Patents by Inventor Fumiaki Uehara

Fumiaki Uehara 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).

  • Patent number: 8592417
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I), an optically active isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof: wherein each R1 represents hydrogen atom or the like; X represents oxygen atom or the like; A represents a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group, a C6-C10 aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R6 represents a halogen atom or the like; s represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 5; Q represents a pyridine ring which may be substituted or pyrimidine ring; and R2 represents hydrogen atom or the like, which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by abnormal activity of tau protein kinase 1 such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Watanabe, Toshiyuki Kohara, Kenji Fukunaga, Fumiaki Uehara
  • Patent number: 8569294
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I), an optically active isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof: wherein R2 represents a hydrogen or the like; R3 represents methyl group or the like; R20 represents a halogen atom or the like; q represents an integer of 0 to 3; Z represent nitrogen atom, CH, or the like; R4 represents hydrogen or the like; R5 represents hydrogen or the like; R6 represents a substituted alkyloxy and the like; p represents an integer of 0 to 3; X represents bond, CH2, oxygen atom, NH, or the like; any one or more of R5 and R6, R5 and R4, R6 and R4, X and R5, X and R4, X and R6, and R6 and R6 may combine to each other to form a ring, which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by tau protein kinase 1 hyperactivity such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi
    Inventors: Kenji Fukunaga, Toshiyuki Kohara, Kazutoshi Watanabe, Yoshihiro Usui, Fumiaki Uehara, Satoshi Yokoshima, Daiki Sakai, Shin-ichi Kusaka, Kazuki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 8129377
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I), an optically active isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a C1-C12 alkyl; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R3 represents a halogen or the like; q represents an integer of 1 to 7; R4 represents a halogen or the like; p represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 5; R5 represents a C6-C10 aryl, a heterocycle or the like; and X represents oxygen, NH, or the like, which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by tau protein kinase 1 hyperactivity such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Watanabe, Kenji Fukunaga, Toshiyuki Kohara, Fumiaki Uehara, Shinsuke Hiki, Satoshi Yokoshima
  • Patent number: 8106045
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I), an optically active isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof: wherein X represents CH or N; represents a C1-C12 alkyl; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, or the like; R? represents a C1-C6 alkyl or the like; q represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 7; Y represents a C1-C6 alkyl or the like; p represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 5; R represents a 2,3-dihydroindolyl or the like, which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by tau protein kinase 1 hyperactivity such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Watanabe, Fumiaki Uehara, Shinsuke Hiki, Toshiyuki Kohara, Kenji Fukunaga, Satoshi Yokoshima
  • Publication number: 20110257392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of an optically active morpholine compound represented by the formula 10, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. The present invention also relates to a production method of an compound represented by the formula 55, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. According to the production method of the present invention, an optically active 2-aryl-substituted morpholine compound and 3-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)propionate, which are important as starting materials for synthesizing 2-(2-arylmorpholin-4-yl)-1-methyl-1H-[4,4?]bipyrimidinyl-6-one having a tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity and useful as a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease and the like, can be produced in a high yield by an industrially advantageous method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicants: SANOFI-AVENTIS, MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro OKUYAMA, Fumiaki UEHARA, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Kazutoshi WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20110251385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of an optically active morpholine compound represented by the formula 10, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. The present invention also relates to a production method of an compound represented by the formula 55, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. According to the production method of the present invention, an optically active 2-aryl-substituted morpholine compound and 3-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)propionate, which are important as starting materials for synthesizing 2-(2-arylmorpholin-4-yl)-1-methyl-1H-[4,4?]bipyrimidinyl-6-one having a tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity and useful as a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease and the like, can be produced in a high yield by an industrially advantageous method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicants: SANOFI-AVENTIS, MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro OKUYAMA, Fumiaki UEHARA, Hiroshi IWAMURA, Kazutoshi WATANABE
  • Patent number: 7994315
    Abstract: Production method of an optically active morpholine compound represented by the formula 10, or a compound represented by the formula 55, which includes the following steps: or wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. An optically active 2-aryl-substituted morpholine compound and 3-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)propionate, which are important as starting materials for synthesizing 2-(2-arylmorpholin-4-yl)-1-methyl-1H-[4,4?]bipyrimidinyl-6-one having a tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity and useful as a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease and the like, can be produced in a high yield by an industrially advantageous method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Masahiro Okuyama, Fumiaki Uehara, Hiroshi Iwamura, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20100113775
