Patents Assigned to Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Inc.
  • 1,3,5-substituted phenyl derivative compounds useful as beta-secretase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
    Patent number: 7847100
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 1,3,5-phenyl substituted derivative compounds which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Barrow, Georgia B. McGaughey, Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Harold G. Selnick, Shaun R. Stauffer, Craig A. Coburn
  • Benzylether and benzylamino beta-secretase inhibitors for the treatment of alzheimer's disease
    Patent number: 7829597
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka Anthony Rajapakse, Harold G. Selnick