Patents Examined by Evelyn Huang
  • Patent number: 7115621
    Abstract: Compounds of general structural formula (I) and use of the compounds and salts and solvates thereof, as therapeutic agents as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 5 cardiovascular disorders
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Lilly Icos LLC
    Inventors: Jason S. Sawyer, Mark W. Orme, James D. Copp
  • Patent number: 6852716
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula I: These compounds may be in the form of pharmaceutical salts or compositions, racemic mixtures, or pure enantiomers thereof. The compounds of Formula I are useful in pharmaceuticals to treat diseases or conditions in which ?7 is known to be involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Daniel Patrick Walker, David W. Piotrowski, Eric Jon Jacobsen, Brad A. Acker, Jason K. Myers, Vincent E. Groppi, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6552044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted indane or dihydroindole compounds of Formula (I) wherein A is an indole. These compounds have high affinity for D4 receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Jens Kristian Perregaard, Benny Bang-Andersen, Henrik Pedersen, Ivan Mikkelsen, Robert Dancer
  • Patent number: 6514986
    Abstract: The invention relates to the new arginine salt forms of S-(−)-9-fluoro-6,7-dihydro-8-(4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl)-5-methyl-1-oxo-1H,5H-benzo[i,j]quinolizine-2-carboxylic acid, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical formulations which comprise those arginine salt forms as the active ingredient for its use in treating antimicrobial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Wockhardt Limited
    Inventors: Noel J. de Souza, Shivkumar Agarwal, Mahesh V. Patel, Satish B. Bhawsar, Rupinder K. Beri, Ravindra D. Yeole, Nitin Shetty
  • Patent number: 6506764
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula B—X—(CH2)m—CR1R2—(CH2)n—CO—Y  (I) have therapeutic utility as inhibitors of metalloproteinases etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Darwin Discovery, Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Douglas Baxter, David Alan Owen, Duncan Hannah, John Gary Montana
  • Patent number: 6235756
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a group of compounds that effectively inhibit angiogenesis. More specifically, thalidomide and various related compounds such as thalidomide precursors, analogs, metabolites and hydrolysis products have been shown to inhibit angiogenesis. Importantly, these compounds can be administered orally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: The Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventor: Robert D'Amato
  • Patent number: 6028085
    Abstract: Prodrugs of 5HT.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2000
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham plc
    Inventor: Steven Mark Bromidge
  • Patent number: 5985893
    Abstract: Novel crystal forms of the fluoroquinolone, [S-(R*,S*)]-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-8-methoxy-7-[3-[1-(methylam ino)ethyl]-1-pyrrolidinyl]-4-oxo-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid are disclosed. The forms are characterized by one methanol solvate form, and three anhydrous polymorphic forms, of which, Form III exhibits greatest stability and decreased hygroscopicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Xuanqiang Yu, William C. Schinzer, Michael J. Dunn, Robert Shih-Liang Chao, Dale S. Aldrich, Azhwarsamy Jeganathan, Michael S. Bergren
  • Patent number: 5986098
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) to (III) ##STR1## in which the symbols R to R.sub.6 are organic radicals. These compounds can be used as intermediates in the production of a phosphite-HALS product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventor: Peter Staniek
  • Patent number: 5961965
    Abstract: A description is given of water-soluble or water-dispersible polyaspartic acid derivatives, their preparation and their use in cosmetology, especially in hair cosmetology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Son Nguyen Kim, Axel Sanner, Peter Hossel, Matthias Kroner
  • Patent number: 5958944
    Abstract: Benzamide compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, isomers thereof and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of this compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive, and therapeutic agents for hypertension, therapeutic agents for angina pectoris, therapeutic agent for asthma, therapeutic agents for renal and peripheral circulatory disturbances and inhibitor of cerebral vasospasm, which comprise this compound. The compound of the present invention has strong smooth muscle relaxing action, and shows hypotensive action and cerebral coronary vasodilating action like conventional calcium antagonists, as well as long-lasting renal and peripheral circulation improving action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masafumi Arita, Tadamasa Saitoh, Masanori Minoguchi, Keiji Yamagami, Hiroyuki Satoh
  • Patent number: 5948791
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel quinoline derivatives and their therapeutic use against malaria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Werner Hofheinz, Raffaello Masciadri