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I), an optically active isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof: wherein each R1 represents hydrogen atom or the like; X represents oxygen atom or the like; A represents a C3-C7 cycloalkyl group, a C6-C10 aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R6 represents a halogen atom or the like; s represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 5; Q represents a pyridine ring which may be substituted or pyrimidine ring; and R2 represents hydrogen atom or the like, which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by abnormal activity of tau protein kinase 1 such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION, SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Watanabe, Toshiyuki Kohara, Kenji Fukunaga, Fumiaki Uehara
  • Publication number: 20090239864
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I), an optically active isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a C1-C12 alkyl; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or the like; R3 represents a halogen or the like; q represents an integer of 1 to 7; R4 represents a halogen or the like; p represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 5; R5 represents a C6-C10 aryl, a heterocycle or the like; and X represents oxygen, NH, or the like, which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by tau protein kinase 1 hyperactivity such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI PHARMA CORPORATION, SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Watanabe, Kenji Fukunaga, Toshiyuki Kohara, Fumiaki Uehara, Shinsuke Hiki, Satoshi Yokoshima
  • Publication number: 20090233918
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I), an optically active isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof: wherein R2 represents a hydrogen or the like; R3 represents methyl group or the like; R20 represents a halogen atom or the like; q represents an integer of 0 to 3; Z represent nitrogen atom, CH, or the like; R4 represents hydrogen or the like; R5 represents hydrogen or the like; R6 represents a substituted alkyloxy and the like; p represents an integer of 0 to 3; X represents bond, CH2, oxygen atom, NH, or the like; any one or more of R5 and R6, R5 and R4, R6 and R4, X and R5, X and R4, X and R6, and R6 and R6 may combine to each other to form a ring, which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by tau protein kinase 1 hyperactivity such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION, SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Kenji Fukunaga, Toshiyuki Kohara, Kazutoshi Watanabe, Yoshihiro Usui, Fumiaki Uehara, Satoshi Yokoshima, Daiki Sakai, Shin-ichi Kusaka, Kazuki Nakayama
  • Patent number: 7572793
    Abstract: A pyrimidone derivative represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof or a hydrate thereof having inhibitory activity against tau protein kinase 1: wherein R1 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group which may be substituted; R represents, for example, a group represented by the following formula (II): wherein R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C8 alkyl group; R4 represents a benzene ring which may be substituted, a naphthalene ring which may be substituted, an indan ring which may be substituted, a tetrahydronaphthalene ring which may be substituted, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring having 1 to 4 hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen atom, sulfur atom and nitrogen atom, and having 5 to 10 ring-constituting atoms in total.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Fumiaki Uehara, Keiichi Aritomo, Aya Shoda, Shinsuke Hiki, Masahiro Okuyama, Yoshihiro Usui, Mitsuru Ooizumi, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090156804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of an optically active morpholine compound represented by the formula 10, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. The present invention also relates to a production method of an compound represented by the formula 55, which includes the following steps: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification. According to the production method of the present invention, an optically active 2-aryl-substituted morpholine compound and 3-oxo-3-(pyrimidin-4-yl)propionate, which are important as starting materials for synthesizing 2-(2-arylmorpholin-4-yl)-1-methyl-1H-[4,4?]bipyrimidinyl-6-one having a tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity and useful as a therapeutic drug for Alzheimer's disease and the like, can be produced in a high yield by an industrially advantageous method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION, SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Masahiro Okuyama, Fumiaki Uehara, Hiroshi Iwamura, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20090124618
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I), an optically active isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof: wherein X represents CH or N; represents a C1-C12 alkyl; R2 represents a hydrogen atom, or the like; R? represents a C1-C6 alkyl or the like; q represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 7; Y represents a C1-C6 alkyl or the like; p represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 5; R represents a 2,3-dihydroindolyl or the like, which is used for preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of a disease caused by tau protein kinase 1 hyperactivity such as a neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI PHARMA CORPORATION, SANOFI-AVENTIS
    Inventors: Kazutoshi WATANABE, Fumiaki UEHARA, Shinsuke HIKI, Toshiyuki KOHARA, Kenji FUKUNAGA, Satoshi YOKOSHIMA
  • Patent number: 7504411
    Abstract: A pyrimidone derivative having tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity which is represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof or a hydrate thereof; useful for prventive and/or therapeutic treatment of diseass such as neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease); wherein Q represents CH or nitrogen atom; R represents a C1-C12 alkyl group; the ring of Formula (I): represents piperazine ring or piperidine ring; each X independently represents a C1-C8 alkyl group, an optionally partially hydrogenated C6-C10 aryl ring, an indan ring or the like; m represents an integer of 1 to 3; each independently represents a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a C1-C6 alkyl group or the like; n represents an integer of 0 to 8; when X and Y or two Y groups are attached on the same carbon atom, they may combine to each other to form a C2-C6 alkylene group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Watanabe, Fumiaki Uehara, Shinsuke Hiki, Satoshi Yokoshima, Yoshihiro Usui, Masahiro Okuyama, Aya Shoda, Keiichi Aritomo, Toshiyuki Kohara, Kenji Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 7427615
