Patents Examined by Brian Davis
  • Patent number: 7173129
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using compounds of the general formula or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, wherein the substituents are defined in the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Athero Genics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly J. Worsencroft, Liming Ni, Zhihong Ye, Charles Q. Meng, M. David Weingarten, Jacob E. Simpson, James A. Sikorski
  • Patent number: 7173154
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents or substances into cells having the general structure: wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of N, O and S; L is any bivalent organic radical capable of linking each Q, such as C, CH, (CH2)l, or {(CH2)i-Y—(CH2)j}k, wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of CH2, an ether, a polyether, an amide, a polyamide, an ester, a sulfide, a urea, a thiourea, a guanidyl, a carbamoyl, a carbonate, a phosphate, a sulfate, a sulfoxide, an imine, a carbonyl, and a secondary amino group and wherein Y is optionally substituted by —X1-L?-X2-Z or -Z; R1–R6, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of H, —(CH2)p-D-Z, an alkyl, an alkenyl, an aryl, and an alkyl or alkyl ether optionally substituted by one or more of an alcohol, an aminoalcohol, an amine, an amide, an ether, a polyether, a polyamide, an ester, a mercaptan, an alkylthio, a urea, a thiourea, a guanidyl, or a carbamoyl group, and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Invitrogen Corp.
    Inventors: Yongliang Chu, Malek Masoud, Gulilat Gebeyehu
  • Patent number: 7169952
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of a sulfonamide of formula (II), comprising reacting at elevated temperature an aniline of formula (I), with a sulfonating agent A of the formula R1—SO2-Z in the presence of a catalytic amount of either: (i) an amide B-1, other than N,N-dimethylformamide, or (ii) a high boiling tertiary amine B-2. Also provided in accordance with the present invention are processes for preparing sulfonamides of formula (II) by reacting an aniline of formula (I) with sulfanating agent A of the formula R1—SO2-Z in the presence of N,N-dimethylformamide, at a temperature in the range of about 120° C. to about 160° C. for about three to about seven hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Leland A. Smeltz, Thomas C. Sedergran, Harold C. Jarrow
  • Patent number: 7166745
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds capable of facilitating transport of biologically active agents or substances into cells having the general structure: wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of N, O and S; L is any bivalent organic radical capable of linking each Q, such as C, CH, (CH2)1, or {(CH2)i—Y—(CH2)j}k, wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of CH2, an ether, a polyether, an amide, a polyamide, an ester, a sulfide, a urea, a thiourea, a guanidyl, a carbamoyl, a carbonate, a phosphate, a sulfate, a sulfoxide, an imine, a carbonyl, and a secondary amino group and wherein Y is optionally substituted by —X1—L?—X2—Z or —Z; R1–R6, independently of one another, are selected from the group consisting of H, —CH2)p—D—Z, an alkyl, an alkenyl, an aryl, and an alkyl or alkyl ether optionally substituted by one or more of an alcohol, an aminoalcohol, an amine, an amide, an ether, a polyether, a polyamide, an ester, a mercaptan, an alkylthio, a urea, a thiourea, a guanidyl, or a carbamoyl group, and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Invitrogen Corporation
    Inventors: Yongliang Chu, Malek Masoud, Gulilat Gebeyehu
  • Patent number: 7164044
    Abstract: A process for producing a high purity trialkanolamine excelling in hue and having an APHA of not more than 40, characterizing by including producing a mixed alkanolamine by the reaction of an alkylene oxide with ammonia; removing low-boiling substances from the mixed alkanolamine; removing high-boiling substances by subjecting the product deprived of the low-boiling substance to vacuum distillation, and redistilling the distillate obtained by the vacuum distillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiaki Morishita, Atsushi Tojo, Takahiro Takinami, Yutaka Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 7164043
    Abstract: A conjugate addition reaction between an ?,?-unsaturated ketone compound and a carbamate compound is carried out to synthesize a ?-aminoketone, a salt or a hydrate salt of a transition metal of Groups 7 to 11 of the Periodic Table of Elements being present in the reaction system as the catalyst. The novel method and the catalyst are capable of synthesizing the ?-aminoketone by the Aza-Michael reaction with high yield and efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
    Inventors: Shu Kobayashi, Masaharu Sugiura
