Patents Examined by Celia Chang
  • Patent number: 9302987
    Abstract: The N-oxide forms, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts and the stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, wherein n is 1 or 2; L represents a C1-3alkyl linker optionally substituted with one or two substituents selected from C1-4alkyl, C1-3alkyloxy-C1-4alkyl-, hydroxy-C1-4alkyl, hydroxy, C1-3alkyloxy- or phenyl-C1-4alkyl; M represents a direct bond or a C1-3alkyl linker optionally substituted with one or two substituents selected from hydroxy, C1-4alkyl or C1-4alkyloxy; R1 and R2 each independently represent hydrogen, halo, cyano, hydroxy, C1-4alkyl optionally substituted with halo, C1-4alkyloxy- optionally substituted with one or where possible two or three substituents selected from hydroxy, Ar1 and halo; or R1 and R2 taken together with the phenyl ring to which they are attached form naphtyl or 1,3-benzodioxolyl, wherein said naphtyl or 1,3-benzodioxolyl are optionally substituted with halo; R3 represents hydrogen, halo, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkyloxy-, cyano or hydroxy; R4 represents hydrogen, halo,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Libuse Jaroskova, Joannes Theodorus Maria Linders, Christophe Francis Robert Nestor Buyck, Louis Jozef Elisabeth Van Der Veken, Vladimir Dimtchev Dimitrov, Theo Teofanov Nikiforov
  • Patent number: 9290503
    Abstract: Provided are compounds of the formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, salt, hydrate or prodrug thereof that modulate tyrosine kinase activity, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: CHEMBRIDGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Vlad Edward Gregor
  • Patent number: 9278957
    Abstract: Novel piperazine, piperidine and tetrahydropyridine derivatives comprising a dibenzofurane moiety are provided herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and therapeutic uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: ATIR Holding S.A.
    Inventors: Vladimir Kogan, Lev Tabachnik
  • Patent number: 9278928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of d-threo-ritalinic acid salt thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates a process for the preparation of d-threo-ritalinic acid salt via novel organic salts of intermediate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: ZCL CHEMICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Nand Lal Agarwal, Rahul Arunbhai Bhavsar, Kunal Kamleshbhai Pathak
  • Patent number: 9278929
    Abstract: An improved process or method of synthesis of carfentanil and other potent opioid analgesics of the N-alkyl 4-substituted 4-piperdinylamide class which can be used as morphine substitutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Andrew J Walz, Fu-Lian Hsu
  • Patent number: 9278103
    Abstract: Substituted 6-amino-nicotinamides, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and also use of these compounds in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of pain and further diseases and/or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: GRÜNENTHAL GMBH
    Inventors: Sven Kühnert, Gregor Bahrenberg, Achim Kless, Wolfgang Schröder, Simon Lucas
  • Patent number: 9266834
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors—subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignees: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Addex Pharma SA
    Inventors: Hassan Julien Imogai, Jose Maria Cid-Nunez, Jose Ignacio Andres-Gil, Andres Avelino Trabanco-Suarez, Julen Oyarzabal Santamarina, Frank Matthias Dautzenberg, Gregor James MacDonald, Shriley Elizabeth Pullan, Robert Johannes Lutjens, Guillaume Albert Jacques Duvey, Vanthea Nhem, Terry Patrick Finn, Gagik Melikyan
  • Patent number: 9260450
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 have any of the values defined therefor in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that are useful as therapeutic agents in the treatment of TGF?-mediated conditions, including cancer and fibrotic disorders. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: THESAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Barrett, James B. Kramer, Mark L. Boys, Huifen Chen
  • Patent number: 9260411
    Abstract: A process for making (2S,5R)-5-ethynyl-1-{N-(4-methyl-1-(4-carboxy-pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-4-yl)glycyl}pyrrolidine-2-carbonitrile and salts thereof, and intermediates used in the process are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Todd S. McDermott, Seble H. Wagaw, Kenneth M. Engstrom, Jorge Gandarilla, Albert Kruger, Michael J. Rozema, Michael G. Fickes, Steven J. Wittenberger, Lakshmi Bhagavatula, Thomas B. Borchardt
  • Patent number: 9248140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): and to their salts, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of use, and methods for their preparation. These compounds inhibit Bcl-2 and/or Bcl-XL activities and may be used for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Diebold, Thomas Woodrow Gero, Paul Grover, Shan Huang, Stephanos Ioannidis, Claude Afona Ogoe, Jamal Carlos Saeh
