Patents Examined by Daniel Carcanague
  • Patent number: 9615577
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I), wherein: X is methyl or chlorine; R1 is methyl or chlorine; R2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, ethynyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C1-C3alkoxy, C1-C2-fluoroalkoxy, C1-C2alkoxy-C1-C3alkoxy- or C1fluoroalkoxy-C1-C3alkoxy-; and Y is O, S, S(O), S(O)2, N(C1-C2alkyl), N(C1-C2alkoxy), C(O), CR8R9 or —CR10R11CR12R13—; and G, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein; wherein the compound of formula (I) is optionally present as an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds are suitable for use as herbicides. The invention therefore also relates to a method of controlling weeds, especially grassy monocotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants, comprising applying a compound of formula (I), or a herbicidal composition comprising such a compound, to the plants or to the locus thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: William Roderick Mound, James Nicholas Scutt, Mark Slater, Nigel James Willetts
  • Patent number: 9611247
    Abstract: 3-(3-Chloro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine is prepared by cyclizing 3-hydrazinopyridine-·dihydrochloride with acrylonitrile to provide 1-(pyridin-3-yl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-amine, by oxidizing to provide 3-(3-amino-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine, and by converting the amino group to a chloro group by a Sandmeyer reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Qiang Yang, Beth Lorsbach, Xiaoyong Li, Gary Roth, David E. Podhorez
  • Patent number: 9611222
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted pyridine compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, and solvates thereof, wherein R1a, A1, A2, E, G, Z1, and Z2 are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Chiyou Ni, Bin Shao, Laykea Tafesse, Jiangchao Yao, Jianming Yu, Xiaoming Zhou
  • Patent number: 9605000
    Abstract: Provided is a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof, which has an SSTR5 antagonistic action: wherein each symbol has the same definition as in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Shizuo Kasai, Masaki Ogino, Ryo Mizojiri, Takeshi Yamasaki, Hideki Hirose, Nobuyuki Takakura, Tohru Yamashita, Sachie Morimoto, Takashi Nakahata, Asato Kina
  • Patent number: 9598370
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to HIF-1? prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, compositions which comprise the HIF-1? prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors described herein and to methods for controlling, inter alia, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), heart failure, ischemia, and anemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Masaru Kawamoto, Shengde Wu, Artem G. Evdokimov, Kenneth D. Greis, Angelique Sun Boyer, Namal C. Warshakoon
  • Patent number: 9598428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing the pyripyropene compound of the formula (I) which method comprises the following steps: i) subjecting a pyripyropene compound of formula Pyripyropene A to an alkaline hydrolysis to yield a 1,7,11 -trideacetylpyripyropene A, ii) reacting 1,7,11-trideacetylpyripyropene A obtained in step i) with cyclopropane carbonyl chloride to yield a raw product containing the pyripyropene compound of formula (I); iii) subjecting the raw product of step ii) to crystallization to yield a crystalline pyripyropene compound of formula (I) and a mother liquor; and iv) recycling the mother liquor or a pyripyropene compound containing fraction thereof to the alkaline hydrolysis of step i).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Melanie Bonnekessel, Wolfgang Reichert, Ralf Hoock, Thomas Kaeding, Christopher Koradin, Andreas Pletsch, Manfred Ehresmann, Hartwig Schroeder
  • Patent number: 9598366
    Abstract: A process for increasing the overall yield of pyridine or its alkyl pyridine derivatives during a base synthesis reaction is disclosed. The process comprises reacting a C2 to C5 aldehyde, a C3 to C5 ketone or a combination thereof, with ammonia and, optionally, formaldehyde, in the gas phase and in the presence of an effective amount of a particulate catalyst comprising a zeolite, zinc, a binder, and clay and optionally a matrix, wherein the catalyst has a L/B ratio of about 1.5 to about 4.0. Preferably, the zeolite is ZSM-5. A process for enhancing the catalytic activity of a zinc and zeolite containing catalyst to increase the overall yield of pyridine and/or its derivatives during a base synthesis reaction is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN.
