Patents Assigned to Merck
  • Patent number: 11639339
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, and to electronic devices which comprise these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Nils Koenen, Rouven Linge, Sebastian Meyer, Holger Heil
  • Patent number: 11638754
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, a pharmaceutical composition that includes a lipid nanoparticle adjuvant and an anti-human papillomavirus (HPV) comprising HPV virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Andrew J. Bett, John P. Bilello, Amy S. Espeseth, Tong-Ming Fu, Marian E. Gindy
  • Patent number: 11633476
    Abstract: The invention relates to stable formulations of antibodies against human programmed death receptor PD-1, or antigen binding fragments thereof. In some embodiments the formulations of the invention comprise between 5-200 mg/mL anti-PD-1 antibody, or antigen binding fragment thereof. The invention further provides methods for treating various cancers with stable formulations of the invention. In some embodiments of the methods of the invention, the formulations are administered to a subject by intravenous or subcutaneous administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Manoj K. Sharma, Wendy Benjamin, Sarita Mittal, Ashwin Basarkar, Chakravarthy Nachu Narasimhan, Ramesh S. Kashi, Mohammed Shameem, Soumendu Bhattacharya, Yogita Krishnamachari
  • Patent number: 11633400
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a crystalline salt comprising 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-morpholine wherein the molar ratio of 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid to 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-morpholine is from 1:0.3 to 1:2.0 (in mol/mol) and/or hydrates and/or solvates thereof as well as to a process of obtaining the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Rudolf Moser, Viola Groehn, Ruth Boehni Stamm, Fritz Blatter, Martin Szelagiewicz
  • Patent number: 11634511
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for the preparation of sugammadex: (I) In one aspect, there is provided a process for the preparation of sugammadex from 8-per-deoxy-8-bromo-?-cyclodextrin and 3-mercaptopropionic acid. In another aspect, there is provided an alternative process for the preparation of sugammadex from 8-per-deoxy-8-bromo-?-cyclodextrin and disodium 3 -mercaptopropionate. In another aspect, there is provided a process for the preparation of 8-per-deoxy-8-bromo-?-cyclod extrin, which may be used in the production of sugammadex. In one such aspect, there is provided a process for the preparation of 8-per-deoxy-8-bromo-y-cyclodextrin from ?-cyclodextrin and a brominating agent. In another such aspect, there is provided a process for the preparation of 8-per-deoxy-8-bromo-?-cyclodextrin comprising, inter alia, reacting ?-cyclodextrin with an electrophilic brominating agent, a deoxygenating agent, and an acid in the presence of an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Jamie M. McCabe Dunn, Nadine Kuhl, Wenyong Chen, Yang Cao, Donald R. Gauthier, Jr., Alan Michael Hyde, Susan L. Zultanski
  • Publication number: 20230123584
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, a pharmaceutical composition that includes a lipid nanoparticle adjuvant and an anti-human papillomavirus (HPV) comprising HPV virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Marian E. Gindy, John P. Bilello, Amy S. Espeseth, Andrew J. Bett, Tong-Ming Fu
  • Publication number: 20230118596
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating cancer (e.g., melanoma or RCC), which comprise administering to a human patient in need thereof: (a) a PD-1 antagonist; (b) a CTLA4 antagonist; and (c) lenvatinib represented by Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are kits containing such agents and uses of therapeutic combinations of such agents for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, EISAI R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Blanca Homet Moreno, Nageatte Ibrahim, Rodolfo Fleury Perini, Scott J. Diede, Scot W. Ebbinghaus, Rachel Allison Altura
  • Publication number: 20230118665
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, a lipid nanoparticle adjuvant composition. The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions that include a stable lipid nanoparticle adjuvant and human papillomavirus (HPV) virus-like particles (VLPs) of at least one type of human papillomavirus (HPV) selected from the group consisting of HPV types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, 73, and 82.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Bett, Izzat T. Raheem, Jason W. Skudlarek, Erica L. Strable
  • Publication number: 20230119567
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation has (S)-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(7-morpholin-4-yl-quinazolin-4-yl)phenyl]-(6-methoxy-pyridazin-3-yl)methanol or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Simon Geissler, Martina Jeschke, Patrizia Boniforte, Markus Weigandt
  • Patent number: 11630390
