Patents by Inventor Lijuan Jane Wang

Lijuan Jane Wang 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: 9447122
    Abstract: The present invention includes arginase enzyme inhibitors, compositions comprising these arginase inhibitors, and methods of treating or diagnosing conditions characterized either by abnormally high arginase activity or abnormally low nitric oxide levels in a mammal, comprising administering compositions of the invention to the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Tomczuk, Gary Lee Olson, Richard Scott Pottorf, Lijuan Jane Wang, Bhaskara Rao Nallaganchu, Yanqun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160039847
    Abstract: The present invention includes arginase enzyme inhibitors, compositions comprising these arginase inhibitors, and methods of treating or diagnosing conditions characterized either by abnormally high arginase activity or abnormally low nitric oxide levels in a mammal, comprising administering compositions of the invention to the mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Tomczuk, Gary Lee Olson, Richard Scott Pottorf, Lijuan Jane Wang, Bhaskara Rao Nallaganchu, Yanqun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8906911
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are chemokine receptor antagonists of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification. Compositions comprising such compounds; and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Meyer, Xueqing Wang, Tao Guo, Robert Guo Ping Wei, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Patent number: 8894970
    Abstract: The present invention includes arginase enzyme inhibitors, compositions comprising these arginase inhibitors, and methods of treating or diagnosing conditions characterized either by abnormally high arginase activity or abnormally low nitric oxide levels in a mammal, comprising administering compositions of the invention to the mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Corridor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Tomczuk, Gary Lee Olson, Richard Scott Pottorf, Lijuan Jane Wang, Bhaskara Rao Nallaganchu, Yanqun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130261129
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are chemokine receptor antagonists of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined in the specification. Compositions comprising such compounds; and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Meyer, Xueqing Wang, Tao Guo, Robert Wei, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Patent number: 8044052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; processes for the preparation of the compounds; intermediates used in the preparation of the compounds; compositions containing the compounds; and uses of the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Lorraine Kathleen Fay, Douglas S. Johnson, Suzanne Ross Kesten, Scott E. Lazerwith, Mark Anthony Morris, Cory Michael Stiff, Marvin Jay Meyers, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Publication number: 20110230493
    Abstract: Provided herein are 1-oxa-8-azaspiro[4.5]decane-8-carboxamide compounds of formula I wherein Ar1, Ar2, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds useful in treating diseases or conditions associated with fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, conditions including acute pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, nociceptive pain, inflammatory pain, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, diabetes, allergic asthma, vascular inflammation, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, emesis, cognitive disorders, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorders, eating disorders, movement disorders, glaucoma, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular disorders, brain injury, gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension, or cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Marvin Jay Meyers, Matthew James Pelc, Barbara Ann Schweitzer, Lijuan Jane Wang, Atli Thorarensen
  • Publication number: 20110144159
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) wherein Ar is optionally substituted phenyl or 6-membered heteroaryl moiety, or a benzisoxazole, pyrrolopyridine, or benzotriazole group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; processes for the preparation of the compounds; intermediates used in the preparation of the compounds; compositions containing the compounds; and uses of the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, including pain, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, emesis, cognitive disorders, anxiety, depression, sleeping disorders, eating disorders, movement disorders, glaucoma, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular disorders, brain injury, gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension, or cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Lorraine Kathleen Fay, Douglas Scott Johnson, Marvin Jay Meyers, Atli Thorarensen, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Publication number: 20110053982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and their use in the treatment of FAAH-mediated diseases or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Lorraine Kathleen Fay, Douglas Scott Johnson, Marvin Jay Meyers, Barbara Ann Schweitzer, Atli Thorarensen, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Publication number: 20080261941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; processes for the preparation of the compounds; intermediates used in the preparation of the compounds; compositions containing the compounds; and uses of the compounds in treating diseases or conditions associated with fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Lorraine Kathleen FAY, Douglas S. Johnson, Suzanne Ross Kesten, Scott E. Lazerwith, Mark Anthony Morris, Cory Michael Stiff, Marvin Jay Meyers, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Patent number: 6951889
