Patents Assigned to Merck
  • Publication number: 20240043402
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to tetrahydroquinazoline derivatives of Formula (I) and their use for selectively killing HIV infected GAG-POL expressing cells without concomitant cytotoxicity to HIV naive 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: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Antonella Converso, David N. Hunter, Abdellatif El Marrouni, Anthony J. Roecker, Anthony W. Shaw, William D. Shipe, Cheng Wang, Deping Wang, Yunlong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240041882
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oral dosage forms comprising letermovir and, in particular, to compressed mini-tablets comprising letermovir. The invention also relates to methods of using the oral dosage forms for the treatment, prevention, or prophylaxis of HCMV in a patient. In addition, the invention also provides methods for making the mini-tablets of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Cory Bottone, Andrew J. Gmitter, Ashley R. Johnson, Eric A. Kemp, Feng Li, Fochive Njikam, Michael H. Wang
  • Patent number: 11891557
    Abstract: Isothiocyanato tolane derivatives of formula I-1 and liquid-crystalline media comprising same are suitable for use in high-frequency components, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, in particular for microwave phased-array antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Dmitry Ushakov, Beate Schneider, Carsten Fritzsch, Michael Wittek, Dagmar Klass
  • Patent number: 11891542
    Abstract: Alpha-Alumina flakes having a particle thickness of 130-400 nm, a D50-value of 15-30 ?m, a D90-value of 30-45 ?m and a D10-value of <9.5 ?m. Use of the alumina flakes in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations. Also, use of the alumina flakes as a substrate for effect pigments and in organic dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ryuta Suzuki, Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Noriyuki Matsuda, Katsuhisa Nitta
  • Patent number: 11895913
    Abstract: The present invention describes carbazole, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene and fluorene derivatives which are substituted by electron-deficient heteroaryl groups, in particular for use as triplet matrix materials in organic electroluminescent devices. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds according to the invention and to electronic devices comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Amir Hossain Parham, Anja Jatsch, Thomas Eberle, Tobias Grossmann, Jonas Valentin Kroeber, Lars Dobelmann-Mara
  • Patent number: 11891541
    Abstract: Alpha-Alumina flakes having a particle thickness of 130-400 nm, a D50-value of 15-30 ?m, a D90-value of 30-45 ?m and a D10-value of <9.5 ?m. Use of the alumina flakes in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations. Also, use of the alumina flakes as a substrate for effect pigments and in organic dyes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ryuta Suzuki, Gerhard Pfaff, Sabine Schoen, Noriyuki Matsuda, Katsuhisa Nitta
  • Publication number: 20240037924
    Abstract: A method for processing digital image recognition of invariant representations of hierarchically structured entities can be performed by a computer using an artificial neural network. The method involves learning a sparse coding dictionary on an input signal to obtain a representation of low-complexity components. Possible transformations are inferred from the statistics of the sparse representation by computing a correlation matrix. Eigenvectors of the Laplacian operator on the graph whose adjacency matrix is the correlation matrix from the previous step are computed. A coordinate transformation is performed to the base of eigenvectors of the Laplacian operator, and the first step is repeated with the next higher hierarchy level until all hierarchy levels of the invariant representations of the hierarchically structured entities are processed and the neural network is trained. The trained artificial neural network can then be used for digital image recognition of hierarchically structured entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventor: Helmut LINDE
  • Patent number: 11884863
    Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium having least one compound of the formula I, and at least one compound of the formulae ST-1 to ST-17, in which R1 and R1*, A1 and A1*, Z1 and Z1*, X, L1 and L2, RST, ring A, ZST, p and q have the meanings indicated in claim 1, 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: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Harald Hirschmann, Sabine Schoen
  • Patent number: 11883500
    Abstract: Phosphonate linkers and their use for delivering compounds with passive cell permeability into a cell wherein the phosphonate group facilitates cellular retention of the compound are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Garbaccio, Jeffrey C. Kern, James J. Mulhearn, Philip E. Brandish
  • Patent number: 11884862
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which R1 is alkyl or alkoxy in which CH2 groups are optionally replaced, and X1 is alkyl OCF3, CF3, CHF2, OCF2CF3, CCF2CHFCF3, OCF?CF2, OCH?CF2 or F, a liquid-crystalline medium containing a compound of formula I, and use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays, in particular in TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS or PS-FFS-, positive VA displays and in shutter spectacles for 3D effects and LC lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Achim Goetz, Christian Hock, Lars Lietzau, Mark Goebel
  • Patent number: 11884724
