Patents Examined by James O. Wilson
  • Patent number: 9422250
    Abstract: This invention relates to pyrimidine derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in treating viral infections such as HCV or HBV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Janssen Sciences Ireland UC
    Inventors: David Mc Gowan, Pierre Jean-Marie Bernard Raboisson, Werner Embrechts, Tim Hugo Maria Jonckers, Stefaan Julien Last, Serge Maria Aloysius Pieters, Jaromir Vlach
  • Patent number: 9422247
    Abstract: The invention relates to iron(III) complex compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them for the use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of iron deficiency symptoms and iron deficiency anemias.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Vifor (International) AG
    Inventors: Thomas Bark, Wilm Buhr, Susanna Burckhardt, Michael Burgert, Camillo Canclini, Franz Dürrenberger, Felix Funk, Peter Otto Geisser, Aris Kalogerakis, Simona Mayer, Erik Philipp, Stefan Reim, Diana Sieber, Jörg Schmitt, Katrin Schwarz
  • Patent number: 9409887
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Celgene Avilomics Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwangho Lee, Deqiang Niu, Matthew F. Baevsky
  • Patent number: 9403775
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I or Formula II: enantiomer, diastereomer, prodrug, solvate, metabolite, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein constituent variables are provided herein. The compounds of Formula I and II are modulators of metalloproteases and are useful in treating diseases associated with metalloprotease activity such as arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disorders, skin disorders, inflammation and allergic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: Incyte Corporation, Incyte Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Jincong Zhuo, Meizhong Xu, Fenglei Zhang, Brian W. Metcalf
  • Patent number: 9403799
    Abstract: Compounds selected from the group according to claim 1 are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular of Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Schadt, Dieter Dorsch, Frank Stieber, Andree Blaukat
  • Patent number: 9382214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists of structure (VI); and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Neurocine Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J. Gallagher, Laszlo R. Treiber, Robert Michael Hughes, Onorato Campopiano, Peng Wang, Yuxin Zhao, Shine K. Chou, Michael Allen Ouellette, Donald Nicholas Hettinger
  • Patent number: 9375431
    Abstract: The present invention provides 2,4-disubstituted pyrimidine compounds useful as kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Celgene Avilomics Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwangho Lee, Deqiang Niu, Russell C. Petter, Matthew F. Baevsky, Juswinder Singh
  • Patent number: 9376403
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate groups by trimerising cycloaliphatic diisocyanates using a catalyst solution comprising at least one quaternary ammonium hydroxide, characterized in that the catalyst solution is metered in such that the reaction temperature is >90° C. and ?140° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Halpaap, Mario Schneider, Oswald Wilmes, Uwe Werner
  • Patent number: 9376448
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. 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: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Patent number: 9371311
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidine derivatives useful as histamine H4 receptor modulators and processes for the preparation of such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Neelakandha S. Mani, Christopher L. Mapes, Daniel J. Pippel, Diego F. Broggini
  • Patent number: 9359297
    Abstract: The present invention provides spirolactam derivatives of formula (I): wherein R1-R7 are as defined herein; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and pharmaceutical compositions and uses of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: H. Lundbeck A/S
    Inventors: Hao Zhou, Guiying Li, Dario Doller, Gil Ma
  • Patent number: 9359302
    Abstract: The present invention provides low hygroscopic forms of aripiprazole and processes for the preparation thereof which will not convert to a hydrate or lose their original solubility even when a medicinal preparation containing the anhydrous aripiprazole crystals is stored for an extended period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuji Bando, Satoshi Aoki, Junichi Kawasaki, Makoto Ishigami, Youichi Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Yabuuchi, Kiyoshi Fujimoto, Yoshihiro Nishioka, Noriyuki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Fujimura, Masanori Takahashi, Kaoru Abe, Tomonori Nakagawa, Koichi Shinhama, Naoto Utsumi, Michiaki Tominaga, Yoshihiro Ooi, Shohei Yamada, Kenji Tomikawa
  • Patent number: 9353101
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and may be useful for raising HDL-cholesterol and reducing LDL-cholesterol in human patients and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: John J. Acton, III, Feng Ye, Petr Vachal, Deyou Sha, James F. Dropinski, Lin Chu, Debra Ondeyka, Alexander J. Kim, Vincent J. Colandrea, Yi Zang, Fengqi Zhang, Guizhen Dong
  • Patent number: 9346836
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to salts and compositions of isophosphoramide mustard and isophosphoramide mustard analogs. In one embodiment the salts can be represented by the formula I: (I) wherein A+ represents an ammonium species selected from the protonated (conjugate acid) or quaternary forms of aliphatic amines and aromatic amines, including basic amino acids, heterocyclic amines, substituted and unsubstituted pyridines, guanidines and amidines; and X and Y independently represent leaving groups. Also disclosed herein are methods for making such compounds and formulating pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods for administering the disclosed compounds to subjects, particularly to treat hyper-proliferative disorders, also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee R. Morgan
  • Patent number: 9346766
    Abstract: Provided is a method for the synthesis of N-protected bis-3,6-[4-aminobutyl]-2,5-diketopiperazine including the step of heating a solution of ?-amino protected lysine in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, and phosphorus pentoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: MannKind Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Stevenson, Destardi Moye-Sherman
  • Patent number: 9346795
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: W and Q and G are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of Bcl-2 family antiapoptotic proteins for the treatment of cancer; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Robert M. Borzilleri, Zhen-Wei Cai, Andrew J. Tebben, Heidi L. Perez, Liping Zhang, Gretchen M. Schroeder, Donna D. Wei
  • Patent number: 9339032
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel amides and thioamides, to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof for controlling animal pests, in particular arthropods and especially insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Bretschneider, Adeline Köhler, Reiner Fischer, Martin Fublein, Peter Jeschke, Joachim Kluth, Friedrich August Mühlthau, Arnd Voerste, Olga Malsam, Ulrich Görgens, Yoshitaka Sato
  • Patent number: 9340523
    Abstract: Provided are certain dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: FOCHON PHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: Weibo Wang, Tongshuang Li
  • Patent number: 9340493
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, thereof, wherein: G is a group of formula (II): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, hydrates, or solvates, thereof, wherein A, B, L1-L4, A, B, R1-R4, and m are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating a bacterial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Brown, Charles Francis Donovan, Edmund Lee Ellsworth, Denton Wade Hoyer, Timothy Allan Johnson, Manjinder Singh Lall, Chris Limberakis, Sean Timothy Murphy, Debra Ann Sherry, Clarke Bentley Taylor, Joseph Scott Warmus
  • Patent number: 9340525
    Abstract: The present invention relates compounds for stabilizing cells and methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Yue Xu, Sheng Ding