scott D. Kuduk, Helen J. Mitchell, Philippe Nantermet, Deyou Sha, William Daniel Shipe, Cheng Wang, Deping Wang
  • Patent number: 10376504
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to azacyanoquinolinone compounds of the general structural formula: (wherein R5 and R6 are defined herein) which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Kevin Rodzinak
  • Patent number: 10370337
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to oxycyanoquinolinone compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Mildred L. Kaufman, Kevin Rodzinak
  • Patent number: 10370336
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to phenylcyanoquinolinone compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Victoria Cofre, Antonella Converso, Kevin Rodzinak
  • Publication number: 20180258046
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to oxycyanoquinolinone compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: ANTONELLA CONVERSO, MILDRED L. KAUFMAN, KEVIN RODZINAK
  • Publication number: 20180214439
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to azacyanoquinolinone compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: ANTONELLA CONVERSO, KEVIN RODZINAK
  • Publication number: 20180208557
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to phenylcyanoquinolinone compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: VICTORIA COFRE, ANTONELLA CONVERSO, KEVIN RODZINAK
  • Patent number: 9663506
    Abstract: The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I) wherein ring A, RQ, -L-, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and in methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, including potentially Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher James Bungard, Antonella Converso, Pablo De Leon, Barbara Hanney, Timothy John Hartingh, Jesse Josef Manikowski, Peter J. Manley, Robert Meissner, Zhaoyang Meng, James J. Perkins, Michael T. Rudd, Youheng Shu
  • Patent number: 9636337
    Abstract: The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I) wherein ring A, RQ, -L-, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and in methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, including potentially Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher James Bungard, Antonella Converso, Pablo De Leon, Barbara Hanney, Timothy John Hartingh, Jesse Josef Manikowski, Peter J. Manley, Robert Meissner, Zhaoyang Meng, James J. Perkins, Michael T. Rudd, Youheng Shu
  • Publication number: 20160159744
    Abstract: The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I) wherein ring A, RQ, -L-, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and in methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, including potentially Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher James Bungard, Antonella Converso, Pablo De Leon, Barbara Hanney, Timothy John Hartingh, Jesse Josef Manikowski, Peter J. Manley, Robert Meissner, Zhaoyang Meng, James J. Perkins, Michael T. Rudd, Youheng Shu
  • Publication number: 20160158217
    Abstract: The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I) wherein ring A, RQ, -L-, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and in methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, including potentially Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher James Bungard, Antonella Converso, Pablo De Leon, Barbara Hanney, Timothy John Hartingh, Jesse Josef Manikowski, Peter J. Manley, Robert Meissner, Zhaoyang Meng, James J. Perkins, Michael T. Rudd, Youheng Shu
  • Patent number: 9278960
    Abstract: The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I) wherein ring A, RQ, -L-, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and in methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher James Bungard, Antonella Converso, Barbara Hanney, Timothy John Hartingh, Peter J. Manley, Robert S. Meissner, James J. Perkins, Michael T. Rudd
  • Publication number: 20140309227
    Abstract: The present invention provides quinoline carboxamide and quinoline carbonitrile compounds of formula (I) wherein ring A, RQ, -L-, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as non-competitive mGluR2 antagonists, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and in methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher James Bungard, Antonella Converso, Pablo De Leon, Barbara Hanney, Timothy John Hartingh, Jesse Josef Manikowski, Peter J. Manley, Robert Meissner, Zhaoyang Meng, James J. Perkins, Michael T. Rudd, Youheng Shu
  • Patent number: 8629275
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to AHCY inhibitors of formula (I): which are useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by high homocysteine levels, such as Alzheimer's disease. 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 characterized by high homocysteine levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Timothy J. Hartingh, Mark E. Fraley
  • Patent number: 8329697
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to AHCY inhibitors of formula (I) which are useful in the treatment of diseases characterized by high homocysteine levels, such as Alzheimer's disease. 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 characterized by high homocysteine levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Robert M. Garbaccio, Antonella Converso, Mark E. Fraley, Timothy J. Hartingh