  • Patent number: 5939451
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein Z is a substituted indolyl group of formula ##STR2## R.sup.1 is hydrogen, amino, lower alkylamino, lower dialkylamino, lower alkyl, halogen, or trifluoromethyl;R.sup.2 is hydrogen or lower alkyl;R.sup.11 is hydrogen or halogen;R.sup.12 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; anda is a single or double bond;or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: Hoffmann-la Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Bos, Claus Riemer, Andrew Sleight
  • Patent number: RE45720
    Abstract: Novel stilbenoid compounds and their prodrug forms are disclosed, which serve as potent vascular targeting agents useful for the treatment of solid tumor cancers and other diseases associated with unwanted neovascularization. The novel stilbenoid compounds are tubulin-binding stilbenoid analogs structurally related to combretastatin A-1 and combretastatin A-4. The prodrug forms serve as potent vascular targeting agents (VTAs) useful for the treatment of solid tumor cancers and diseases associated with retinal neovascularization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignees: OXiGENE, Inc., Baylor University
    Inventors: David J. Chaplin, Charles Manly Garner, III, Robert Ronald Kane, Kevin G. Pinney, Joseph Anthony Prezioso, Klaus Edvardsen
  • Patent number: RE45839
    Abstract: Pentakis(dimethylamino) disilane with general formula (1): Si2(NMe2)5Y, where Y is selected from the group comprising H, Cl or an amino group its preparation method and its use to manufacture gate dielectric films or etch-stop dielectric films of SiN or SiON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE
    Inventor: Christian Dussarrat
  • Patent number: RE45907
    Abstract: Novel stilbenoid compounds and their prodrug forms are disclosed, which serve as potent vascular targeting agents useful for the treatment of solid tumor cancers and other diseases associated with unwanted neovascularization. The novel stilbenoid compounds are tubulin-binding stilbenoid analogs structurally related to combretastatin A-1 and combretastatin A-4. The prodrug forms serve as potent vascular targeting agents (VTAs) useful for the treatment of solid tumor cancers and diseases associated with retinal neovascularization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignees: OXiGENE, Inc., Baylor Universwity
    Inventors: David J. Chaplin, Charles Manly Garner, III, Robert Ronald Kane, Kevin G. Pinney, Joseph Anthony Prezioso, Klaus Edvardsen
  • Patent number: RE46024
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes and other related disorders and diseases, and may be useful for other diseases such as NASH, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer and other disorders and diseases related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Denis J. Kertesz, Sherrie Lynn Pietranico-Cole, Yimin Qian, Nathan Robert Scott, Sung-Sau So, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Patent number: RE46095
    Abstract: Herbicide combinations comprising an effective amount of components (A) and (B), where component (A) is/are one or more herbicides of the formula (I) or salts thereof, in which R1 is H or a group of the formula CZ1Z2Z3, where Z1, Z2 and Z3 are as defined in claim 1, R2 and R3 are each H, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl having in each case up to 4 carbon atoms or acyl, R4 is H, (C1-C6)-alkyl or (C1-C6)-alkoxy; R5, R6, R7 and R8 are each H, (C1-C4)-alkyl, (C1-C3)-haloalkyl, halogen, (C1-C3)-alkoxy, (C1-C3)-haloalkoxy or cyano; A is CH2 or O or a direct bond, and the component (B) is one or more herbicides from the group of compounds consisting of (B1) thiencarbazone, tembotrione, SYN-523, pyroxsulam, penoxsulam, SYN-449, (B2) pyrasulfotole, trifloxysulfuron, saflufenacil, aminopyralid, ethofumesate, aminocyclopyrachlor and (B3) pyroxasulfone (KIH-485) are suitable for controlling harmful plants or for regulating the growth of plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Hacker, Martin Hess, Martin Jeffrey Hills, Georg Bonfig-Picard, Thomas Auler
  • Patent number: RE46097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful of inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Gabriel Martinez Botella, Michael Hale, Francois Maltais, Judith Straub, Qing Tang
  • Patent number: RE46151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing 4,4?-[1-(trifluoromethyl)alkylidene]bis(2,6-diphenylphenols), in particular for preparing 4,4?-[1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]bis(2,6-diphenylphenol), which comprises the self-condensation of cyclohexanone in the presence of a basic catalyst to form tricyclic condensation products, dehydrogenation of the resulting tricyclic condensation products in the presence of a supported transition metal catalyst in the condensed phase to form 2,6-diphenylphenol and reaction of the 2,6-diphenylphenol with a trifluoromethyl ketone. The invention further provides an improved process for preparing 2,6-diphenylphenol by aldol self-condensation of cyclohexanone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Gabriele Gralla, Gunnar Heydrich, Klaus Ebel, Wolfgang Krause