Patents Examined by Kahsay T. Habte
  • Patent number: 8440652
    Abstract: Compounds for the inhibition of mammalian Ste20-like kinase 1 (MST1) are disclosed, along with compositions comprising them and methods of their use in the treatment, management or prevention of an inflammatory or autoimmune diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David John Augeri, Jeffrey Thomas Bagdanoff, Simon David Peter Baugh, Marianne Carlsen, Kenneth Gordon Carson, John Anthony Gilleran, Wei He, Tamas Oravecz, Konstantin Salojin, Leonard Sung
  • Patent number: 8440594
    Abstract: Substituted pyridines of the formula I in which the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the compounds of the formula I and their N-oxides, their agriculturally suitable salts, compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, and also methods for controlling unwanted vegetation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dschun Song, Julia Major, Johannes Hutzler, Trevor William Newton, Matthias Witschel, William Karl Moberg, Liliana Parra Rapado, Tao Qu, Frank Stelzer, Andree Van Der Kloet, Thomas Seitz, Thomas Ehrhardt, Klaus Kreuz, Klaus Grossmann, Anna Aleksandra Michrowska-Pianowska, Anja Simon, Ruediger Reingruber, Helmut Kraus, Hans Wolfgang Hoeffken, Thomas Mietzner
  • Patent number: 8440821
    Abstract: Described is a method for the synthesis and/or purification of a high purity diaminophenothiazinium compound of the following formula: characterized by a purity of greater than 98% and less than 1% Azure B, 0.15% Azure A, 0.15% Azure C and 0.05% Methylene Violet Bernthsen (MVB), as impurities. Also described are related high purity compounds, compositions, and methods of using such compounds and compositions. The compounds and compositions are useful in the treatment of diseases caused by tau aggregation, such as Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Wista Laboratories Ltd.
    Inventors: Claude Michel Wischik, John Mervyn David Storey, Colin Marshall, James Peter Sinclair, Thomas Craven Baddeley
  • Patent number: 8440658
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, monohydrate, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, monohydrate, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof and methods of inhibiting 11?-HSD1 activity comprising the step of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, monohydrate, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof. Values for the variables in Formula (I) are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Claremon, Linghang Zhuang, Colin M. Tice, Yuanjie Ye, Wei He, Suresh B. Singh, Zhenrong Xu, Salvacion Cacatian, Wei Zhao
  • Patent number: 8440657
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel substituted piperidines, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially of cardiovascular diseases and tumour diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Heimbach, Susanne Röhrig, Yolanda Cancho Grande, Eckhard Bender, Katja Zimmermann, Anja Buchmüller, Christoph Gerdes, Mark Jean Gnoth, Kersten Matthias Gericke, Mario Jeske
  • Patent number: 8436008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted heterocyclic compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or N-oxides or quaternary ammonium salts thereof wherein constituent members are provided hereinwith, as well as their compositions and methods of use, which are histamine H4 receptor inhibitors/antagonists useful in the treatment of histamine H4 receptor-associated conditions or diseases or disorders including, for example, inflammatory diseases or disorders, pruritus, and pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Zhang, Ding-quan Qian, Jincong Zhuo, Wenqing Yao
  • Patent number: 8431570
    Abstract: The present invention provides arylpiperazine derivatives having Formula I which can be advantageously used for treating schizophrenia and related psychoses such as acute manic, bipolar disorder, autistic disorder and depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Reviva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Laxminarayan Bhat, Prabhu Prasad Mohapatra, Kouacou Adiey
  • Patent number: 8426584
    Abstract: Provided are compounds and methods useful for the preparation of compounds useful as inhibitors of beta-site amyloid precursor protein (APP)-cleaving enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Branko Mitasev, Dae-Shik Kim, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa
  • Patent number: 8420808
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of Efavirenz, (4S)-6-chloro-4-(cyclopropylethynyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydro-2H-3,1-benzoxazin-2-one, of formula (I) comprising reacting the intermediate of formula (II) [0045] as a free base or a salt thereof, with diphosgene (TCMCF, trichlormethylchloroformate) Cl3CO—COCl in an organic solvent or in a biphasic medium comprised of an organic solvent and water, preferably but not mandatorily in the presence of a weak base in an amount sufficient to neutralise the reaction mixture or in an up to 30% molar excess of such amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: F.I.S. Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Leganza, Marco Galvagni
  • Patent number: 8420807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of 11-(4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]-1-piperazinyl]dibenzo [b,f]-1,4-thiazepine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof comprising the reaction of 1-[2-(hydroxyethoxy)-ethyl]piperazine with dibenzo[b,f][1,4]thiazepin-11-ylamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Fermion Oy
    Inventors: Arne Grumann, Dzintra Muceniece, Otto Soidinsalo
  • Patent number: 8420646
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tricyclic tetrahydroquinoline compounds of formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R20 and X are as described herein and to pharmaceutical compositions thereof, that exhibit useful antibacterial activity against a wide range of human and veterinary pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: PAH P&U LLC
