Patents Examined by Mark L. Berch
  • Patent number: 7767809
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a solvate of the compound (I) of the formula: or a crystal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Uenaka
  • Patent number: 7763616
    Abstract: The present application discloses a compound, or enantiomers, stereoisomers, rotamers, tautomers, racemates or prodrug of said compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates or esters of said compound, or of said prodrug, said compound having the general structure shown in Formula 1: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof, wherein the various moieties are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of treating chemokine mediated diseases, such as, palliative therapy, curative therapy, prophylactic therapy of certain diseases and conditions such as inflammatory diseases (non-limiting example(s) include, psoriasis), autoimmune diseases (non-limiting example(s) include, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis), graft rejection (non-limiting example(s) include, allograft rejection, xenograft rejection), infectious diseases (e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Wensheng Yu, Seong Heon Kim, Gopinadhan N. Anilkumar, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Bandarpalle B. Shankar, Brian F. McGuinness, Douglas W. Hobbs, Yuefei Shao
  • Patent number: 7759483
    Abstract: A 3-alkenylcephem compound of the formula (1) wherein R1 is benzyl or phenoxymethyl, R2, R3 and R4 are alike or different and are each a hydrogen atom, C1-10 alkyl, C4-8 cycloalkyl or aryl C1-3 alkyl substituted or unsubstituted with C1-4 alkyl, R2 and R3, when taken together, form a group —(CH2)lXm(CH2)n— substituted or unsubstituted with C1-4 alkyl at an optional position, X is an oxygen atom or group —N(R5)—, l is 0 to 3, m is 0 or 1, n is an integer of 2 to 4, R5 is a hydrogen atom or C1-4 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoichi Nishioka, Koichi Sorajo, Yutaka Kameyama
  • Patent number: 7759342
    Abstract: Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound and methods for treating or preventing cancer, a cardiovascular disease, a renal disease, an autoimmune condition, an inflammatory condition, macular degeneration, ischemia-reperfusion injury, pain and related syndromes, disease-related wasting, an asbestos-related condition, pulmonary hypertension or a condition treatable or preventable by inhibition of the JNK pathway comprising administering an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Brydon L. Bennett, Kate Blease, Brian Edwin Cathers
  • Patent number: 7754728
    Abstract: A drug for topically administration which is effective as an antiallergic agent. The drug for topically administration contains as an active ingredient an adenine compound represented by the general formula (1): [wherein ring A represents a 6 to 10 membered, mono or bicyclic, aromatic hydrocarbon or a 5 to 10 membered, mono or bicyclic, aromatic heterocycle containing one to three heteroatoms selected among 0 to 2 nitrogen atoms, 0 or 1 oxygen atom, and 0 or 1 sulfur atom; n is an integer of 0 to 2; m is an integer of 0 to 2; R represents halogeno, (un)substituted alkyl, etc.; X1 represents oxygen, sulfur, NR1 (R1 represents hydrogen or alkyl), or a single bond; Y1 represents a single bond, alkylene, etc.; Y2 represents a single bond, alkylene, etc.; Z represents alkylene; and at least one of Q1 and Q2 represents —COOR10 (wherein R10 represents (un)substituted alkyl, etc.), etc.] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Isobe, Haruo Takaku, Haruhisa Ogita, Masanori Tobe, Ayumu Kurimoto, Tetsuhiro Ogino, Hitoshi Fujita
  • Patent number: 7754723
    Abstract: Compounds of formulae: where Ar1, Ar2, R3, R4, and m are disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Nitro(cyano)vinylpiperazine Compound”); compositions comprising an effective amount of a Nitro(cyano)vinylpiperazine Compound; and methods for treating or preventing pain and other conditions in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Nitro(cyano)vinylpiperazine Compound are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Inventors: Qun Sun, Laykea Tafesse
  • Patent number: 7754711
    Abstract: Methods of treating an SCD-mediated disease or condition in a mammal, preferably a human, are disclosed, wherein the methods comprise administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of formula (Ia): where x, y, W, V, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8, R8a, R9 and R9a are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Nagasree Chakka, Mikhail Chafeev, Sultan Chowdhury, Jian-Min Fu, Duanjie Hou, Rajender Kamboj, Vishnumurthy Kodumuru, Shifeng Liu, Vandna Raina, Shaoyi Sun, Serguei Sviridov, Michael D. Winther, Zaihui Zhang, Melwyn Abreo, Mark W. Holladay, Wenbao Li, Sengen Sun, Chi Tu, Heinz W. Gschwend
  • Patent number: 7750148
    Abstract: An intermediate compound represented by formula (IV) as follows:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Zhejiang Yongning Pharmaceutical Factory
    Inventors: Fengqi Ye, Shanzong Fang, Xiuwei Lu
  • Patent number: 7750153
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel crystalline alkali metal and alkaline earth metal salts of 2?,3?-dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydroinosine. The present invention also provides a novel process for preparation of didanosine in high yield and purity using novel intermediates. Thus, for example, 5?-O-acetyl-2?,3?-dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydroinosine is reacted with monomethyl amine to give 2?,3?-dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydro inosine, which is then reacted with sodium hydroxide and crystallized to give crystalline 2?,3?-dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydroinosine sodium salt. 2?,3?-Dideoxy-2?,3?-didehydroinosine sodium salt is hydrogenated using raney nickel catalyst in aqueous medium and then neutralized with hydrochloric acid to yield didanosine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Hetero Drugs Limited
    Inventors: Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, Kura Rathnakar Reddy, Rapolu Raji Reddy, Dasari Muralidhara Reddy, Kesireddy Subash Chander Reddy
  • Patent number: 7750007
    Abstract: The present invention provides protein kinase inhibitors comprising imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds of the following structure (I) and (II): or a stereoisomer, prodrug or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R, R1, R2 and X are as defined herein. Compositions and methods for using the same in the treatment of cancer and other Pim kinase-associated conditions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: SuperGen, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Bearss, Xiao-Hui Liu, Hariprasad Vankayalapati, Yong Xu
  • Patent number: 7741289
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds represented by the structural formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, solvates or esters of the compound of Formula (I), wherein each of the substituents is as specified herein, formulations including the above compounds, processes for preparing the same and methods for treating atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, or sitosterolemia, and for lowering plasma levels of sterols and/or stanols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Duane A. Burnett, John W. Clader, Wayne Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 7741331
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel A2B adenosine receptor antagonists having the structure of Formula I or Formula II: The compounds are particularly useful for treating asthma, inflammatory gastrointestinal tract disorders, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, and diseases related to undesirable angiogenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Gilead Palo Alto, Inc.
