Patents Assigned to Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
  • Publication number: 20260200916
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural Formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are inhibitors of NLRP3 and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by NLPR3. The compounds of structural formula I may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of diseases, disorders and conditions mediated by NLRP3 such as, but not limited to, gout, pseudogout, CAPS, NASH fibrosis, heart failure, idiophathic pericarditis, atopic dermatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, Alzheimer's Disease. Parkinson's Disease and traumatic brain injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Zachary G. BRILL, Chen CHENG, Donna A.A.W. HAYES, Rohan Rajiv MERCHANT, Essam METWALLY, Anilkumar G NAIR, Maoqun TIAN
  • Publication number: 20260199498
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating a cancer patient with an ROR1 immunoconjugate and a BTK inhibitor. These methods may be useful for the treatment of a variety of cancers that express ROR1 and are expected to be mediated or modulated by BTK signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Uzor C. Ogbu, Nishitha Reddy, Zifang Guo, Mohammed Z.H. Farooqui, Patricia Marinello, Ying Zhu
  • Patent number: 12679848
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing one or more disease states that could benefit from inhibition of plasma kallikrein, including hereditary angioedema, uveitis, posterior uveitis, wet age related macular edema, diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. The compounds are selective inhibitors of plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Jianming Bao, Natalija Cernaka, Alan C. Cheng, Ying-Duo Gao, Salman Jabri, Jovan Alexander Lopez, Rohan Merchant, Anthony Ken Ogawa, Skylar K. Osler, Christopher J. Sinz, Phillip Patrick Sharp, Haiqun Tang, Maoqun Tian, Dong Xiao, Song Yang
  • Patent number: 12679807
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one compound of Formula (I), and methods of using the compounds of Formula (I) for treatment or prophylaxis of lysosomal storage diseases, neurodegenerative disease, cystic disease, cancer, or a diseases or disorders associated with elevated levels of glucosylceramide (GlcCer), glucosylsphingosine (GlcSph) and/or other glucosylceramide-based glycosphingolipids (GSLs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Breslin, Mark E. Fraley, H. Marie Loughran, James J. Mulhearn, Anthony J. Roecker, Kathy M. Schirripa, Shawn J. Stachel
  • Publication number: 20260193249
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I, Formula Ib or Formula Ic and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, Formula Ib or Formula Ic, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, Formula Ib or Formula Ic, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Yeon-Hee LIM, Cedric Lorenz HUGELSHOFER, Essam METWALLY, James Patrick ROANE, Samantha E. SHOCKLEY
  • Publication number: 20260193350
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for producing high concentration crystalline drug substances of an anti-PD-1 mono-clonal antibody (mAb), wherein the mAb is pembrolizumab or a pembrolizumab variant. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystals produced by the methods herein and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Werthenstein Biopharma GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Reichert, Chakravarthy Nachu Narasimhan, Andrew Bochnovich, Divya Chandra, Rebecca A. Chmielowski, Lorenzo Codan, Aaron S. Cote, Ashley E. Lay-Fortenbery, Patrick Larpent, Zhao Li, Mikhail D. Murashov, Jordan R. Rampolla, Yongchao Su
  • Publication number: 20260191976
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods for making compounds of structural formula (I): (I), wherein PG is defined above herein, which are useful for making antibody-drug conjugates. The present disclosure is also directed to processes for making related payload compounds, related Linker-Payload compounds, and to compounds that are useful as synthetic intermediates for making the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Patrick S. Fier, Gregorio J. Estrada, Reed Larson, Tao Liang, Patrick J. Moon, Marc Poirier, Gao Shang, Michael Shevlin, Lu Wang
  • Patent number: 12674797
    Abstract: An ultraviolet (UV) absorbance assay for measuring the concentration of large RNA molecules such as mRNA in suspensions comprising RNA-lipid nanoparticles (RNA-LNPs) is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Lee J. Klein, Leia C. Epstein
  • Patent number: 12673103
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, a pharmaceutical composition that includes a lipid nanoparticle adjuvant and an anti-human papillomavirus (HPV) comprising HPV virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Marian E. Gindy, John P. Bilello, Amy S. Espeseth, Andrew J. Bett, Tong-Ming Fu
  • Publication number: 20260185999
    Abstract: A method is derived for identifying high affinity monoclonal antibody heavy and light chain pairs from high throughput screens of antibody producing cell libraries such as B-cell and hybridoma libraries. Specifically, the method relates to application of reversed immunocapture and high resolution tandem mass spectrometry for the identification of heavy and light chain pairs of binding antibodies obtained from high throughput screens of antibody producing cell libraries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Eberhard Durr, Yaping Liu, Zhifeng Chen, Arthur Fridman