    Inventors: Michael Robert Barbachyn, Paul Joseph Dobrowolski, Alexander Ross Hurd, Dennis Joseph McNamara, John Raymond Palmer, Arthur Glenn Romero, J. Craig Ruble, Debra Ann Sherry, Lisa Marie Thomasco, Peter Laurence Toogood
  • Patent number: 8410166
    Abstract: Fused bicyclic compound having an affinity to mineral corticoid receptor (MR), of formula [I]: wherein ring A is benzene having a substituent R1, fused to an adjacent 6-membered heterocyclic ring and further optionally having a substituent(s) other than R1, R1 is alkylsulfonylamino, etc., R2 and R3 are (a) the same of different and are hydrogen, alkyl, or optionally substituted aryl, or (b) combined with each other to form an oxo group or (c) combined with each other at its terminal together with the adjacent carbon atom to form cycloalkyl, X is ?N—, ?C(R4)— or —CH(R4)—, R4 is (a) hydrogen, (b) cyano, (c) halogen, (d) alkyl, (e) alkenyl, (f) cycloalkyl, (g) alkanoyl, (h) carbamoyl, or (i) cycloalkenyl, Ar is an optionally substituted aromatic cyclic group and a dotted line means presence or absence of a double bond, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, useful e.g. as an antihypertensive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Yoichi Takahashi, Nobumasa Awai, Hidenori Akatsuka, Takayuki Kawaguchi, Toru Iljima
  • Patent number: 8404680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to N-[3-(5-Amino-3,3a,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-2,4-dioxa-6-aza-inden-7-yl)-phenyl]-amides of formula I having BACE1 and/or BACE2 inhibitory activity, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as therapeutically active substances. The active compounds of the present invention are useful in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of e.g. Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Hans Hilpert, Roland Humm
  • Patent number: 8394792
    Abstract: Disclosed are heterocyclic derivatives, and more particularly heterocyclic derivatives having the following Formula I which are useful for the preparation of medicaments for treating diseases related to uric acid: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, X1, X2, X3, L and Y are the same as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: C&C Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Sung Oh Ahn, Chan Hee Park, Jun Hwan Im, Soon Ok Lee, Kyoung June Lee, Seong Wook Cho, Kwang Seok Ko, Sun Young Han, Won Il Lee
  • Patent number: 8394791
    Abstract: This invention concerns a crystalline, enantiopure hydrochloride salt of N-(5-{2-[3-(4,4-diethyl-2-oxo-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-1-yl)-1,1-dimethyl-propylamino-1-hydroxy-ethyl}-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-methanesulfonamide, preferably of N-(5-{(R)-2-[3-(4,4-diethyl-2-oxo-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-1-yl)-1,1-dimethyl-propylamino-1-hydroxy-ethyl}-2-hydroxy-phenyl)-methanesulfonamide and its action as a long acting beta-agonist, alone or in combination with one or multiple other active ingredients for the treatment of respiratory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrike Werthmann, Marco Santagostino, Adil Duran
  • Patent number: 8389513
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2-Amino-5,5-difluoro-5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,3]oxazin-4-yl)-phenyl]-amides of formula I having BACE1 and/or BACE2 inhibitory activity, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as therapeutically active substances. The active compounds of the present invention are useful in the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of e.g. Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignees: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Siena Biotech S.p.A.
    Inventors: David Banner, Wolfgang Guba, Hans Hilpert, Harald Mauser, Alexander V. Mayweg, Robert Narquizian, Emmanuel Pinard, Eoin Power, Mark Rogers-Evans, Thomas Woltering, Wolfgang Wostl
  • Patent number: 8389515
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides biologically active 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds of formulae (I)-(III): and salts thereof, compositions comprising these compounds, and methods of using these compounds in a variety of applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Singh, Somasekhar Bhamidipati, Jeffrey Clough
  • Patent number: 8389512
    Abstract: The invention is directed to novel crystalline forms of meloxicam. These novel crystalline forms of meloxicam have improved bioavailability, an enhanced rate of dissolution and shorter time to Cmax in blood, as compared to pure meloxicam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Thar Pharmaceuticals
    Inventors: Mazen Hanna, Ning Shan, Miranda L. Cheney, David R. Weyna
  • Patent number: 8389514
    Abstract: Provided herein are aminoquinolones and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof. In certain embodiments, provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for treating, preventing or ameliorating GSK-3 mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bei Li, Anna Katrin Szardenings
  • Patent number: 8383811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of crystalline non-hygroscopic form H1 of efavirenz, and pharmaceutical compositions containing it. In accordance with the present invention efavirenz was dissolved in acetone at 25° C.-30° C., the solution was slowly added to water at 0° C.-5° C., the separated solid was filtered, washed with mixture of acetone and water and dried at 25° C.-35° C. under below 65% relative humidity for 18 hours to give crystalline non-hygroscopic efavirenz form H1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hetero Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, Kura Rathnakar Reddy, Rapolu Raji Reddy, Dasari Muralidhara Reddy, Kesireddy Subash Chander Reddy