Patents Assigned to Merck Sharp
  • Patent number: 8729045
    Abstract: The invention provides short interfering nucleic acids, either single-stranded or double-stranded, that cause RNAi-induced degradation of mRNA from the Nav1.8 sodium channel gene; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such short interfering nucleic acids; recombinant vectors comprising such short interfering nucleic acids; a method for inhibiting translation of an mRNA; a method for inhibiting expression of a polypeptide; a method for blocking the membrane potential in a cell; a method for blocking the sodium current in a cell; and a method for inhibiting chronic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. and Canji, Inc.
    Inventors: Sameer Goregaoker, John C. Hunter, Tony Priestley
  • Patent number: 8729071
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain iminothiadiazine dioxide compounds, including compounds Formula (I): (I) and include stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds stereoisomers, wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9, ring A, ring B, m, n, p, -L1-, L2-, and L3- is selected independently and as defined herein. The novel iminothiadiazine dioxide compounds of the invention have surprisingly been found to exhibit properties which are expected to render them advantageous as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related to ?-amyloid (A?) production. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use in treating pathologies associated with amyloid beta (A?) protein, including Alzheimers disease, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jack D. Scott, Andrew W. Stamford, Eric J. Gilbert, Jared N. Cumming
  • Patent number: 8722882
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Pyriraidine Derivatives of formula (I), compositions comprising a Pyrimidine Derivative, and methods of using the Pyrimidine Derivatives for treating or preventing obesity, diabetes, a diabetic complication, a metabolic disorder, a cardiovascular disease or a disorder related to the activity of a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Bernard R. Neustadt, Andrew Stamford, Jinsong Hao, Charles Lee Jayne, Yan Xia
  • Patent number: 8722708
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein Q is a bond or —N(R5)—; T is a bond, —O—, —C(O)—; S, —N(R5)—, or —C(R6?R7?); U is a bond or —C(R6)(R7)— Y is C or N; Z is C or N; ring A, including variables Y and Z, is a three to nine membered cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclenyl, aryl, and heteroaryl ring having 0 to 4, preferably 0 to 2, heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, N and —N(R)—, wherein ring A is unsubstituted or substituted with 1 to 5 independently selected R1 moieties and/or oxo when ring A is cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclenyl; and R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R6, R7 and R7? are as defined in the specification; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I and the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Inc., Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Stamford, Guoqing Li, William Greenlee, Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Robert Mazzola, Ying Huang, Tao Guo, Thuy X. H. Le, Gang Qian, Yuefei Shao
  • Patent number: 8722734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the a method of inhibiting bone resorption in a mammal in need thereof with an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a cathepsin K inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a mixture thereof, according to a continuous schedule having a dosage interval of once weekly, biweekly, twice monthly or once monthly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Merck Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Anastasia Daifotis, Selwyn Aubrey Stoch, Basil Avery Ince, Cameron Black
  • Publication number: 20140128361
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein R1 is R is —C(O)—N(R27)(R28) or and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases comprising the compounds of formula I in combination with a ?-secretase inhibitor other than those of formula I, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a gamma-secretase inhibitor, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, a cholinesterase inhibitor or an anti-amyloid antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicants: Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jared N. Cumming, Ulrich Iserloh, Andrew Stamford, Corey Strickland, Johannes H. Voight, Yusheng Wu, Ying Huang, Yan Xia, Samuel Chackalamannil, Tao Guo, Douglas W. Hobbs, Thuy X.H. Le, Jeffrey H. Lowrie, Kurt W. Salonz, Suresh D. Babu
  • Publication number: 20140128368
    Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Miller, Andrew Stamford, Kallol Basu, Harold B. Wood, Duane DeMong, Wanying Sun, Joie Garfunkle, Christopher Moyes, Zhiyong Hu, Ping Liu, Scott D. Edmondson, Xing Dai, Byron Gabriel DuBois
  • Publication number: 20140128367
    Abstract: The invention provides certain cycloalkyl-fused tetrahydroquinolines of the Formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters, wherein R1, R2, R7, R8a, E, Y, Z, n, u, and t are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions associated with uncontrolled or inappropriate stimulation of CRTH2 function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xianhai Huang, Jason Brubaker, Scott L. Peterson, John W. Butcher, Joshua T. Close, Michelle Martinez, Rachel Nicola MacCoss, Joon O. Jung, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Hongjun Zhang, Robert G. Aslanian, Purakkattle Johny Biju, Li Dong, Ying Huang, Kevin D. McCormick, Anandan Palani, Ning Shao, Wei Zhou
  • Patent number: 8716483
    Abstract: Disclosed are the ERK inhibitors of formula 1.0: and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof. Q is a tetrahydropyridinyl ring. All other substitutents are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of treating cancer using the compounds of formula 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Alan B. Cooper, Yang Nan, Yongqi Deng, Gerald W. Shipps, Jr., Neng-Yang Shih, Hugh Y. Zhu, Jagdish A. Desai, James J-S Wang, Sunil Paliwal, Hon-Chung Tsui, Sobhana Babu Boga, Abdul-Basit Alhassan, Xiaolei Gao, Liang Zhu, Ahmed Samatar
