Patents Assigned to Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
  • Patent number: 12310953
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura, comprising the administration of ubrogepant. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods for the acute treatment of migraine in patients having hepatic impairment; in patients with renal impairment; and in patients concurrently taking CYP3A4 modulators or BCRP and/or P-gp only inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Mary Ann Johnson, Leonardo R. Allain, W. Mark Eickhoff, Craig B. Ikeda, Chad D. Brown, Francis J. Flanagan, Jr., Rebecca Nofsinger, Melanie J. Marota, Lisa Lupton, Paresh B. Patel, Hanmi Xi, Wei Xu
  • Patent number: 12312332
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to heteroaryl pyrrolidine and piperidine compounds which are agonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Stephane L. Bogen, Ping Chen, Dane James Clausen, Jinsong Hao, Dipannita Kalyani, Michael T. Rudd, Shawn P. Walsh, Lan Wei, Dexi Yang
  • Publication number: 20250161420
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of diseases associated with amyloid deposits of A? in the brain of a patient, such as Alzheimer's Disease. Such methods entail administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising an immunogenic fragment of A? capable of inducing a beneficial immune response in the form of antibodies to A?. The immunogenic fragments comprise linear or multivalent peptides of A?. Pharmaceutical compositions comprise the immunogenic fragment chemically linked to a carrier molecule which may be administered with an adjuvant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Yen-Pang Hsu, Sampat L. Ingale, Izzat T. Raheem, Jeffrey William Schubert, Ryan P. Staupe, Chengwei Wu
  • Publication number: 20250152658
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of the Formula (I), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein X1, X2, X3, R1-R9, RA, RB, RD, A1, A2, and subscripts t and w are as herein described. The compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can trap IL-1? and are expected to have utility as therapeutic agents, for example, for treating cardiovascular disease and inflammatory disorders. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise the compounds disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The disclosure also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of cardiovascular disease and inflammatory disorders and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Faben A. Cruz, Danqing Feng, Yan Guo, Jennifer Hanisak, Jennifer L. Hickey, Ahmet Kekec, Bing Li, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Christopher W. Plummer, Stefania Colarusso, Dipannita Kalyani, Quang T. Truong
  • Publication number: 20250154173
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of Formula I act as RIPK1 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for RIPK1-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Barbara Pio, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Abdelghani Abe Achab, Yaroslav Boyko, Yi-Heng Chen, Erin F. DiMauro, Jenny Lorena Rico Duque, Xavier Fradera, Anandan Palani, Meredith M. Rickard, Jing Su, Brandon A. Vara
  • Patent number: 12295998
    Abstract: The present invention provides immunogenic compositions having one or more polysaccharide-protein conjugates in which one or more polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial capsules are conjugated to a carrier protein in an aprotic solvent such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). The present invention also provides methods for providing an enhanced immune response to a pneumococcal polysaccharide protein conjugate vaccine comprising administering to a human subject an immunogenic composition comprising polysaccharide-protein conjugates prepared in DMSO conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Julie M. Skinner, Patrick McHugh
  • Patent number: 12297208
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein W1, W2, Y, Z, M, L, Cy, Cz, R1, R2, R3, R4, R2a, Ry, Rz, and the subscripts m, n, q, and r are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can inhibit the G12C mutant of Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) protein and are expected to have utility as therapeutic agents, for example, for treating cancer. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The disclosure also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of cancer and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Indu Bharathan, Symon Gathiaka, Yongxin Han, Xiaoshen Ma, Ryan D. Otte, David L. Sloman, Thomas H. Graham, Timothy Henderson, Elisabeth Hennessy, Anandan Palani
  • Patent number: 12299619
    Abstract: An adaptive risk management application retrieves data corresponding to an asset. The asset is a computing device or software application of an enterprise system. The adaptive risk management system identifies a set of vulnerabilities of the asset. For each vulnerability in the set of vulnerabilities, the adaptive risk management application generates a recommendation for mitigating the vulnerability. The adaptive risk management application generates a user interface for the asset. The user interface comprises a list of the recommendations. The adaptive risk management system provides the user interface for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Risoldi, Sethuraman Balasubramanian
  • Patent number: 12291538
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein W1, W2, Y, Z, M, L, Cy, Cz, R1, R2, R3, R4, R2a, Ry, Rz, and the subscripts m, n, q, and r are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can inhibit the G12C mutant of Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) protein and are expected to have utility as therapeutic agents, for example, for treating cancer. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The disclosure also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of cancer and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Indu Bharathan, Symon Gathiaka, Yongxin Han, Xiaoshen Ma, Ryan D. Otte, David L. Sloman, Thomas H. Graham, Timothy Henderson, Elisabeth Hennessy, Anandan Palani