    Abstract: A pyrimidone derivative represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof or a hydrate thereof having inhibitory activity against tau protein kinase 1: wherein R1 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group which may be substituted; R represents, for example, a group represented by the following formula (II): wherein R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C8 alkyl group; R4 represents a benzene ring which may be substituted, a naphthalene ring which may be substituted, an indan ring which may be substituted, a tetrahydronaphthalene ring which may be substituted, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring having 1 to 4 hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen atom, sulfur atom and nitrogen atom, and having 5 to 10 ring-constituting atoms in total.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation, Sanofi-Synthelabo
    Inventors: Fumiaki Uehara, Keiichi Aritomo, Aya Shoda, Shinsuke Hiki, Masahiro Okuyama, Yoshihiro Usui, Mitsuru Ooizumi, Kazutoshi Watanabe, Koichi Yamakoshi
  • Patent number: 7378413
    Abstract: A pyrimidone derivative represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof: Wherein: R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted by a C6,10 aryl group; R2 represents a C1-10 alkyl group which may be substituted, a C2-6 alkenyl group which may be substituted, a C3-6 alkynyl group which may be substituted, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group which may be substituted, or a C6-10 ARYL group which may be substituted; or R1 and R2 form together a C2-6 alkylene group which may be substituted; or R1 and R2 form together a chain of formula —(CH2)2—X—(CH2)2— or —(CH2)2—X—(CH2)3— where X represents a oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom which may be substituted; R3 represents a 2, 3 or 4-pyridyl group optionally substituted by a C1-4 alkyl group, C1-4 alkoxy group or halogen atom; and R4 represents a C1-10 alkyl group optionally substituted by a hydroxyl group, amino, C1-6 monoalkylamino group, C2-12 dialkylamino group or C6,10 aryl group which may be substituted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignees: Sanofi Aventis, Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Antonio Almario Carcia, Ryoichi Ando, Keiichi Arimoto, Fumiaki Uehara, Adrien Tak Li, Aya Shoda, Jonathan Reid Frost, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20060252768
    Abstract: A pyrimidone derivative having tau protein kinase 1 inhibitory activity which is represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof or a hydrate thereof; useful for prventive and/or therapeutic treatment of diseass such as neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer disease); wherein Q represents CH or nitrogen atom; R represents a C1-C12 alkyl group; the ring of Formula (I): represents piperazine ring or piperidine ring; each X independently represents a C1-C8 alkyl group, an optionally partially hydrogenated C6-C10 aryl ring, an indan ring or the like; m represents an integer of 1 to 3; each independently represents a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a C1-C6 alkyl group or the like; n represents an integer of 0 to 8; when X and Y or two Y groups are attached on the same carbon atom, they may combine to each other to form a C2-C6 alkylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Watanabe, Fumiaki Uehara, Shinsuke Hiki, Satoshi Yokoshima, Yoshihiro Usui, Masahiro Okuyama, Aya Shoda, Keiichi Aritomo, Toshiyuki Kohara, Kenji Fukunaga
  • Publication number: 20050130998
    Abstract: A pyrimidone derivative represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof: Wherein: R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group which may be substituted by a C6,10 aryl group; R2 represents a C1-10 alkyl group which may be substituted, a C2-6 alkenyl group which may be substituted, a C3-6 alkynyl group which may be substituted, a C3-6 cycloalkyl group which may be substituted, or a C6-10 ARYL group which may be substituted; or R1 and R2 form together a C2-6 alkylene group which may be substituted; or R1 and R2 form together a chain of formula —(CH2)2—X—(CH2)2— or —(CH2)2—X—(CH2)3— where X represents a oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a nitrogen atom which may be substituted; R3 represents a 2, 3 or 4-pyridyl group optionally substituted by a C1-4 alkyl group, C1-4 alkoxy group or halogen atom; and R4 represents a C1-10 alkyl group optionally substituted by a hydroxyl group, amino, C1-6 monoalkylamino group, C2-12 dialkylamino group or C6,10 aryl group which may be substituted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Antonio Almario Carcia, Ryoichi Ando, Keiichi Arimoto, Fumiaki Uehara, Adrien Li, Aya Shoda, Jonathan Frost, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050130967
    Abstract: A pyrimidone derivative represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof or a hydrate thereof having inhibitory activity against tau protein kinase 1: wherein R1 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group which may be substituted; R represents, for example, a group represented by the following formula (II): wherein R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C8 alkyl group; R4 represents a benzene ring which may be substituted, a naphthalene ring which may be substituted, an indan ring which may be substituted, a tetrahydronaphthalene ring which may be substituted, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring having 1 to 4 hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen atom, sulfur atom and nitrogen atom, and having 5 to 10 ring-constituting atoms in total.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Fumiaki Uehara, Keiichi Aritomo, Aya Shoda, Shinsuke Hiki, Masahiro Okuyama, Yoshihiro Usui, Mitsuru Ooizumi, Kazutoshi Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20050090490
    Abstract: a pyrimidone derivative represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof or a hydrate thereof having inhibitory activity against tau protein kinase 1: wherein R1 represents a C1-C12 alkyl group which may be substituted; R represents, for example, a group represented by the following formula (II): wherein R2 and R3 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C8 alkyl group; R4 represents a benzene ring which may be substituted, a naphthalene ring which may be substituted, an indan ring which may be substituted, a tetrahydronaphthalene ring which may be substituted, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring having 1 to 4 heteno atoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen atom, sulfur atom and nitrogen atom, and having 5 to 10 ring-constituting atoms in total.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Fumiaki Uehara, Keiichi Aritomo, Aya Shoda, Shinsuke Hiki, Masahiro Okuyama, Yoshihiro Usui, Mitsuru Ooizumi, Kazutoshi Watanabe, Koichi Yamakoshi