Patents Examined by Daniel R Carcanague
  • Patent number: 11247997
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a compound, which comprises the structure shown in FIG. 1; and further discloses a preparation method thereof, a precursor material used in the preparation method, explosives comprising the compound, and the application thereof in the field of explosives, in particular in the application of green environmentally-friendly primers. The compound disclosed by the invention may provide green environmental protection type primer, and meets the problem of requiring green environmental protection primers in many fields such as military industry, firework and civil explosion engineering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL MATERIALS OF CHINA ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS
    Inventors: Qinghua Zhang, Mucong Deng, Yongan Feng
  • Patent number: 11247973
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutical uses thereof. Particular aspects of the invention relate to methods of synthesising the compounds and the use of those compounds in treating, ameliorating, or preventing a microbial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: The University of Durham
    Inventor: Stuart Cockerill
  • Patent number: 11236199
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a very efficient method to make 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acids (ACFC) from feedstocks comprised of furoates. When a feedstock comprised of methyl 5-methylfuran-2-carboxylate (MMFC) is used a product comprised of (5-(methoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (MCFC) is obtained in high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventor: Mesfin Ejerssa Janka
  • Patent number: 11236064
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing 3-[(3S)-7-bromo-2-oxo-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-[1,4]-benzodiazepin-3-yl] propionic acid methyl ester from (2-amino-5-bromo-phenyl)-pyridin-2-yl-methanone. Also disclosed are compounds useful as intermediates in the method, methyl (4S)-4-amino-5-[4-bromo-2-(pyridin-2-carbonyl)anilino]-5-oxo-pentanoate hydrobromide salt and methyl (4S)-4-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)-5-[4-bromo-2-(pyridin-2-carbonyl)anilino]-5-oxo-pentanoate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: MOEHS IBERICA S.L.
    Inventors: Carles Sánchez Casals, Alicia Dobarro Rodríguez
  • Patent number: 11230533
    Abstract: Provided are novel salts and polymorphs of 5-(2,4-diamino-pyrimidin-5-yloxy)-4-isopropyl-2-methoxy-benzenesulfonamide, which are potentially useful for modulating a condition mediated by a P2X3 or P2X2/3 receptor. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations and methods of administration and dosing of these salts and polymorphs to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: AFFERENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Prabha Ibrahim, Ronald Charles Hawley, Anthony P. Ford, Steven A. Smith
  • Patent number: 11225471
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Steven L. Colletti, Duane DeMong, Kevin D. Dykstra, Zhiyong Hu, Michael Miller
  • Patent number: 11225487
    Abstract: The present embodiments are directed, in part, to compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or pharmaceutical compositions thereof for modulating the activity of delta opioid receptor, biased and/or unbiased, and/or methods for treating pain, migraines, headaches, depression, Parkinsons Disease, anxiety, and/or overactive bladder, and other disorders and conditions described herein or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Trevena, Inc.
    Inventors: Aimee Crombie Speerschneider, Dennis Shinji Yamashita, Philip Michael Pitis, Michael John Hawkins, Guodong Liu, Tamara Ann Miskowski Daubert, Catherine C. K. Yuan, Robert Borbo Kargbo, Robert Jason Herr, Donna Romero
  • Patent number: 11214550
    Abstract: Provided are novel bis-cyclic guanidine compounds, and the use thereof for treating bacterial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Jianfeng Cai, Peng Teng, Alekhya Nimmagadda
  • Patent number: 11207312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metallo-?-lactamase inhibitor compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z, RA, X1, X2 and R1 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a metallo-?-lactamase inhibitor compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, optionally in combination with a beta lactam antibiotic and/or a beta-lactamase inhibitor. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of one or more ?-lactam antibiotics and optionally in combination with one or more beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds. The compounds of the invention are useful in the methods described herein for overcoming antibiotic resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Alexander Pasternak, Shuzhi Dong, Jack D. Scott, Haiqun Tang, Zhiqiang Zhao, Dexi Yang, Xin Gu, Jinlong Jiang, Li Xiao
  • Patent number: 11208407
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: (I) Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, Abdelghani Achab, Xavier Fradera, Yongxin Han, Derun Li, Meredeth A. McGowan, Nunzio Sciammetta, David L. Sloman, Wensheng Yu
  • Patent number: 11203582