  • Publication number: 20250136910
    Abstract: In some embodiments, devices for use as blood-brain barrier models are disclosed. The devices may include either a hydrogel component that surrounds a channel formed between a first opening and a second opening of the hydrogel component, or a hydrogel component that forms a groove. The devices may further include pericytes disposed in the channel or the groove, and endothelial cells may be disposed in the channel or the groove. The hydrogel component may include astrocytes (e.g., printed into the hydrogel component via projection stereolithography). Also disclosed are various methods of making and using these devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Nicole L. Buist, Martha J. Fowler, Yufang He, Anna Kristen Mai, Adam T. Procopio, Madison K. Royse, Omid Veiseh, Jun Xu
  • Patent number: 12281109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, A and B are as defined herein. 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 treating or preventing cancer, inflammation, neurodegeneration disease and/or diabetes in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Jian Liu, Younong Yu, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Deyou Sha, Wensheng Yu, Joseph M. Kelly, Scott E. Wolkenberg
  • Patent number: 12280107
    Abstract: The present invention provides pneumococcal conjugate vaccine formulations comprising surfactant systems incorporating polysorbate 20 or a combination of a poloxamer and a polyol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: William J. Smith, Cecilia Giovarelli, Denise K. Nawrocki
  • Patent number: 12275729
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Yongqi Deng, Abdelghani Achab, David Jonathan Bennett, Indu Bharathan, Xavier Fradera, Craig Gibeau, Yongxin Han, Derun Li, Kun Liu, Qinglin Pu, Sulagna Sanyal, David Sloman, Wensheng Yu, Hongjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12275800
    Abstract: Antibodies that bind the apple 3 domain of human coagulation Factor XI and inhibit activation of FXI by coagulation factor XIIa as well as activation of FIX by FXIa are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Adimab, LLC
    Inventors: Zhu Chen, Kenneth Ellsworth, James Milligan, Elizabeth Oldham, Dietmar Seiffert, Bianka Prinz, Vaishnavi Ganti, Mohammad Tabrizifard
  • Patent number: 12263171
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain 7-, 8-, and 10-substituted amino triazolo quinazoline derivatives of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A, R1, R2, and R4 are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents), and methods for their preparation and use, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, as antagonists of A2a and/or A2b receptors, and their use in the treatment of a variety of diseases, conditions, or disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2a receptor and/or the adenosine A2b receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Yonglian Zhang, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Thomas H. Graham, Elisabeth Hennessy, Matthew A. Larsen, Kun Liu, Ping Liu, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jianping Pan, Christopher W. Plummer, Aaron Sather, Uma Swaminathan, Huijun Wang
  • Patent number: 12264134
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of an IDO enzyme: (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising these compounds. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Dane Clausen, Ping Chen, Xavier Fradera, Liangqin Guo, Yongxin Han, Shuwen He, Xianhai Huang, Joseph Kozlowski, Guoqing Li, Theodore A. Martinot, Alexander Pasternak, Andreas Verras, Li Xiao, Feng Ye, Wensheng Yu, Rui Zhang
  • Patent number: 12264139
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are antagonists of leukotriene B4 receptor 1 (BLT1) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the leukotriene B4 receptor 1 (BLT1). The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, lipid disorders, obesity, hypertension, Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Jongwon Lim, Satyanarayana Tummanapalli, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Kerrie Spencer
  • Publication number: 20250099478
    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 degeneration, diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. The compounds are selective inhibitors of plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Anthony K. Ogawa, Christopher J. Sinz, Alan C. Cheng, Ying-Duo Gao, Song Yang, Jianming Bao, Rohan Rajiv Merchant, Natalija Cernaka, Phillip Patrick Sharp, Jovan Alexander Lopez, Dong Xiao, Haiqun Tang, Maoqun Tian, Mihir B. Mandal, Jiafang He
  • Publication number: 20250101097
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for treating cancer in a subject identified as having acute myeloid leukemia (AML), comprising administering an anti-ILT3 antigen binding protein, or antigen binding fragment to the patient every three weeks (Q3W).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Cai Wu, Daping Zhang, Jie Zhang-Hoover
  • Patent number: 12258329
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to pyrimidone derivatives of Formula I and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV nave cells, and for the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by HIV, or for the treatment, prophylaxis or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or AIDS Related Complex (ARC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, Cheng Wang