Patents Assigned to Merck
  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE POLYMER AND AT LEAST ONE METAL COMPLEX AND TO ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES CONTAINING SAID COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20170365786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one polymer which contains triarylamine repeating units, and at least one metal complex, to methods for the production thereof, and the use thereof in electronic devices, especially in organic electroluminescent devices, so-called OLEDs (OLED=Organic Light Emitting Diode).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Katja Stegmaier, Fabrice Eckes, Holger Heil, Henning Seim
  • COMPOUNDS HAVING A C-C TRIPLE BOND
    Publication number: 20170362505
    Abstract: Compounds containing at least one C—C triple bond within a chain of at least 3 ring systems which have positive dielectric anisotropy, the use thereof for high-frequency components, liquid-crystalline media containing these compounds, and high-frequency components, in particular antennae, especially for the gigahertz region, containing these media. The liquid-crystalline media serve, for example, for the phase shifting of microwaves for tuneable phased-array antennae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Christian JASPER, Constanze BROCKE, Detlef PAULUTH, Volker REIFFENRATH, Atsutaka MANABE
  • (S)-N-(3-(6-ISOPROPOXYPYRIDIN-3-YL)-1H-INDAZOL-5-YL)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-METHYL-1H-1,2,4-TRIAZOL-3-YL)PHENYL)-3,6-DIHYDROPYRIDIN-1(2H)-YL)-2-OXOETHYL)-3-(METHYLTHIO)PYRROLIDINE-3-CARBOXAMIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS
    Publication number: 20170362202
    Abstract: A composition comprising (S)-N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide and hypromellose acetate succinate for pharmaceutical preparations, especially capsule preparations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Pranav Gupta, Jason Wan, Scott T. Trzaska
  • PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TERT-BUTYL 4-((2S,5R)-6-(BENZYLOXY)-7-OXO-1,6-DIAZABICYCLO[3.2.1]OCTANE-2-CARBOXAMIDO)PIPERIDINE-1-CARBOXYLATE AND ANALOGS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170362233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I. Such compounds include intermediates in the manufacture of 7-oxo-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxamide beta-lactamase inhibitors such as (2S,5R)-7-oxo-N-5 piperidin-4-yl-6-(sulfoxy)-1,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxamide. The present invention also relates to novel intermediates formed i these processes. The present invention relates to a process for preparing a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhijian Liu, Nobuyoshi Yasuda, Lu Yang, Artis Klapars, Kevin R. Campos, Mikhail Reibarkh
  • CO-AGONISTS OF THE GLUCAGON AND GLP-1 RECEPTORS
    Publication number: 20170360893
    Abstract: Described are peptide analogs of glucagon, which have been modified to be resistant to cleavage and inactivation by dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) and to increase in vivo half-life of the peptide analog while enabling the peptide analog to have relatively balanced agonist activity at the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor and the glucagon (GCG) receptor, and the use of such GLP-1 receptor/GCG receptor co-agonists for treatment of metabolic disorders such as diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and obesity
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Elisabetta Bianchi, Paul E. Carrington, Qiaolin Deng, Ravi Nargund, Federica Orvieto, Anandan Palani, Antonello Pessi, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Chengwei Wu
  • GLYCAN-BASED ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATES
    Publication number: 20170362338
    Abstract: Genetically engineered antibodies containing non-native N-glycosylated sites, preparation of the antibodies in yeast and fungi, site-specific conjugation of drugs to these antibodies, and methods of treatment utilizing these antibodies are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Robert Davidson, Bing Gong
  • C5-C6-OXACYCLIC FUSED IMINOPYRIMIDINONE COMPOUNDS AS BACE INHIBITORS, COMPOSITIONS, AND THEIR USE
    Publication number: 20170362248
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain C5-C6-oxacyclic fused iminopyrimidinone compounds, including compounds Formula (I): or a tautomer thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein RN, R1, RA, ring A, m, n, -L1-, ring B, RB, and p are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention are useful as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. 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, including for the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xing Dai, Jared N. Cumming, Hong Liu, Jack D. Scott
  • LASER DOPING OF SEMICONDUCTORS
    Publication number: 20170365734
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of structured, highly efficient solar cells and of photovoltaic elements which have regions of different doping. The invention likewise relates to the solar cells having increased efficiency produced in this way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver DOLL, Ingo KOEHLER, Sebastian BARTH
  • NOVEL TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF MUTANT IDH ENZYMES
    Publication number: 20170360800
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes: (I); wherein A is —C(R1)= or —N?; and X is selected from the group consisting of: (II-i), (II-ii), (I) (II-iii), and (II-iv). The present invention is also directed to uses of the tricyclic compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes 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 cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Stephane L. Bogen, Matthew Lloyd Childers, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Alexander J. Kim, John W. Lampe, Michelle R. Machacek, Daniel R. McMasters, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Nunzio Sciammetta, Patrick Pengcheng Shao, David L. Sloman, Wanying Sun, Feroze Ujjainwalla
  • NOVEL TRICYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF MUTANT IDH ENZYMES
