Patents by Inventor William P. Dankulich

William P. Dankulich 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: 8338472
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to hexahydrocyclopentylf]imidazole carboxamides and derivatives thereof as selective glucocorticoid receptor ligands useful for treating a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Danielle M. McMaster, Robert S. Meissner, Helen J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 8299048
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to hexahydrocyclopentylf]indazole carboxamides and derivatives thereof as selective glucocorticoid receptor ligands useful for treating a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Mildred L. Kaufman, Danielle M. McMaster, Robert S. Meissner, Helen J. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20120214846
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof, which are useful as selective glucocorticoid receptor ligands for treating a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP
    Inventors: Helen J. Mitchell, William P. Dankulich, Mildred K. Kaufman, Robert S. Meissner
  • Publication number: 20110105440
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to hexahydrocyclopentylf]indazole carboxamides and derivatives thereof as selective glucocorticoid receptor ligands useful for treating a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Mildred L. Kaufman, Danielle M. McMaster, Robert S. Meissner, Helen J. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20110003797
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to hexahydrocyclopentyl[f]imidazole carboxamides and derivatives thereof as selective glucocorticoid receptor ligands useful for treating a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Danielle M. McMaster, Robert S. Meissner, Helen J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7696217
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are modulators of the androgen receptor (AR) in a tissue selective manner. They are useful as agonists of the androgen receptor in bone and/or muscle tissue while antagonizing the AR in the prostate of a male patient or in the uterus of a female patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Mildred L. Kaufman, Robert S. Meissner, Helen J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7605152
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I as herein defined are disclosed as useful in a method for modulating the androgen receptor in a tissue selective manner in a patient in need of such modulation, as well as in a method of activating the function of the androgen receptor in a patient, and in particular the method wherein the function of the androgen receptor is blocked in the prostate of a male patient or in the uterus of a female patient and activated in bone and/or muscle tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Robert S. Meissner, Helen J. Mitchell, James J. Perkins
  • Patent number: 7482357
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are modulators of the androgen receptor (AR) in a tissue selective manner. These compounds are useful in the enhancement of weakened muscle tone and the treatment of conditions caused by androgen deficiency or which can be ameliorated by androgen administration, including osteoporosis, osteopenia, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, periodontal disease, bone fracture, bone damage following bone reconstructive surgery, sarcopenia, frailty, aging skin, male hypogonadism, postmenopausal symptoms in women, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, aplastic anemia and other hematopoietic disorders, inflammatory arthritis and joint repair, HIV-wasting, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), cancer cachexia, Alzheimer's disease, muscular dystrophies, cognitive decline, sexual dysfunction, sleep apnea, depression, premature ovarian failure, and autoimmune disease, alone or in combination with other active agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Mildred L. Kaufman, Robert S. Meissner, Helen J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7312229
    Abstract: Compounds of structural formula (I) are modulators of the androgen receptor (AR) in a tissue selective manner. They are useful as agonists of the androgen receptor in bone and/or muscle tissue while antagonizing the AR in the prostate of a male patient or in the uterus of a female patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Helen J. Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20030153604
    Abstract: This invention is directed to an (aminoiminomethyl or aminomethyl)benzoheteroaryl compound of formula I which is useful for inhibiting the activity of Factor Xa by combining said compound with a composition containing Factor Xa. The present invention is also directed to compositions containing compounds of the formula I, methods for their preparation, their use, such as in inhibiting the formation of thrombin or for treating a patient suffering from, or subject to, a disease state associated with a physiologically detrimental excess amount of thrombin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Daniel G. McGarry, Christopher Burns, Timothy F. Gallagher, Francis A. Volz
  • Patent number: 6599918
    Abstract: This invention is directed to substituted (aminoiminomethyl or aminomethyl) dihydrobenzofurans and benzopyrans that inhibit Factor Xa, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their use for inhibiting Factor Xa or treating pathological conditions in a patient that may be ameliorated by administration of such compounds. This invention is also is also directed to substituted (aminoiminomethyl or aminomethyl) dihydrobenzofurans and benzopyrans which directly inhibit both Factor Xa and Factor IIa (thrombin), to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, to intermediates useful for preparing these compounds and to a method of simultaneously directly inhibiting both Factor Xa and Factor IIa (thrombin).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Burns, William P. Dankulich, Daniel G. McGarry, Francis A. Volz
  • Patent number: 6541505
    Abstract: This invention is directed to an (aminoiminomethyl or aminomethyl)benzoheteroaryl compound of formula I which is useful for inhibiting the activity of Factor Xa by combining said compound with a composition containing Factor Xa. The present invention is also directed to compositions containing compounds of the formula I, methods for their preparation, their use, such as in inhibiting the formation of thrombin or for treating a patient suffering from, or subject to, a disease state associated with a physiologically detrimental excess amount of thrombin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: William P. Dankulich, Daniel G. McGarry, Christopher Burns, Timothy F. Gallagher, Francis A. Volz
  • Publication number: 20020193410
    Abstract: This invention is directed to substituted (aminoiminomethyl or aminomethyl) dihydrobenzofurans and benzopyrans that inhibit Factor Xa, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their use for inhibiting Factor Xa or treating pathological conditions in a patient that may be ameliorated by administration of such compounds. This invention is also is also directed to substituted (aminoiminomethyl or aminomethyl) dihydrobenzofurans and benzopyrans which directly inhibit both Factor Xa and Factor IIa (thrombin), to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, to intermediates useful for preparing these compounds and to a method of simultaneously directly inhibiting both Factor Xa and Factor IIa (thrombin).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Christopher J. Burns, William P. Dankulich, Daniel G. McGarry, Francis A. Volz
  • Patent number: 5451596
    Abstract: This invention relates to a class of novel polycyclic compounds containing a cycloalkyl ring having substituted thereon a primary amine and which is further linked or bridged to two mono- and/or bicyclic rings and which reduces levels of serum cholesterol in the body without significantly reducing mevalonic metabolite synthesis. This invention relates also to pharmacological compositions and method of treatment for lowering serum cholesterol levels using the compounds of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Rhone Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Ullrich, Terence J. Kiesow, Kent W. Neuenschwander, Keith S. Learn, William P. Dankulich, Anthony C. Scotese