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-amino-2-alkyl-5 heptenoic and heptynoic acid derivatives and their use in therapy, in particular their use as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: Donald W. Hansen, Jr., Ronald Keith Webber, Barnett S. Pitzele, James Sikorski, Mark A. Massa, Timothy J. Hagen, Margaret Grapperhaus, Lijuan Jane Wang, Arija A. Bergmanis, Steven W. Kramer, E. Ann Hallinan
  • Patent number: 6890928
    Abstract: This invention is directed to aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids (including hydroxamates) and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase (also known as “matrix metalloprotease” or “MMP”) activity and/or aggrecanase activity. This invention also is directed to a prevention or treatment method that comprises administering such a compound or salt in an MMP-inhibiting and/or aggrecanase-inhibiting effective amount to an animal, particularly a mammal having (or disposed to having) a pathological condition associated with MMP and/or aggrecanase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: John N. Freskos, Yvette M. Fobian, Thomas E. Barta, Daniel P. Becker, Louis J. Bedell, Terri L. Boehm, Jeffrey N. Carroll, Gary A. DeCrescenzo, Susan L. Hockerman, Darren J. Kassab, Steve A. Kolodziej, Joseph McDonald, Deborah A. Mischke, Monica B. Norton, Joseph G. Rico, John J. Talley, Clara I. Villamil, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Publication number: 20040110805
    Abstract: This invention is directed to aromatic sulfone hydroxamates (also known as “aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids”) and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase (also known as “matrix metalloprotease” or “MMP”) activity and/or aggrecanase activity. This invention also is directed to a prevention or treatment method that comprises administering such a compound or salt in an MMP-inhibiting and/or aggrecanase-inhibiting effective amount to an animal, particularly a mammal having (or disposed to having) a pathological condition associated with MMP and/or aggrecanase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: John N. Freskos, Yvette M. Fobian, Thomas E. Barta, Daniel P. Becker, Louis J. Bedell, Terri L. Boehm, Jeffery N. Carroll, Gary A. DeCrescenzo, Susan L. Hockerman, Darren J. Kassab, Steve A. Kolodziej, Joseph McDonald, Deborah A. Mischke, Monica B. Norton, Joseph G. Rico, John J. Talley, Clara I. Villamil, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Patent number: 6689794
    Abstract: This invention is directed to aromatic sulfone hydroxamates (also known as “aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids”) and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase (also known as “matrix metalloprotease” or “MMP”) activity and/or aggrecanase activity. This invention also is directed to a prevention or treatment method that comprises administering such a compound or salt in an MMP-inhibiting and/or aggrecanase-inhibiting effective amount to an animal, particularly a mammal having (or disposed to having) a pathological condition associated with MMP and/or aggrecanase activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: John N. Freskos, Yvette M. Fobian, Thomas E. Barta, Daniel P. Becker, Louis J. Bedell, Terri L. Boehm, Jeffery N. Carroll, Gary A. DeCrescenzo, Susan L. Hockerman, Darren J. Kassab, Steve A. Kolodziej, Joseph McDonald, Deborah A. Mischke, Monica B. Norton, Joseph G. Rico, John J. Talley, Clara I. Villamil, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Publication number: 20040024024
    Abstract: This invention is directed to aromatic sulfone hydroxamates (also known as “aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids”) and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase (also known as “matrix metalloprotease” or “MMP”) activity and/or aggrecanase activity. This invention also is directed to a prevention or treatment method that comprises administering such a compound or salt in an MMP-inhibiting and/or aggrecanase-inhibiting effective amount to an animal, particularly a mammal having (or disposed to having) a pathological condition associated with MMP and/or aggrecanase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: John N. Freskos, Y vette M. Fobian, Alok K. Awasthi, Thomas E. Barta, Daniel P. Becker, Louis J. Bedell, Terri L. Boehm, Jeffery N. Carroll, Nizal S. Chandrakumar, Gary A. DeCrescenzo, Bipin N. Desai, Marcia I. Heron, Susan L. Hockerman, Sara M. Jull, Darren J. Kassab, Steve A. Kolodziej, Joseph McDonald, Deborah A. Mischke, Patrick B. Mullins, Monica B. Norton, Joseph G. Rico, John J. Talley, Mahima Trivedi, Clara I. Villamil, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Publication number: 20040010019
    Abstract: This invention is directed to aromatic sulfone hydroxamates (also known as “aromatic sulfone hydroxamic acids”) and salts thereof that, inter alia, inhibit matrix metalloproteinase (also known as “matrix metalloprotease” or “MMP”) activity and/or aggrecanase activity. This invention also is directed to a prevention or treatment method that comprises administering such a compound or salt in an MMP-inhibiting and/or aggrecanase-inhibiting effective amount to an animal, particularly a mammal having (or disposed to having) a pathological condition associated with MMP and/or aggrecanase activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: John N. Freskos, Yvette M. Fobian, Thomas E. Barta, Daniel P. Becker, Louis J. Bedell, Terri L. Boehm, Jeffery N. Carroll, Gary A. DeCrescenzo, Susan L. Hockerman, Darren J. Kassab, Steve A. Kolodziej, Joseph McDonald, Deborah A. Mischke, Monica B. Norton, Joseph G. Rico, John J. Talley, Clara I. Villamil, Lijuan Jane Wang
  • Publication number: 20020132849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-amino-2-alkyl-5 heptenoic and heptynoic acid derivatives and their use in therapy, in particular their use as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Donald W. Hansen, Ronald Keith Webber, Barnett S. Pitzele, James Sikorski, Mark A. Massa, Timothy J. Hagen, Margaret Grapperhaus, Lijuan Jane Wang, Arija A. Bergmanis, Steven W. Kramer, E. Ann Hallinan