  • Patent number: 9249099
    Abstract: The invention provides crystalline forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. The crystalline form can be a freebase, or a salt such as a diphosphate, monosulfate or dioxalate salt. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these crystalline compounds or prepared using these compounds; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline compounds; and methods of using these compounds to treat a pulmonary disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Sabine Axt, Timothy J. Church, Viengkham Malathong
  • Patent number: 9247748
    Abstract: Bis(difluoromethyl)pyrazole derivatives of the formula (I) in which the symbols R1, X and G are each as defined in the description, and agrochemically active salts, metal complexes and N-oxides thereof, and use thereof for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, and also processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Pierre Cristau, Sebastian Hoffmann, Joachim Kluth, Tomoki Tsuchiya, Pierre Wasnaire, Jurgen Benting, Daniela Portz, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Stefan Hillebrand
  • Patent number: 9233949
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for treating oxidative stress and/or hypertension. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a mixture of tempol and an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and the use of said mixture to treat oxidative stress and/or hypertension. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a tempol/ARB adduct and the use of said adduct to treat oxidative stress and/or hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Georgetown University
    Inventors: Milton L. Brown, Yali Kong, Christopher Stuart Wilcox
  • Patent number: 9221836
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the formulas wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, and a prodrug thereof have a superior renin inhibitory activity, and are useful as agents for the prophylaxis or treatment of hypertension, various organ damages attributable to hypertension and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Takanobu Kuroita, Yasuhiro Imaeda, Kouichi Iwanaga, Naohiro Taya, Hidekazu Tokuhara
  • Patent number: 9221811
    Abstract: Compounds or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof for promoting osteogenesis, improving bone metabolism, preventing or treating bone fracture, preventing or treating a disease associated with bone metabolism, or in the field of orthopedics for the promotion of healing of bone fracture, a bone defect, and bone diseases such as osteoarthritis as well as in the field of dentistry for the treatment of periodontal disease and the stabilization of artificial tooth root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Katsuhiro Kawakami, Toshihiro Kiho, Atsushi Tengeiji, Kentoku Gotanda, Kazumasa Aoki, Kazuki Yano
  • Patent number: 9221819
    Abstract: The present application describes modulators of chemokine receptor activity of formula I or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and transplant rejection using modulators of formula (I) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: T. G. Murali Dhar, John V. Duncia, Daniel S. Gardner, Weiwei Guo, John Hynes
  • Patent number: 9216971
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula: in salt or zwitterionic form or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-6, a, Z and Q are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Husfeld, YuHua Ji, Rick Lee, Li Li, YongQi Mu, Cameron Smith, Johnny Uy
  • Patent number: 9216969
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTC”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Matthew Hamilton, Mark Miller, Peter D. J. Grootenhuis, Brian Bear, Jason McCartney, Jinglan Zhou
  • Patent number: 9216955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polymorphic form of Fexofenadine hydrochloride, to a process for preparing it, to pharmaceutical compositions containing it, as well as its use. The invention also relates to intermediates useful for the preparation of Fexofenadine hydrochloride, antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergy symptoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: CHEMELECTIVA S.R.L.
    Inventor: Marco Baratella
  • Patent number: 9212180
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compounds that inhibit the binding of menin and MLL or MLL fusion proteins and methods of use thereof. In particular embodiments, the present invention provides compositions comprising piperidine-containing compounds and methods of use thereof to inhibit the interaction of menin with MLL oncoproteins (e.g., MLL1, MLL2, MLL-fusion oncoproteins), for example, for the treatment of leukemia, solid cancers, diabetes, and other diseases dependent on activity of MLL1, MLL2, MLL fusion proteins, MLL-PTD and/or menin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jolanta Grembecka, Tomasz Cierpicki, Sunil Kumar Upadhyay, Shaun R. Stauffer, Rocco D. Gogliotti, Timothy J. Senter