Patents Assigned to Merck
  • Publication number: 20170355692
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to ethyldiamne compounds which are antagonists 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Kim, Scott D. Kuduk, Nigel Liverton, Gang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20170355210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to laser-markable and laser-weldable polymeric materials which are distinguished by the fact that they comprise, as laser absorber, at least one copper-doped zinc sulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold RUEGER, Ulrich QUITTMANN, Silvia ROSENBERGER
  • Publication number: 20170355772
    Abstract: Antibodies to human GITR are provided, as well as uses thereof, e.g., in treatment of proliferative and immune disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xiao Min Schebye, Grigori P. Ermakov, Douglas J. Hodges, Leonard G. Presta
  • Publication number: 20170354658
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to formulations comprising PVP polymer, a dispersion of a compound of Formula I (API), and citric acid, which formulations mitigate the effects of coadministering the compound of Formula I with a proton pump inhibitor compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Lei Zhu, Yvonne Cegielnik, Qun Lu
  • Publication number: 20170355780
    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: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhu Chen, Kenneth Ellsworth, James Milligan, Elizabeth Oldham, Dietmar Seiffert, Vaishnavi Ganti, Mohammad Tabrizifard
  • Publication number: 20170355743
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Zhi-Cai Shi, Zhicai Wu, Yingjun Mu
  • Publication number: 20170357131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light modulation element comprising a polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystalline medium sandwiched between two substrates (1), provided with a common electrode structure (2) and a driving electrode structure (3) individually, wherein the substrate with driving and/or common electrode structure is additionally provided with an alignment electrode structure (4) which is separated from the driving and or common electrode structure on the same substrate by an dielectric layer (5), characterized in that the light modulation element comprises at least one alignment layer (6) directly adjacent to the liquid crystalline medium. The invention is further relates to a method of production of said light modulation element and to the use of said light modulation element in various types of optical and electro-optical devices, such as electro-optical displays, liquid crystal displays (LCDs), non-linear optic (NLO) devices, and optical information storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu CHEN, Ming-Chou WU, Bernd FIEBRANZ, Harald SEIBERT
  • Publication number: 20170356034
    Abstract: Nucleic acid amplification assays for mutations to two short sections of the fungal gene FKS1. Mutations in these target sequences have been shown to correlate with resistance to echinocandin-class drugs. Assays may include detection by sequencing or by labeled hybridization probes. Also, primers, probes and reagent kits for performing such assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicants: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Perlin, Steven Park, Cameron M. Douglas, Jennifer N. Kahn, Stephen A. Parent, Rosemarie Kelly
  • Patent number: 9843004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel metal-ligand coordination compounds of the general formula T1-(A-T2)i, where T1 and T2 represent metal-ligand coordination compounds, to the use thereof in a device, and to a formulation and a device which comprise the novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Rémi Manouk Anémian, Herwig Buchholz
  • Patent number: 9840481
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula I that are useful as modulators of ?7 nAChR, compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds for preventing, treating, or ameliorating disease, particularly disorders of the central nervous system such as cognitive impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia, as well as for L-DOPA induced-dyskinesia and inflammation
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Brendan M. Crowley, Brian T. Campbell, Joseph L. Duffy, Thomas J. Greshock, Deodial G. Guiadeen, Andrew John Harvey, Belinda C. Huff, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Vanessa L. Rada, John M. Sanders, William D. Shipe, Linda M. Suen, Ian M. Bell
  • Patent number: 9840478
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to piperazine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their use in the inhibition of HIV protease, the inhibition of HIV replication, the prophylaxis of infection by HIV, the treatment of infection by HIV, and the prophylaxis, treatment, and delay in the onset or progression of AIDS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Peter D. Williams, John A. McCauley, David Jonathan Bennett, Christopher J. Bungard, Lehua Chang, Michael P. Dwyer, M. Katharine Holloway, Kartik M. Keertikar, H. Marie Loughran, Jessie J. Manikowski, Gregori J. Morriello, Dong-Ming Shen, Edward C. Sherer, Jurgen Schultz, Sherman T. Waddell, Catherine M. Wiscount, Nicolas Zorn, Xin-Jie Chu, Satyanarayana Tummanapalli, Vijayasaradhi Sivalenka, Bin Hu, Tao Ji, Bin Zhong
