Patents Represented by Attorney Nicole M. Beeler
  • Patent number: 7183425
    Abstract: This invention describes a reductive amination process whereby perfluorinated ketones or ketals are combined with ?-aminoesters under basic conditions to form metal carboxylates. Diastereoselective reductions of the metal carboxylates enable access to two diastereomers, depending on the reducing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng Yi Chen, Paul N. Devine, Bruce S. Foster, Greg Hughes, Paul O'Shea
  • Patent number: 7157604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restenosis, gynecomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dongfang Meng, Dann LeRoy Parker, Jr., Robert R. Wilkening, Ronald W. Ratcliffe
  • Patent number: 7154005
    Abstract: This invention describes the reaction of an alpha fluoroalkyl ketone with a bis(trialkylsilyl)amide to give a stable N-trialkylsilyl imine. Treatment of the N-trialkylsilyl imine with an alcohol leads to solvolysis of the trialkylsilyl group and yields a stable mixture of an aminal and an imine in high yield. Catalytic reduction of this mixture, or of the individual components, in the presence of a chiral catalyst leads to a fluoroalkyl amine with high enantioselectivity and high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul O'Shea, Francis Gosselin
  • Patent number: 7151196
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, metastatic bone disease, Paget's disease, periodontal disease, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, age-related mild cognitive impairment, cerebral degenerative disorders, restenosis, gynecomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, retinal degeneration and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Wilkening, Amy Fried
  • Patent number: 7138426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restenosis, gynecomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Frank P. DiNinno, Timothy Allen Blizzard, Jerry Dwain Morgan, II
  • Patent number: 7087599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restinosis, gynacomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dann LeRoy Parker, Jr., Ronald W. Ratcliffe, Robert R. Wilkening, Kenneth J. Wildonger
  • Patent number: 7012075
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel class of compounds which are cysteine protease inhibitors, including but not limited to, inhibitors of cathepsins K, L, S and B. These compounds are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Petpihoon Prasit, Christopher Ian Bayly, Joel Stephane Robichaud, W. Cameron Black, Eduardo L. Setti, Robert M. Rydzewski, James T. Palmer
  • Patent number: 6838584
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restenosis, gynecomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Allen Blizzard, Milton Lloyd Hammond, Jerry Dwain Morgan, Ralph Troy Mosley
  • Patent number: 6835727
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel class of compounds which are cysteine protease inhibitors, including but not limited to, inhibitors of Cathepsins K and L. These compounds are useful for treating diseases in which inhibition of bone resorption is indicated, such as osteoporosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignees: Merck Frosst Canada & Co., Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Osamu Okamoto, Jean-Pierre Falgueyret, Renata Marcella Oballa, Petpiboon Prasit, Robert Rydzewski
  • Patent number: 6800785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for the synthesis of intermediates useful for the synthesis of estrogen receptor modulators. The process includes new methods for annelating 5-, 6- and 7-membered cycloalkenones onto an indanone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2004
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Dongfang Meng
  • Patent number: 6750213
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restenosis, gynecomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Frank P. DiNinno, Jane Y. Wu, Seongkon Kim, Helen Y. Chen
  • Patent number: 6692764
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions of bisphosphonic acids, and salts thereof, are prepared by wet granulation tablet formulation. These pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of disturbances involving calcium or phosphate metabolism, in particular, the treatment and prevention of diseases involving bone resorption, especially osteoporosis, Paget's disease, malignant hypercalcemia, and metastatic bone disease. These compositions are prepared without the addition of binder; instead, the drug itself acts as a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok V. Katdare, Kenneth A. Kramer