    Publication number: 20170362220
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes (I); wherein A is —C(R1)? or —N?; and X is selected from the group consisting of: (II-i), and (II-ii). The present invention is also directed to uses of the tricyclic compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes 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 cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Stephane L. Bogen, Matthew L. Childers, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, Michael J. Ellis, Sara Esposite, Dawn M. Hoffman, Chunhui Huang, Solomon D. Kattar, Alexander J. Kim, John W. Lampe, Michelle R. Machacek, Daniel R. McMasters, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Michael H. Reutershan, Nunzio Sciammetta, Patrick Pengcheng Shao, David L. Sloman, Wanying Sun, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Zhicai Wu, Yang Yu, Craig R. Gibeau
  • PYRAZOLYL CARBOXYLIC ACID AND PYRAZOLYL UREA DERIVATIVE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20170362183
    Abstract: Pyrazolyl carboxylic acid and pyrazolyl urea derivatives have been synthesized, which are useful in the manufacture of cephalosporin antibiotic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kristos Adrian Moshos, Valdas Jurkauskas, Yisheng Yang, Youchu Wang
  • COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE POLYMER AND AT LEAST ONE SALT, AND ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES CONTAINING SAID COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20170365785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one polymer containing repeat triarylamine units and comprising at least one salt, to processes for production thereof and to the use thereof in electronic devices, especially in organic electroluminescent devices, called OLEDs (OLED=organic light-emitting diodes). The present invention also further relates to organic electroluminescent devices comprising these compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Fabrice Eckes, Katja Stegmaier, Holger Heil, Henning Seim
  • BIARYLETHER IMIDAZOPYRAZINE BTK INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20170362243
    Abstract: The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds of Formula (I) in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: JIAN LIU, JOSEPH A. KOZLOWSKI, SOBHANA BABU BOGA, XIAOLEI GAO, DEODIAL GUY GUIADEEN, JYHSHING WANG, SHILAN LIU
  • DENGUE VIRUS VACCINE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170360917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dengue virus vaccine compositions comprising a first and a second dengue vaccine, wherein the first dengue vaccine comprises at least one live, 5 attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric dengue virus and the second dengue vaccine is a recombinant dengue subunit vaccine, a DNA vaccine, a conjugate vaccine, or an inactivated dengue vaccine; wherein the genome of the live attenuated dengue virus or the live attenuated chimeric dengue virus comprises a 30 nucleotide deletion of the TL2 stem-loop structure of the 3? untranslated region. The dengue virus vaccine compositions of the invention may further 10 comprise one or more adjuvants. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the first and the second dengue vaccine are tetravalent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Danilo R. Casimiro, Andrew Bett, Beth-Ann Griswold Coller, Govindarajan Dhanasekaran, Ramesh V. Chintala
  • LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20170362506
    Abstract: Liquid-crystalline medium contains at least one compound of formula I, and at least one compound formulae ST-1 to ST-17 and the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PA-VA, SS-VA, SA-VA, PS-VA, PALC, IPS, PS-IPS, UB-FFS, U-IPS, FFS or PS-FFS effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Harald HIRSCHMANN, Sabine SCHOEN
  • BENZAMIDE IMIDAZOPYRAZINE BTK INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20170362242
    Abstract: The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds of Formula (I) in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: JIAN LIU, JOSEPH A. KOZLOWSKI, ABDUL-BASIT ALHASSAN, SOBHANA BABU BOGA, XIAOLEI GAO, DEODIAL GUY GUIADEEN, JYHSHING WANG, WENSHENG YU, JIAQIANG CAI, SHILAN LIU, DAHAI WANG, HAO WU, CHUNDAO YANG
  • Pyrazolopyridyl compounds as aldosterone synthase inhibitors
    Patent number: 9844553
    Abstract: This invention relates to pyrazolopyridyl compounds of the structural formula: or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein the variable are defined herein. The inventive compounds selectively inhibit aldosterone synthase. This invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts as well as potentially to methods for the treatment, amelioration or prevention of conditions that could be treated by inhibiting aldosterone synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: D. Jonathan Bennett, Jaiqiang Cai, Emma Carswell, Andrew Cooke, Scott B. Hoyt, Clare London, John MacLean, Min K. Park, Paul Ratcliffe, Yusheng Xiong, Swapan Kumar Samanta, Bheemashankar A. Kulkarni
  • Liquid formulations for an anti-TNF ? antibody
    Patent number: 9844594
    Abstract: The invention provides stable liquid formulations for a recombinant biopharmaceutical protein comprising a fully human anti-TNF monoclonal antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Valentyn Antochshuk, Amardeep Bhalla, Azher M. Hussain
  • Metal complexes
    Patent number: 9847499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metal complexes of formula (1), and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, comprising these metal complexes, in particular as emitters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Stoessel, Esther Breuning
  • ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170358760
    Abstract: The present invention relates to organic electroluminescent devices which comprise mixtures of at least one phosphorescent material and at least two electron-transporting materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Philipp STOESSEL, Joachim KAISER, Jonas Valentin KROEBER, Tobias GROSSMAN