  • Publication number: 20260184783
    Abstract: The present invention provides molecules, such as ISVDs and Nanobodies, that bind to PD1 and LAG3 and, optionally to human serum albumin. These molecules have been engineered so as to reduce the incidence of binding by pre-existing antibodies in the bodies of a subject administered such a molecule. Methods for increasing immune response, treating cancer and/or treating an infectious disease with such molecules are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Edward BOWMAN, Maribel BEAUMONT, Marie-Ange BUYSE, Carlo BOUTTON, Bruno DOMBRECHT, Robert A. KASTELEIN, David VLERICK
  • Publication number: 20260183412
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for producing crystalline an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb), wherein the mAb is pembrolizumab or a pembrolizumab variant, comprising (1) mixing a solution comprising (a) the mAb, (b) polyethylene glycol (PEG), and (c) an additive selected from the group consisting of: caffeine, theophylline, 2? deoxyguanosine-5?-monophosphate, a bioactive gibberellin, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said bioactive gibberellin, to form a crystallization solution, (2) incubating the crystallization solution for a period of time sufficient for crystal formation; and (3) optionally harvesting the crystalline anti-PD-1 mAb from the solution. In specific embodiments, the PEG is PEG 3350 and the additive is caffeine. The invention also relates to the novel anti-human PD-1 mAb crystals produced by the methods described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2026
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Paul Reichert, Winifred W. Prosise, Xiaoyu Yang, Corey Strickland, Chakravarthy Nachu Narasimhan, Thierry O. Fischmann, Erika R. Walsh, Yongchao Su
  • Publication number: 20260183361
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to improved methods of preparing glycoconjugates. The methods comprise using a reducing mixture containing acetoxyborohydrides prepared in-situ for conjugating a saccharide to a carrier protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Katherine M. PHILLIPS, Adriana N. SANTIAGO-MIRANDA, Chengli ZONG, Jacob Henry WALDMAN, Patrick MCHUGH, John LIMANTO, Jian HE
  • Patent number: 12670809
    Abstract: The present invention provides reusable safety syringe devices for use as a teaching and practice tool. The safety syringe device of the present invention comprises four primary parts: (1) a first tubular member; (2) a second tubular member disposed within an inner annular cavity of the first tubular member; (3) a syringe secured within an inner annular cavity of the second tubular member; and (4) a plunger rod, wherein the plunger rod comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end and distal end are connected by a shaft, wherein the proximal end comprises a first plunger rod flange having a first diameter and a removable second plunger rod flange having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter and the first plunger rod flange is located below the second plunger rod flange on the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: John B. Cline, Cassie Megna, Wail Rasheed
  • Publication number: 20260176267
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Yeon-Hee LIM, Cedric Lorenz HUGELSHOFER, Essam METWALLY, James Patrick ROANE, Samantha E. SHOCKLEY
  • Publication number: 20260174750
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Yeon-Hee LIM, Cedric Lorenz HUGELSHOFER, Essam METWALLY, James Patrick ROANE, Samantha E. SHOCKLEY
  • Publication number: 20260167718
    Abstract: Humanized, non-promiscuous monoclonal antibodies specific for immunoglobulin-like transcript 3 (ILT3), also known as Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily B member 4 (LILRB4), are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Meehl, Philip E. Brandish, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Veronica Juan, Carl Mieczkowski, Latika Singh
  • Publication number: 20260167719
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are Nectin-4 antibodies. In some embodiments, the Nectin-4 antibodies can be used in treatments such as, for example, cancer treatments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Andrew B. Waight, Mehabaw Getahun Derebe, Daniel Malashock, Karin Vroom, Sandra Isabel Vanegas, David Alan Campbell, Thomas Robert DiRaimondo
  • Publication number: 20260165973
    Abstract: The instant invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising doravirine and islatravir. These compositions are useful for the treatment of HIV infection. Processes for making said pharmaceutical compositions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Pavithra SUNDARARAJAN, Majid MAHJOUR, Gerard R. KLINZING, Sanjaykumar PATEL, Andrew BUSS, Ray Thomas MCCLAIN, Laura Yvonne PFUND, Jiaying LIU, Paresh B. PATEL, Daniel SKOMSKI
  • Patent number: D1130731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Derrick Matthew Smith, Paoly Lao