  • Patent number: 7161039
    Abstract: A process for preparing ethylamines, butylamines and mixed ethyl/butylamines comprising the following steps: (i) Hydroamination of butadiene and ethylene by means of a monoalkylamine and/or a dialkylamine in which alkyl=ethyl and/or butyl in the presence of an alkali metal amide as catalyst, (ii) isomerization of the amines obtained in the hydroamination (i), if appropriate under the following conditions: (iia) prior fractionation into particular fractions and/or (iib) isomerization under hydrogenating conditions and/or (iic) isomerization in the presence of ammonia, (iii) fractionation of the resulting product mixture with isolation of the desired product amines and recycle of the amines suitable as starting material to step (i).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ulrich Steinbrenner, Frank Funke, Ralf Böhling
  • Patent number: 7161019
    Abstract: A compound of the general formula R1MR4R5R6 is provided where R1 is a partially or fully fluorinated aryl, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group, wherein M is selected from group 14 of the periodic table, wherein R4, R5 and R6 are independently an alkoxy group OR3 or a halogen group X—except, a) where R4, R5 and R6 are each ethoxy, M is Si and R1 is perfluorinated phenyl or perfluorinated vinyl; b) where R4 is ethoxy, R5 and R6 are chlorine, M is Si, and R1 is perfluorinated phenyl; or c) where R4, R5 and R6 are chlorine, M is Si, and R1 is perfluorinated phenyl, perfluorinated methyl or perfluorinated vinyl. This compound formed can be further reacted to attach an additional organic R group, and/or hydrolyzed, alone or with one or more similar compounds, to form a material having a molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000, which material can be deposited on various substrates as a coating or deposited and patterned for a waveguide or other optical device components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Silecs Oy
    Inventors: Juha A. Rantala, Arto L. T. Maaninen, Tina J. Maaninen, Jarkko J. Pietikainen
  • Patent number: 7161031
    Abstract: Compounds useful as antiproliferative agents, including, for example, anticancer agents, are provided according to formula I: wherein: Ar, X, X1, g, R and R3 are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignees: Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Onconova Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Premkumar Reddy, M.V. Ramana Reddy, Stanley C. Bell
  • Patent number: 7161023
    Abstract: A system for recovering a diacetylenic monomer shelf life monitoring compound of reduced particle size and narrow size distribution range which comprises quenching a solution of the monomer by mixing the solution in a lower temperature quenching fluid having a base temperature which is at least about 30° C. below the nominal temperature at which the monomer compound recrystallizes from solution, the mixing being effected in such a manner as to limit the resulting quenching mixture temperature to one which is not higher than a maximum of about 15° C. above the quenching fluid base temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Temptime Corporation
    Inventors: Thaddeus Prusik, Dawn E. Smith, Ingo H. Leubner, Wesley A. Olmsted
  • Patent number: 7161038
    Abstract: The present invention is a process for producing polyoxyalkylene triamine by bringing polyoxyalkylene triol having at its terminal a hydroxyl group into contact with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising ruthenium metal at an amount of 0.5 to 20% by weight of the total of the catalyst, the ruthenium metal being carried on at least one carrier selected from alumina, silica, silica-alumina, titanium dioxide, and titanium dioxide-silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuaki Furushima, Masaharu Jono
  • Patent number: 7160634
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device having an organic layer between a pair of electrodes. The organic layer (in particular, a hole-transporting layer) has a polymer of a vinyl compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, each representing a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group. The glass transition temperature of the polymer is about 200 to 250° C., and the polymer has high heat-resistance. Thus, the use of the polymer improves heat resistance of an organic EL device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignees: Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Shirota, Yutaka Ohsedo, Kazuyuki Moriwaki, Kenji Okumoto
  • Patent number: 7157604
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restenosis, gynecomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Dongfang Meng, Dann LeRoy Parker, Jr., Robert R. Wilkening, Ronald W. Ratcliffe
  • Patent number: 7157606