  • Patent number: 8715638
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (A): (Chemical formula should be inserted here as it appears on abstract in paper form) (A) and tautomers, isomers, and esters of said compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and prodrugs of said compounds, wherein wherein each of R, R1, X, Y, Z, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R18, R19, R22, R23, and n is selected independently and as defined herein. Compositions comprising such compounds are also provided. The compounds of the invention are effective as inhibitors of HCV, and are useful, alone and together with other therapeutic agents, in treating or preventing diseases or disorders such as viral infections and virus-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Southern Research Institute
    Inventors: Cecil D. Kwong, F. George Njoroge, Subramaniam Ananthan, Jeremy Clark, Feng Geng, Hollis S. Kezar, III, Joseph A. Maddry, John J. Piwinski, Robert C. Reynolds, Abhijit Roychowdhury, John A. Secrist, III, Neng-Yang Shih
  • Patent number: 8716312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds as diacylglycerol acyltransferase (“DGAT”) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the heterocyclic compounds and the use of the compounds for treating or preventing a cardiovascular disease, a metabolic disorder, obesity or an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, dyslipidemia, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
    Inventors: Pauline C. Ting, Robert Aslanian, Mary Ann Caplen, Jianhua Cao, Tin-Yau Chan, David Kim, Hyunjin Kim, Jae-Hun Kim, Rongze Kuang, Joe F. Lee, John Schwerdt, Heping Wu, Nicolas Zorn
  • Patent number: 8715963
    Abstract: Described is a method for increasing the N-glycosylation site occupancy of a therapeutic glycoprotein produced in recombinant host cells modified as described herein and genetically engineered to express the glycoprotein compared to the N-glycosylation site occupancy of the therapeutic glycoprotein produced in a recombinant host cell not modified as described herein. In particular, the method provides recombinant host cells that overexpress a heterologous single-subunit oligosaccharyltransferase, which in particular embodiments is capable of functionally suppressing the lethal phenotype of a mutation of at least one essential protein of the yeast oligosaccharyltransferase (OTase) complex, for example, the Leishmania major STT3D protein, in the presence of expression of the host cell genes encoding the endogenous OTase complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Natarajan Sethuraman, Byung-Kwon Choi, Bianka Prinz, Michael Meehl, Terrance Stadheim
  • Patent number: 8716482
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel substituted aminopiperidines of structural formula I which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-ÏV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jason M. Cox, Tesfaye Biftu, Hong Dong Chu, Danqing Feng, Ann E. Weber
  • Publication number: 20140120037
    Abstract: The invention herein is directed to a selective A? oligomer immunoassay capable of reliably and sensitively detecting A? oligomers in a biological sample of a patient. In one embodiment the inventive assay uses a pair of anti-A? oligomer antibodies, 19.3 and 82E1, to detect and quantify A? oligomers in a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample. The inventive assay can be used to differentiate Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients from non-AD patients and/or to stratify AD patients according to the severity of their disease. The inventive assay can also be used as a target engagement assay that can measure bound A? oligomers as a surrogate end-point for the assessment of therapeutic efficacy and/or target engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mary J. Savage, Paul J. Shughrue, Alexander McCampbell, Abigail L. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 8709424
    Abstract: Antibodies to human GITR are provided, as well as uses thereof, e.g., in treatment of proliferative and immune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xiao Min Schebye, Grigori P. Ermakov, Douglas J. Hodges, Leonard G. Presta
  • Patent number: 8710076
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2,5-disubstituted piperidine amide compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael J. Breslin, Paul J. Coleman, Christopher D. Cox, Izzat T. Raheem, Anthony J. Roecker, John D. Schreier
  • Patent number: 8710188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to factor IXa complexes and crystals thereof as well as methods for identifying inhibitors of factor IXa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Brian M. Beyer, Alan W. Hruza, Richard N. Ingram, Vincent S. Madison, Andrew J. Prongay, Paul Reichert
  • Publication number: 20140112919
    Abstract: The methods and compositions provided herein relate generally to IL-10 specific antibodies and uses thereof. More specifically, compositions of humanized IL-10 specific antibodies and methods to use such antibodies in modulating the biological activity of IL-10, particularly in autoimmune disorders and pathogen-mediated immunopathology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventor: LEONARD G. PRESTA
  • Publication number: 20140113920
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel tricyclic heterocycles of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventor: Wen-Lian Wu
  • Patent number: 8703784
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel fused tricyclic compounds under Formula I that are inhibitors of mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) kinase, which is also known as FRAP, RAFT, RAPT or SEP, and are useful in the treatment of cellular proliferative diseases, for example cancer and other proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhaoyang Meng, Panduranga Adulla P. Reddy, M. Arshad Siddiqui, Amit K. Mandal, Duan Liu, Lianyun Zhao, Andrew McRiner