Patents Examined by Jeffrey Murray
  • Patent number: 8912210
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to piperidinone carboxamide azaindane derivatives which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ian M. Bell, Mark E. Fraley, Steven N. Gallicchio, Anthony Ginnetti, Helen J. Mitchell, Daniel V. Paone, Donnette D. Staas, Cheng Wang, C. Blair Zartman
  • Patent number: 8703780
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Pharmacyclics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Honigberg, Erik Verner, Zhengying Pan
  • Patent number: 8697698
    Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula III: wherein Z1, Z2, and Z3 are as described in the specification; Q is —S—, —O—, —N(R4)—, or —CH(R6)—; R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; and R2 and R2?are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier, Julian Golec, Francoise Pierard
  • Patent number: 8697710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to optionally substituted 3-amino-4,5-dihydro-(1H or 2H)-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-6(7H)-ones and their 4-imino or 4-thioxo derivatives, e.g., 3-amino-4-(thioxo or imino)-4,5-dihydro-2H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-6(7H)-ones, 3-amino-4-(thioxo or imino)-4,5-dihydro-2H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-6(7H)-ones, 3-amino-4-(thioxo or imino)-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-6(7H)-ones, processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peng Li, Jun Zhao, Hailin Zeng, Lawrence Wennogle
  • Patent number: 8697711
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, including compounds having the structure of Formula (A), (B), (C), and (D), as described in further detail herein, that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Pharmacyclics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Honigberg, Erik Verner, Zhengying Pan
  • Patent number: 8691819
    Abstract: Alpha-helix mimetic structures and compounds represented by the formula (I) wherein the general formula and the definition of each symbol are as defined in the specification, a compound relating thereto, and methods relating thereto, are disclosed. Applications of these compounds in the treatment of medical conditions, e.g., cancer diseases, fibrotic diseases, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the mimetics are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: PRISM BioLab Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kouji, Yuji Kogami, Takenao Odagami
  • Patent number: 8691825
    Abstract: The instant invention provides for substituted fused pyrimidine compounds of Formula A that inhibit Akt activity: In particular, the compounds disclosed selectively inhibit one or two of the Akt isoforms. The invention also provides for compositions comprising such inhibitory compounds and methods of inhibiting Akt activity by administering the compound to a patient in need of treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Qi Chen, Mingxiang Cui, Bin Hu, Shuangxi Hu, Zhifa Pu, Philip E. Sanderson, Richard Soll, Xue Tang, Jiabing Wang, Yongjin Yan, Jinfeng Yao, Hongjie Zhang
  • Patent number: 8691546
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, including compounds having the structure of Formula (A), (B), (C), and (D), as described in further detail herein, that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Pharmacyclics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Honigberg, Erik Verner, Zhengying Pan
  • Patent number: 8691827
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to amino tetrahydro-pyridopyrimidine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael J. Breslin, Paul J. Coleman, Christopher D. Cox, Izzat T. Raheem, John D. Schreier
  • Patent number: 8685987
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel substituted [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines and their use as modulators of potassium channels. In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these compounds, in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Ataxion, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrik Svane Sørensen, Birgitte L. Eriksen, Charlotte Hougaard, Dorte Strøbæk, Palle Christophersen
  • Patent number: 8685988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain pyrrolopyrimidine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them, including methods for the treatment of tumors and related diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase (such as EGFR (including HER), Alk, PDGFR, but not limited to) pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Acea Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao Xu, Xiaobo Wang, Long Mao, Li Zhao, Biao Xi
  • Patent number: 8674095
    Abstract: Provided herein are pyrido[2,3-D]pyrimidin-7(8H)-one compounds and compositions useful as PAK inhibitors. Also provided herein are methods of utilizing these compounds for the treatment of neuropsychiatric conditions. The compounds modulate dendritic spine morphology and/or synaptic function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Afraxis Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David Campbell, Sergio G. Durón, Benedikt Vollrath, Warren Wade
  • Patent number: 8663961
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, including compounds having the structure of Formula (A), (B), (C), and (D), as described in further detail herein, that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Pharmacyclics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Honigberg, Erik Verner, Zhengying Pan
  • Patent number: 8664260
    Abstract: A method of making a bacteriochlorin is carried out by condensing a pair of compounds of Formula II to produce the bacteriochlorin, wherein R is an acetal or aldehyde group. The condensing may be carried out in an organic solvent, preferably in the presence of an acid. The bacteriochlorins are useful for a variety of purposes such as active agents in photodynamic therapy, luminescent compounds in flow cytometry, solar cells, light harvesting arrays, and molecular memory devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Han-Je Kim, Jonathan S. Lindsey
  • Patent number: 8658653
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, including compounds having the structure of Formula (A), (B), (C), and (D), as described in further detail herein, that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Pharmacyclics, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Honigberg, Erik Verner, Zhengying Pan
  • Patent number: 8653087
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (1) wherein the groups R1 to R4, X1, X2, X3, L1 and L2 are defined as in claim 1, which are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or anomalous cell proliferation, and the use thereof in such a treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Mantoulidis, Georg Dahmann, Peter Ettmayer, Christian Klein, Steffen Steurer, Irene Waizenegger, Stephan Karl Zahn
  • Patent number: 8653085
    Abstract: Drug delivery systems have been developed based on the formation of diketopiperazine carboxylate salts and microparticles containing the same. The systems may further comprise a bioactive agent. Related methods for making and using the biologically active agent delivery compositions are also provided. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts described can be formed by removal of solvent by methods including distillation, evaporation, spray drying or lyophilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Mankind Corporation
    Inventors: Andrea Leone-Bay, Destardi Moye-Sherman, Bryan R. Wilson
  • Patent number: 8653268
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, R1, and Q1 are defined herein, inhibit the IGF-1R enzyme and are useful for the treatment and/or prevention of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer, inflammation, psoriasis, allergy/asthma, disease and conditions of the immune system, disease and conditions of the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: OSI Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Mark J. Mulvihill, Radoslaw Laufer, An-Hu Li, Arno G. Steinig
  • Patent number: 8648076
    Abstract: The present invention concerns new compounds of formula (I), their process of preparation and their therapeutic use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Hybrigenics SA
    Inventors: Philippe Guedat, Guillaume Boissy, Catherine Borg-Capra, Frédéric Colland, Laurent Daviet, Etienne Formstecher, Xavier Jacq, Jean-Christophe Rain, Rémi Delansorne, Stefania Vallese, Matteo Colombo
  • Patent number: 8642606
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: and salts thereof, formulations thereof, conjugates thereof, derivatives thereof, forms thereof and uses thereof are described. In certain aspects and embodiments, the described compounds or salts thereof, formulations thereof, conjugates thereof, derivatives thereof, forms thereof are active on one or more protein kinases, including a Zeta-chain-associated protein kinase 70 (ZAP-70), and any mutations thereof. Also described are methods of use thereof to treat diseases and conditions, including diseases and conditions associated with increased expression of ZAP-70 cancer, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, aggressive B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia, an allergy-related disease or an allergic inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Plexxikon Inc.
    Inventors: Prabha N. Ibrahim, Chao Zhang