  • Patent number: 9839629
    Abstract: Novel spirocyclic compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Shuzhi Dong, Alexander Pasternak, Xin Gu, Qinghong Fu, Jinlong Jiang, Fa-Xiang Ding, Haifeng Tang, Reynalda K. DeJesus, Takao Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9839642
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that are metallo-?-lactamase inhibitors, the synthesis of such compounds, and the use of such compounds for use with ?-lactam antibiotics for overcoming resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Haifeng Tang, Shu-Wei Yang, Mihir Mandal, Jing Su, Guoqing Li, Weidong Pan, Haiqun Tang, Reynalda DeJesus, Jianping Pan, William Hagmann, Fa-Xiang Ding, Li Xiao, Alexander Pasternak, Yuhua Huang, Shuzhi Dong, Dexi Yang
  • Patent number: 9839665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) and in particular medicaments comprising at least one compound of the formula (I) for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of physiological and/or pathophysiological states in the triggering of which cathepsin D is involved, in particular for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of arthrosis, traumatic cartilage injuries, arthritis, pain, allodynia or hyperalgesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Christos Tsaklakidis, Hans Guehring, Birgitta Leuthner
  • Patent number: 9840512
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Linda L. Brockunier, Helen Chen, Harry R. Chobanian, Matthew J. H. Clements, Alejandro Crespo, Duane E. DeMong, Yan Guo, William K. Hagmann, Karen M. Marcantonio, Michael Miller, Barbara Pio, Christopher W. Plummer, Dong Xiao
  • Publication number: 20170349827
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline media comprising one or more compounds of formula G and one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae I, II and III, in which the parameters have the meaning indicated in Claim 1, and to components comprising these media for high-frequency technology, in particular phase shifters and microwave array antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael WITTEK, Constanze BROCKE, Volker REIFFENRATH
  • Publication number: 20170351130
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light modulation element, preferably exploiting the flexoelectric effect comprising a cholesteric liquid crystalline medium sandwiched between two substrates (1), each provided with an electrode structure (2), wherein at least one of the substrates is provided with a photoresist pattern consisting of periodic substantially parallel stripes (3) which is additionally provided with an alignment layer (4). The invention is further related to a method of production of said light modulation element and to the use of said light modulation element in various types of optical and electro-optical devices, such as electro-optical displays, liquid crystal displays (LCDs), non-linear optic (NLO) devices, and optical information storage devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan GORECKI, Benjamin SNOW, Rachel TUFFIN, Owain Llyr PARRI
  • Publication number: 20170348487
    Abstract: A reloadable auto injector for epinephrine injection is provided. The reloadable auto injector has a separate needle insertion and medicine injection drivers (1600) wherein needle insertion driver (1200) is configured to be re-activated upon reloading. A syringe is movably positioned in a housing between a first position in which the needle is accommodated inside the housing and a second position in which the needle protrudes outside the housing. A plunger rod (1500) is normally locked to a plunger rod tube (1100) by at least one deflectable locking member (1110). A syringe driver (1200) applies a force to the syringe to move the syringe together with plunger rod tube, plunger rod and plunger rod driver from the first position to the second position. In the second position, the locking member (1110) is unlocked and releases the plunger rod to thereby activate the plunger rod driver to advance the plunger rod in the syringe for delivering of medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Soeren BECHMANN, Flemming MADSEN, Esben JOHANSEN
  • Publication number: 20170349585
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: are HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors, wherein R1, R2, RE, L, M and Z are defined herein. The compounds of Formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful in the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, the prophylaxis and treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Arrington, Christopher Burgey, Robert Gilfillan, Yongxin Han, Chun Sing Li, Yaozong Li, Yunfu Luo, Zhiyu Lei
  • Publication number: 20170349001
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a pattern having a three-dimensional appearance in a coating comprising flake-form effect pigments, to a coating produced in this way, and to the use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Peter CLAUTER, Klaus-Christian ULLMANN, Ruediger SMOLKA, Johannes TASCH