    Abstract: The present application relates to anti-PD-L1 antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, nucleic acid encoding the same, therapeutic compositions thereof, and their use to enhance T-cell function to upregulate cell-mediated immune responses and for the treatment of T cell dysfunctional disorders, such as tumor immunity, for the treatment of and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Horacio G. Nastri, Christel Iffland, Olivier Leger, Qi An, Mark Cartwright, Sean D. McKenna
  • Patent number: 11883502
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing a polysaccharide-protein conjugate with capsular polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F conjugated to a carrier protein. The method includes a prolonged incubation step prior to filtration to remove free polysaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Michael Albert Winters, John E. MacNair
  • Patent number: 11883480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of dengue virus vaccine comprising at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric flavivirus, a buffer, a sugar, a cellulose derivative, a glycol or sugar alcohol, optionally an alkali or alkaline salt and an amino acid; and formulations of dengue virus vaccine comprising at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric flavivirus, a buffer, a sugar of at least 150 mg/ml, a carrier, and optionally an alkali or alkaline salt and an amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Ryan, Sherrie-Ann P. Martin, Jeffrey Thomas Blue, Heidi Joanne Pixley, Erin J. Green-Trexler, Lynne Ann Isopi
  • Patent number: 11884683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tricyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Tricyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Tricyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Tao Yu, Alan Whitehead, Yili Chen, Chunrui Sun, Zhiyong Hu, Kake Zhao, Ronald M. Kim, John A. McCauley
  • Patent number: 11888095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an optoelectronic device, wherein a layer of a formulation containing a silazane polymer and a wavelength converting material is applied to an optoelectronic device precursor, precured by exposure to radiation and then cured. There is further provided an optoelectronic device, preferably a light emitting device (LED) or a micro-light emitting device (micro-LED), which is prepared by said manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Grottenmueller, Abraham Casas Garcia-Minguillan, Fumio Kita, Christoph Landmann, Fabian Blumenschein
  • Patent number: 11884701
    Abstract: Described herein are fluid treatment devices for use in tangential flow filtration, comprising a housing unit and a composite material, wherein the composite material comprises: a support member comprising a plurality of pores extending through the support member; and a non-self-supporting macroporous cross-linked gel comprising macropores having an average size of 10 nm to 3000 nm, said macroporous gel being located in the pores of the support member. The invention also relates to a method of separating a substance from a fluid, comprising the step of placing the fluid in contact with an inventive device, thereby adsorbing or absorbing the substance to the composite material contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Millipore Ltd.
    Inventors: Damian Brellisford, Donna Lisa Crossley, Greg McIntosh, Robert Ruman, John Rydall, Christopher S. Shields
  • Publication number: 20240024308
    Abstract: TLR7/8 antagonists can be used to treat coronavirus infections, including COVID-19, alone or in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Healthcare KGaA
    Inventor: Julie A. DEMARTINO
  • Publication number: 20240025917
    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 edema, diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. The compounds are selective inhibitors of plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Jianming Bao, Natalija Cernaka, Alan C. Cheng, Ying-Duo Gao, Salman Jabri, Jovan Alexander Lopez, Rohan Merchant, Anthony Ken Ogawa, Skylar K. Osler, Christopher J. Sinz, Phillip Patrick Sharp, Haiqun Tang, Maoqun Tian, Dong Xiao, Song Yang
  • Publication number: 20240026003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating cancer in a patient comprising administering a PD-1 antagonist, e.g., an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof (e.g. pembrolizumab), in specific amounts to the patient about every six weeks. In some embodiments, the amount of anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof is about 400 mg. In certain embodiments, the PD-1 antagonist is pembrolizumab, or an antigen binding fragment thereof. Also provided are compositions and kits comprising a dosage of an anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and uses thereof for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Mallika Lala, Lokesh Jain, Mengyao Li
  • Publication number: 20240025577
    Abstract: An aseptic manifold dispensing assembly that comprises a connector for connecting to a source, a dispensing manifold in fluid communication with the connector that includes a plurality of outputs, and a filling manifold. The filling manifold comprises an inlet for connecting to at least one of the plurality of outputs of the dispensing manifold, a plurality of peristaltic pumps connected in parallel downstream the inlet, and a container downstream the plurality of peristaltic pumps, a scale, and a controller operatively connected to the scale and the filling manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: David J. Ostermayer, Marcus Skaflen, Edmond C. Menegaux, Robert Boulanger, Kelsey M. FitzGerald, Annette Krysiewicz, Paul M. Breza, Bogdan Tehlewicz, Abhay C. Kirpekar