    Abstract: Novel 3-(N-piperidinyl)methyl benzamide derivatives are disclosed. The compounds can be used in treating diseases and conditions which are associated with abnormal cell function related to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. For example, the compounds can be used as suppressors of ER stress-induced pancreatic ?-cell dysfunction and death, for example in the treatment of diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
    Inventor: Weidong Wang
  • Patent number: 11203588
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia stable anti-cancer compounds and splice modulators and methods of synthesis and use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Michael D. Burkart, James J. La Clair, Sachin Dhar, Justin C. Hammons, Brian Leon
  • Patent number: 11197852
    Abstract: Provided are methods for continuously administering to a subject in need of treatment a formulation comprising an immunomodulatory imide compound. In some embodiments, the method are for use in treating multiple myeloma, transfusion-dependent anemia due to low- or intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes, mantle cell lymphoma, hematologic cancers, or solid tumor cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Starton Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Marina Borovinskaya, Fotios Plakogiannis, Nisarg Modi, Tamanna Lather, Rod L. Hartwig, James C. Oliver, Yuliya Levintova
  • Patent number: 11198690
    Abstract: Provided is a novel process for producing a (2S)-2-[(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl]-1,3-oxazinane derivative. More specifically, provided is a process for producing a (2S)-2-[(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl]-1,3-oxazinane derivative represented by formula (1): the process comprising reacting 3-aminopropan-1-ol with glyoxylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takaaki Matsubara, Hiroki Urabe, Ryo Suzuki, Aya Futamura, Ryo Kinoshita, Nobutaka Hattori, Hideaki Tabuse, Koreaki Imura, Norikazu Otake
  • Patent number: 11192865
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds that are useful for treating cancers. Specific cancers include those that are mediated by YAP/TAZ or those that are modulated by the interaction between YAP/TAZ and TEAD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: VIVACE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrei W. Konradi, Tracy Tzu-Ling Tang Lin
  • Patent number: 11186544
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I), which are formyl peptide 2 (FPR2) receptor agonists and/or formyl peptide 1 (FPR1) receptor agonists. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods of using the compounds, for example, for the treatment of atherosclerosis, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Nicholas R. Wurtz, Pravin Sudhakar Shirude, Andrew Quoc Viet
  • Patent number: 11185546
    Abstract: Methods and kits for improving tear production are described, along with topical pharmaceutical compositions. In certain instances, the composition comprises pentoxifylline and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The compositions also may further comprise another active agent, such as an anti-bacterial agent, antiviral agent, antifungal agent, or immunosuppressant agent, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Harrow IP, LLC
    Inventors: John Scott Karolchyk, John P. Saharek
  • Patent number: 11189808
    Abstract: Platinum compounds of Formulas I and II useful in a variety of devices, such as, for example organic-light emitting diodes (OLEDs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jian Li, Guijie Li, Jason Brooks
  • Patent number: 11180492
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I?), Formula (II), and Formula (III). The compounds described herein may useful in treating and/or preventing protozoan infections in a subject in need thereof, treating and/or preventing trypanosomal infections (e.g., Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) or Trypanosoma brucei infections) and/or plasmodial infections in a subject in need thereof, treating and/or preventing diseases in a subject in need thereof (e.g., Chagas disease, malaria, and/or sleeping sickness), and may be useful in treating and/or preventing infectious diseases in a subject in need thereof. Also provided in the present disclosure are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods, and uses including a compound described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., The Regents of the University of California, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Shieh Tan, Corinne N. Foley, Gustavo Moura-Letts, James McKerrow, Sivaraman Dandapani, Rahul Edwankar, Alyssa Verano, Debopam Chakrabarti, Bracken Roberts
  • Patent number: 11174237
    Abstract: Disclosed are a 2-[4-(methylaminomethyl)phenyl]-5-fluoro-benzofuran-7-carboxamide hydrochloride polymorph, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. Specifically, disclosed are three crystalline forms, i.e., crystalline forms A, B, and C, of 2-[4-(methylaminomethyl)phenyl]-5-fluoro-benzofuran-7-carboxamide hydrochloride (formula I), preparation methods for the three crystalline forms, and use of the three crystalline forms in preparation of drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, FUKANG (SHANGHAI) HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunhao Yang, Zehong Miao, Cun Tan, Xiajuan Huan, Jian Ding, Yi Chen