    Inventors: Rao Kalla, Thao Perry, Elfatih Elzein, Vaibhav Varkhedkar, Xiaofen Li, Prabha Ibrahim, Venkata Palle, Dengming Xiao, Jeff Zablocki
  • Patent number: 7741478
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (II), wherein R1 represents R4 represents hydrogen or —CHO group, R5 represents hydrogen or trityl, R2 represents hydrogen or methoxy group, R3 represents —CH?CH2 or and M represents a dialkyl or dicycloalkyl ethylenediamine group selected from N,N?-diisobutylethylenediamine, N,N?-dicyclohexylethylenediamine, and N,N?-dicyclopentylethylenediamine, are useful in a process to make cephalosporin antibiotics of formula (I) wherein R represents hydrogen or pharmaceutically acceptable esters or alkali metals salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Udayampalayam Palanisamy Senthilkumar, Venu Sanjeevi Lakshmipathi, Gnanaprakasam Andrew, Ramasubbu Chandrasekaran, Dindigala Nagender Rao, Gaddam Om Reddy
  • Patent number: 7737127
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds having the following general formula (I): wherein X, R1, R2, R7 and Z are as described here.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
    Inventors: Joel M. Linden, Jayson M. Rieger, Timothy L. Macdonald, Gail W. Sullivan, Lauren Jean Murphree, Robert Alan Figler
  • Patent number: 7737273
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel process for the preparation of acyclic phosphonate nucleotide analogs using novel intermediates. Thus, for example, (R)-9-(2-phosphonomethoxypropyl)adenine is reacted with dimethylformamide dimethylacetal to give N4-dimethylaminomethyledino-9-(2-phosphonomethoxy ethyl) adenine, which is then reacted with chloromethyl-2-propyl carbonate in presence of triethylamine to give (R)-N4-Dimethylaminomethyledino-9-(2-phosphono methoxypropyl) adenine disoproxil, followed by deprotection with acetic acid to get tenofovir disoproxil. Tenofovir disoproxil is then treated with fumaric acid to give tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Hetero Drugs Limited
    Inventors: Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, Kura Rathnakar Reddy, Rapolu Raji Reddy, Dasari Muralidhara Reddy
  • Patent number: 7732455
    Abstract: Selective antagonists of A2B adenosine receptors like those of formula I are provided. These compounds and compositions are useful as pharmaceutical agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: PGx Health, LLC
    Inventors: Guoquan Wang, Jayson M. Rieger, Robert D. Thompson
  • Patent number: 7732413
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds represented by the structural formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, solvates or esters of the compound of Formula (I), wherein each of the substituents is as specified herein, formulations including the above compounds, processes for preparing the same and methods for treating atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, or sitosterolemia, and for lowering plasma levels of sterols and/or stanols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Duane A. Burnett, John W. Clader
  • Patent number: 7728126
    Abstract: Method for purifying 7?-methoxy-cephalosporins containing as impurity the corresponding 7?-methylthio analogue, which is transformed into its methoxy analogue by treatment with a halogenating agent in methanol. In this way the complete conversion of the sulphurated impurity into the corresponding methoxy analogue is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: ACS DOBFAR S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giovanni Fogliato, Marco Forzatti, Maurizio Zenoni
  • Patent number: 7728134
    Abstract: Disclosed are hydrates and polymorphs of 4-[[(7R)-8-cyclopentyl-7-ethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5-methyl-6-oxo-2-pteridinyl]Amino]-3-methoxy-N-(1-methyl-4-piperidinyl)-benzamide: processes for preparing them and their use as pharmaceutical compositions with antiproliferative activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Linz, Peter Sieger, Gerd F. Kraemer, Rolf Herter, Matthias Hoffmann, Werner Rall, Rolf Schmid
  • Patent number: 7723330
    Abstract: Compounds of Formulas Ia and Ib, and stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates, metabolites and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful for inhibiting receptor tyrosine kinases and for treating disorders mediated thereby. Methods of using compounds of Formula Ia and Ib, and stereoisomers, geometric isomers, tautomers, solvates and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignees: Array BioPharma Inc., Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Blake, Steven Armen Boyd, Jason De Meese, Kin Chiu Fong, John J. Gaudino, Tomas Kaplan, Allison L. Marlow, Jeongbeob Seo, Allen A. Thomas, Hongqi Tian, Frederick Cohen, Wendy B. Young