    Abstract: The process for producing an amino composition of the present invention by addition reaction of a polyamine with an alkenyl group-containing compound wherein said polyamine is reacted preliminarily with a strongly basic catalyst to produce a reaction mixture comprising a reaction intermediate and then an alkenyl group-containing compound is added to the reaction mixture to proceed the addition reaction provides an amino composition having stable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Hisayuki Kuwahara, Takeshi Koyama
  • Patent number: 7153869
    Abstract: This invention relates to a series of substitituted amino acids of Formula I pharmaceutical compositions containing them and intermediates used in their manufacture. The compounds of the invention are small molecules which bind to the erythropoietin receptor and compete with the natural ligand for binding to this receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Inventors: Peter J. Connolly, Victor T. Bandurco, Steven K. Wetter, Sigmond Johnson, Jacqueline Bussolari, William V. Murray
  • Patent number: 7154006
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing fluorinated anilines starting from the corresponding chlorinated anilines, and also to the use of the fluorinated anilines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Mark Mikulas, Albrecht Marhold
  • Patent number: 7154002
    Abstract: Histone deacetylase inhibitors and uses thereof are provided that have the general formula wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted straight chained C1-12 alkyl, C2-12 aminoalkyl or C2-12 oxaalkyl, and a substituted and unsubstituted 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 membered ring, with the proviso that R3 and R4 are not both hydrogen; R5 is selected from the group consisting of a carbonyl, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-3 alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted —C1-3 alkyl-C(O), a substituted or unsubstituted —C(O)—C1-3 alkyl, and a substituted or unsubstituted —C(O)C(O)C1-3 alkyl; M is a substituent capable of complexing with a protein metal ion; and L is a substituent comprising a chain of 3–12 atoms connecting the M substituent to the carbon atom alpha to the L substituent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Takeda San Diego, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome C. Bressi, Sheldon X. Cao, Jeffrey A. Stafford, Phong H. Vu
  • Patent number: 7154005
    Abstract: This invention describes the reaction of an alpha fluoroalkyl ketone with a bis(trialkylsilyl)amide to give a stable N-trialkylsilyl imine. Treatment of the N-trialkylsilyl imine with an alcohol leads to solvolysis of the trialkylsilyl group and yields a stable mixture of an aminal and an imine in high yield. Catalytic reduction of this mixture, or of the individual components, in the presence of a chiral catalyst leads to a fluoroalkyl amine with high enantioselectivity and high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul O'Shea, Francis Gosselin
  • Patent number: 7148380
    Abstract: Human muscle tissues involve striated and smooth muscles. Each muscle tissue possesses its own special function. Differences of physiology functions among the muscle tissues are mainly determined by their various initiation and signal transmission systems, defined as the pre-muscle molecular motor mechanism, or initiating and regulating mechanism. The current medications, drugs, and therapies for diseases and symptoms related abnormal increased muscle tone or excessive muscle contraction are aimed just at the pre-muscle molecular motor mechanisms, whereas without directly intending to effect on the muscle molecular motor mechanism i.e. the contractile apparatus mechanism at all, which, however, is in common for all kinds of muscle tissues. The muscle molecular motor mechanism mainly involves recycling of actin-myosin filament cross-bridge formation and sliding movement. In the process, bio-energy provided by ATP hydrolysis is necessarily required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Inventors: Chong Gang Wang, Yisheng Zhang, Pei Wang
  • Patent number: 7148381
    Abstract: A process is described for the activation of zeolitic catalysts containing titanium having the formula: xTiO2(1-x)SiO2 wherein x ranges from 0.0001 to 0.4, which consists in treating said materials with a solution of an ammonium salt of a carboxylic acid and subsequently subjecting them to calcination. The catalysts thus treated have higher catalytic performances with respect to those not treated, in oxidation processes of organic substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Polimeri Europa S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vittorio Arca, Angelo Boscolo Boscoletto, Nicola Fracasso, Piero Furlan, Laura Meda