Patents Assigned to Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
  • Publication number: 20250084064
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Michael J. Breslin, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Harry R. Chobanian, Jason M. Cox, Anthony T. Ginnetti, Deodial Guy Guiadeen, Kristen L.G. Jones, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Shawn J. Stachel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Zhe Wu
  • Patent number: 12246008
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), Formula (II), or a salt thereof: Formula (I) Formula (II) which compounds have properties for inhibiting Nav 1.7 ion channels found in peripheral and sympathetic neurons. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula (I), Formula (II) or their salts, and methods of treating pain disorders, cough, and itch using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Bungard, Helen Y. Chen, Jason M. Cox, Liangqin Guo, Michael J. Kelly, III, Ronald M. Kim, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, Mehul F. Patel, James J. Perkins, Deping Wang, Walter Won, Younong Yu, Ting Zhang
  • Patent number: 12247031
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to cyclobutyl pyrazolopyrimidine compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease and heart failure, and neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Zhuyan Guo, Zhong Lai, Dongfang Meng
  • Publication number: 20250074985
    Abstract: The invention relates to stable formulations comprising antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof that bind to cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA4), optionally further containing an anti-human programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof. Also provided are methods of treating various cancers and chronic infections with the formulations of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Soumendu Bhattacharya, Chakravarthy Nachu Narasimhan, Manoj K. Sharma, Xiaoyu Yang, Arnab De, Rubi Burlage, Jason K. Cheung
  • Publication number: 20250073254
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, treatment of infection by HIV, prophylaxis of infection by HIV, and the treatment, prophylaxis and/or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or ARC by administering a compound of structural Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or co-crystal thereof, wherein X is —F or —Cl, less frequently than once daily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Daria Hazuda, Michael D. Miller, Jay A. Grobler, Deborah Anne Nicoll-Griffith
  • Patent number: 12240867
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of Formula (I) act as arginase inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for arginase-related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Abdelghani Abe Achab, Matthew L. Childers, Jared N. Cumming, Symon Gathiaka, Charles A. Lesburg, Derun Li, Min Lu, Matthew J. Mitcheltree, Anandan Palani, Rachel L. Palte, Hongjun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250066323
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compounds of Formula I: and their use as anti-viral agents for inhibition of the replication of hRSV and hMPV and treatment and prophylaxis of hRSV and hMPV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Ambler, Douglas C. Beshore, Christopher James Bungard, Weizhe Dong, Danielle M. Hurzy, Peter J. Manley, Vanessa L. Rada, II, Kelly-Ann S. Schlegel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Mahdieh Yazdani
  • Publication number: 20250067752
    Abstract: The present invention provides lyophilized pellets of low concentrations of antibodies in the form of lyospheres. These lyospheres provide pre-measured antibody concentrations suitable for diagnostic and quality control assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Akhilesh Bhambhani, Thorsten Verch, Morrisa C. Jones, Mary Retzlaff, Jessica R. Sinacola, Silikhone L. Bouaraphan
  • Publication number: 20250064924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-TIGIT antibodies, as well as use of these antibodies in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Sybil M. G. Williams, Drake LaFace, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Gopalan Raghunathan, Linda Liang, Wolfgang Seghezzi
  • Publication number: 20250066379
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating malaria comprising administration of compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are uses of the compounds of Formula (I), as defined herein, for inhibiting plasmepsin X, plasmepsin IX or plasmepsin X and IX activity, for treating a Plasmodium infection, and for treating malaria. Also provided are methods of treatment further comprising administration of one or more additional anti-malarial compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: John A. McCauley, Manuel De Lera Ruiz, Zhuyan Guo, Philippe Nantermet, Michael J. Kelly, III, Alvaro Gutierrez Bonet, Lianyun Zhao, Zhiyu Lei, Bin Hu, Dongmei Zhan, Anthony Hodder
  • Patent number: 12234265
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to stable RSV F proteins and immunogenic compositions containing the same, as well as methods of using the immunogenic compositions and compositions comprising the RSV F proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Lan Zhang, Arthur Fridman, Eberhard Durr, Andrew Bett
  • Publication number: 20250059220
    Abstract: Provided are novel Substituted Thiophene Derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R7 are as defined herein, as well as compositions comprising at least one Substituted Thiophene Derivative, and methods of using the Substituted Thiophene Derivatives for treating or preventing cancer in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: David A. Candito, Matthew L. Childers, Duane E. DeMong, Christian Fischer, Xavier Fradera, James P. Jewell, Shuhei Kawamura, Ping Liu, Charles S. Yeung, Xiao Mei Zheng, Kaitlyn Marie Logan, Ryan D. Otte, Chunhui Huang, Sebastian E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 12227536
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel anhydrate crystalline Forms 1 and 4 of 4?-Ethynyl-2-fluoro-2?-deoxyadenosine and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, each of which may be useful for the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, the treatment or prophylaxis of HIV infection and/or the treatment, prophylaxis and/or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or ARC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Skomski, Yongchao Su, Wei Xu, Marko Cubrovic, Stephanie Elizabeth Barrett
  • Publication number: 20250051341
    Abstract: Provided are novel Pyrazolopyrimidine Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein. Also provided are compositions comprising at least one Pyrazolopyrimidine Derivative, and methods of using the Pyrazolopyrimidine Derivatives for treating or preventing a herpesvirus infection in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Kira A. Armacost, Andrew J. Cooke, Christopher Douglas Cox, Brendan M. Crowley, Marc A. Labroli, Michael A. Plotkin, Izzat T. Raheem, Kelly-Ann S. Schlegel, Anthony W. Shaw, David M. Tellers
  • Publication number: 20250051416
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Danqing Feng, Pei Huo, Ahmet Kekec, Songnian Lin, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Lin Yan
  • Patent number: 12220408
    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: July 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 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
  • Publication number: 20250041428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a number of process improvements related to the conjugation of capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae to a carrier protein. These processes are serotype specific and include acid hydrolysis, addition of sodium chloride to the reductive amination reaction, and addition of sucrose to dissolve polysaccharides. Polysaccharide-protein conjugates prepared using the processes of the invention can be included in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Patrick McHugh, Janelle Konietzko
  • Publication number: 20250044295
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biomarkers that correlate with responses to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy. A biomarker that can differentiate responders from non-responders to this combination therapy can potentially be used to select human subjects who have a higher probability to benefit from such a combination therapy. In one embodiment, a combined positive score (CPS) for PD-L 1 expression in a tumor sample from a human subject is used as a biomarker to differentiate a responder from a non-responder to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy. In another embodiment, a T-cell-inflamed gene expression profile (TcellinfGEP) score is used as a biomarker to differentiate a responder from a non-responder to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Allison Altura, Jared Lunceford, Julia F. Markensohn, Leah Suttner, Douglas C. Wilson
  • Patent number: 12215101
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pro drugs of 2-methyl-N-((5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)methyl)-6-(((1S,2S)-2-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)cyclopropyl)methoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Sachin Mittal, Jason W. Skudlarek, Izzat T. Raheem
  • Patent number: 12215116
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of Formula I act as arginase inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for arginase-related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Abdelghani Abe Achab, Matthew L. Childers, Jared N. Cumming, Christian Fischer, Symon Gathiaka, Hakan Gunaydin, Charles A. Lesburg, Derun Li, Min Lu, Anandan Palani, Rachel L. Palte, Qinglin Pu, David L. Sloman, Sung-Sau So, Chunrui Sun, Hongjun Zhang