Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Kevin J. Forrestal
  • Patent number: 7964595
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound according to one of the formulas wherein R is Additionally, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of treating disease, medicaments, and compositions related thereto, are further elaborated herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent A. Johnson, David W.. Old, Yariv Donde, Robert M. Burk
  • Patent number: 7964596
    Abstract: Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, are disclosed, wherein Y, A, B, and J are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Danny T. Dinh
  • Patent number: 7964634
    Abstract: Compounds having a structure are disclosed herein. Compositions, methods, and medicaments related to the therapeutic use of these compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Yariv Donde, Jeremiah H. Nguyen, Mark Holoboski, Mari Posner, Robert M. Burk
  • Patent number: 7960379
    Abstract: Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, are disclosed, wherein J1, J2, B, Y, A and D are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Robert M. Burk
  • Patent number: 7960378
    Abstract: Compounds comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, are disclosed, wherein Y, A, R1, R2, Z, and G are as described. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Holoboski, Robert M. Burk, Mari Posner
  • Patent number: 7960382
    Abstract: Novel compounds and their uses are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Ruckmick, Robert Cain, Milton J. Abreo, Massoud Fahid, Brent A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7960381
    Abstract: A compound comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, or a metabolite thereof is disclosed herein. Y, A, and B are as described herein. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related to these compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Wha-Bin Im
  • Patent number: 7960431
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound according to one of the formulas or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, medicaments for the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension and compositions related thereto, as further elaborated herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent A. Johnson, David W. Old, Yariv Donde, Robert M. Burk
  • Patent number: 7956051
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds useful in treating glaucoma, inflammatory bowel disease, the stimulation of hair growth, and the stimulation of the conversion of vellus hair to terminal hair. The compounds themselves are herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Danny T. Dinh
  • Patent number: 7956055
    Abstract: A compound having the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof is disclosed herein. Y, A, U, and B are as described herein. Methods, compositions, and medicaments related to these compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventor: David W. Old
  • Patent number: 7947732
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound having a formula therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Vinh X. Ngo
  • Patent number: 7935825
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a compound the formula I; wherein A, X, B, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Burk, Sophie Beauchemin
  • Patent number: 7932420
    Abstract: The present invention provides wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkoxy, OH and NR4R5; R2 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl and (CH2)nOH; R3 is selected from the group consisting of C1-C10 alkyl, heteroaryl, e.g. thienyl, furanyl and pyridyl, phenyl, mono, -di-, tri-substituted phenyl and heteroaryl; R4 and R5 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 alkyl hydroxyl; m is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3 and n is an integer of from 1 to 4. These compounds are useful in lowering intraocular pressure and/or treating glaucoma or providing neuroprotection to the eye of a human patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert M. Burk
  • Patent number: 7919630
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making an imidazole 2-thione which comprises the step(s) of reducing a thiohydantoin to said imidazole-2-thione.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. Garst, Lloyd J. Dolby, Shervin Esfandiari, Alfred A. Avey, Jr., Vivian Rose MacKenzie, Charles David Muchmore
  • Patent number: 7906552
    Abstract: A compound comprising or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, having the groups described in detail herein is disclosed. Also disclosed herein are compounds comprising or derivatives thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, tetrazoles, or prodrugs of compounds of the structure or derivatives thereof, said derivatives being described in detail herein. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating diseases or conditions, including glaucoma and elevated intraocular pressure. Compositions and methods of manufacturing medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Yariv Donde, Robert M. Burk, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 7897629
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound having a structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof. Therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Burk, David W. Old, Todd S. Gac
  • Patent number: 7893107
    Abstract: Methods are provided directed to administering a therapeutically effective amount of a prostaglandin EP4 agonist component to a mammal afflicted with or prone to afflicted with a disease or condition selected from an esophageal ulcer, alcohol gastropathy, a duodenal ulcer, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastropathy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced enteropathy and intestinal ischemia. Such administration results in treating the disease or condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Guang-Liang Jiang, Wha Bin Im, Larry A. Wheeler
  • Patent number: 7880017
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of imidazoles by reacting a cyano compound with a silylalkylisocyanide compound. Such imidazoles are useful pharmacologically-active compounds and/or intermediates for the preparation of pharmacologically-active compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Lloyd J. Dolby, Shervin Esfandiari, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 7872045
    Abstract: A method is disclosed herein comprising administering a compound and a second drug to an eye of a mammal for the treatment of glaucoma or the reduction of intraocular pressure, said compound represented by the general formula I; wherein A, B, D, X, Y, Z, R1, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Burk, Mark Holoboski, Scott M. Whitcup, Wha-Bin Im
  • Patent number: 7868032
    Abstract: The present invention provides prostamide receptor antagonist compounds that may be represented by the general formula I wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R6 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David F. Woodward, Jenny W. Wang, Clive L. Cornell, Hans G. Fliri, Jose L. Martos, Simon N. Pettit