    Abstract: To provide a negative type photosensitive composition curable at a low temperature and capable of forming a cured film excellent in transparency, in chemical resistance and in environmental durability, and also to provide a pattern-formation method employing the composition. [Means] The present invention provides a negative type photosensitive composition comprising: an alkali-soluble resin, a compound having two or more (meth)acryloyloxy groups, a polysiloxane, a polymerization initiator, and a solvent. The alkali-soluble resin is a polymer comprising a carboxyl-containing polymerization unit and an alkoxysilyl-containing polymerization unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Motoki Misumi, Daishi Yokoyama, Katsuto Taniguchi, Masahiro Kuzawa
  • Patent number: 11629126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (1). The compounds are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, comprising these compounds. In some embodiments, the compounds are used as matrix materials for phosphorescent or fluorescent emitters as well as a hole-blocking or electron-transport materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Katja Maria Scheible, Fabrice Eckes, Holger Heil, Beate Burkhart, Dominik Joosten, Elvira Montenegro
  • Patent number: 11629134
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof are useful as TLR7/8 antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Brian A. Sherer, Nadia Brugger
  • Patent number: 11631816
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic device having defined composition of the emitting layer. The application furthermore relates to the use of the device in displays or in lighting applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Christof Pflumm, Frank Voges, Jonas Valentin Kroeber, Philipp Stoessel, Holger Heil
  • Publication number: 20230114337
    Abstract: A cannula for subcutaneous dispensing of medicaments, wherein the cannula has a cannula wall, a distal end and a proximal end and wherein the cannula comprises a single orifice in the cannula wall, proximal to the distal end of the cannula or two or more orifices in the cannula wall, proximal to the distal end of the cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Scott BROWN, John B. CLINE, Michael GALLUPPI, Jeffrey C. GIVAND, Guangli HU, Steven Carl PERSAK, Wail RASHEED
  • Publication number: 20230114091
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are PRMT5 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat cancer, sickle cell, and hereditary persistence of foetal hemoglobin (HPFH) mutations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Michelle Machacek, Michael D. Altman, Shuhei Kawamura, Michael H. Reutershan, David L. Sloman, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Sebastian E. Schneider, Charles S. Yeung, David J. Witter, Craig R. Gibeau
  • Patent number: 11626561
    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: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Amir Hossain Parham, Anja Jatsch, Thomas Eberle, Tobias Grossmann, Jonas Valentin Kroeber, Lars Dobelmann-Mara
  • Patent number: 11626991
    Abstract: A system and a method of receiving object data representing one or more discriminating characteristics of a physical object or group of physical objects is described herein. The method includes: processing the object data by means of a machine-learning-based object recognition process to obtain discriminating data representing one or more collision resistant virtual representations of the physical object or group of physical objects; comparing at least one of the discriminating data and an original hash value derived therefrom by application of a pre-determined cryptographic hash function thereto with corresponding reference data stored in one or more data repositories with restricted access; and, if said comparison with the reference data results in a match, outputting digitally signed identification data comprising said hash value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PAIENT GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Endress, Daniel Szabo, Frederic Berkermann
  • Patent number: 11623963
    Abstract: A specific antigen-binding member (ABM) comprising a specific antigen-binding moiety and an antibody Fc region comprising a CH2 domain, which is engineered for a cysteine substitution at position 108 and/or 113, wherein numbering is according to the IMGT, and wherein the antibody Fc region does not comprise an antigen-binding CH3 domain; and an ABM conjugate (ABMC) comprising the ABM and at least one heterologous molecule covalently conjugated to one or both of the cysteines at positions 108 and 113 of the CH2 domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Gordana Wozniak-Knopp, Florian Rüker, Gerhard Stadlmayr, Jakub Rybka, Nicolas Rasche, Stephan Dickgiesser
  • Patent number: D983320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Camillo König, Dény Saraliev, Fabien Jeannerot, Gérald Lelong
  • Patent number: D983589
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Camillo König, Dény Saraliev, Fabien Jeannerot, Gérald Lelong