    Inventor: Dorai Ramprasad
  • Patent number: 9595681
    Abstract: The present invention concerns particular fluorenes, the use of the compound in an electronic device, and an electronic device containing at least one of these compounds. The present invention further concerns a method for producing the compound and a formulation and composition containing one or more of the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Teresa Mujica-Fernaud, Elvira Montenegro, Amir Hossain Parham, Arne Buesing, Frank Voges
  • Patent number: 9592225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the crystalline mono mesylate monohydrate salt of N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-N-methyl-2-[4-(2-pyridinyl)phenyl]acetamide in a definite particle size range, particle size distribution and a specific surface area range, which has demonstrated increased long term stability and release kinetics from pharmaceutical compositions, as well as to pharmaceutical compositions containing said crystalline N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-N-methyl-2-[4-(2-pyridinyl)phenyl]acetamide mono mesylate monohydrate having the afore-mentioned particle size range, particle size distribution and specific surface area range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: AICURIS ANTI-INFECTIVE CURES GMBH
    Inventors: Wilfried Schwab, Alexander Birkmann, Kerstin Paulus, Kurt Vogtli, Dieter Haag, Stephan Maas, Kristian Ruepp
  • Patent number: 9586957
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: I useful as HIV attachment inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ViiV Healthcare UK (No.5) Limited
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Zhiwei Yin, Zhongxing Zhang, John A. Bender, Barry L. Johnson, John F. Kadow, Nicholas A. Meanwell
  • Patent number: 9580420
    Abstract: A process is provided for preparing 4-(8-(2-chlorophenoxy)-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridin-3-yl)bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-1-ol and novel intermediates used in the process. The compound is a 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I inhibitor which exhibits activity in the treatment of various metabolic diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Xinhua Qian, Keming Zhu, Joerg Deerberg, Wendy Wangying Yang, Kana Yamamoto, Matthew R. Hickey
  • Patent number: 9573901
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of pharmaceutical chemistry, and disclosed are two crystal forms of Childamide, that is, Chidamide crystal form A and Chidamide crystal form B, and the method for preparing the new crystal forms of Chidamide. The Chidamide crystal form A and Chidamide crystal form B of the present invention can be used for preparing drugs for treating diseases related to cell differentiation and proliferation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHIPSCREEN BIOSCIENCES, LTD.
    Inventors: Xianping Lu, Zhibin Li
  • Patent number: 9573900
    Abstract: The invention relates to polymorphs of deuterated omega-diphenylurea or salts thereof. In particular, the invention provides polymorphs of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1?,1?,1?-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide or its salt, namely, polymorphs of the compound as shown in formula (I) or its salt. The polymorphs are suited for preparing the pharmaceutical composition used for inhibiting phosphokinase (such as raf kinases).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Weidong Feng
  • Patent number: 9567332
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation and purification of apixaban.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: GLENMARK PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Shekhar Bhaskar Bhirud, Sushanta Mishra, Suresh Babu Narayanan, Sachin Bhagwan Naykodi, Samir Naik, Sachin Srivastava, Pramod Vitthal Patil
  • Patent number: 9567310
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of general formula (1) wherein R1 represents C6-C10 aryl comprising one or two fused rings, wherein from 2 to 5 carbon atoms may be replaced with a heteroatom selected from O, S and NR6, and eventually substituted with from 5 to 11 substituents selected from R6, halo, CN, NO2, CF3, OCF3, COOR6, OCOR6, SO2NR6R7, CONR6R7, NR6R7, NR6COR7, (CH2)p—NR6R7, (CH2)p—OR6 and (CH2)pSR6, as well as, if appropriate, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or isomers, tautomers, solvates or isotopic variations thereof. The compounds are useful for the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHARCHE MEDICALE), UNIVERSITE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
    Inventors: Stephane Rocchi, Robert Ballotti, Rachid Benhida, Michael Cerezo, Maria Duca, Jean-Patrick Joly
  • Patent number: 9567335
    Abstract: A process for preparation of a sodium salt of (2S,5R)-2-carboxamido-7-oxo-6-sulfooxy-1,6-diaza-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane is disclosed which is comprising the amidation of a compound of Formula (II) to obtain a compound of Formula (III).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: WOCKHARDT LIMITED
    Inventors: Sunil Vishnubhagwan Gupta, Sunil Bhaginath Jadhav, Vipul Rane, Prasad Keshav Deshpande, Satish Bhawsar, Ravindra Dattatraya Yeole, Mahesh Vithalbhai Patel
  • Patent number: 9562034
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel endoparasite control agent as a parasiticide, an antiprotozoal or the like. Provided is an endoparasite control agent comprising a carboxamide derivative represented by the general formula (I): (wherein Het represents a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group), or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kita, Akiyuki Suwa, Masatsugu Oda, Koji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9556141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an N-substituted 1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylate compound of the formula (I-A) comprising the steps of i) deprotonating a compound of the formula (II) in which the variables R1, R2 and r are each as defined in the description and the claims, with a magnesium-organic base having a carbon bound magnesium; and ii) subjecting the product obtained in step (i) to a carbonylation by reacting it with a reagent selected from the group consisting carbon dioxide or a carbon dioxide equivalent, to obtain a compound of formula (I-A); and it relates to further conversions to yield a N-substituted 1H-pyrazole-5-carbonyl chloride compound of the formula (I)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Maximilian Dochnahl, Karsten Koerber, Prashant Deshmukh, Florian Kaiser, Michael Rack, Timo Frassetto, Gemma Veitch
  • Patent number: 9556121
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel pyridyloxyalkylcarboxamides of the formula (I) and to their use as endoparasiticides against endoparasites in animals or humans, and to their use as nematicides for controlling phytopathogenic nematodes, and furthermore to endoparasiticides and nematicides comprising pyridyloxyalkylcarboxamides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Joerg Nico Greul, Hans-Georg Schwarz, Bernd Alig, Angela Becker, Daniela Portz, Kerstin Ilg, Ulrich Goergens, Claudia Welz
  • Patent number: 9550749
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel endoparasite control agent as a parasiticide, an antiprotozoal or the like. Provided is an endoparasite control agent comprising a carboxamide derivative represented by the general formula (I): or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kiyoshi Kita, Akiyuki Suwa, Masatsugu Oda, Koji Tanaka