Patents Examined by Matt Mauro
  • Patent number: 9808542
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrrolopyridine compounds of formula (I) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which may be suitable for imaging tau aggregates, b-sheet aggregates, beta-amyloid aggregates or alpha-synuclein aggregates, and hence are useful in binding and imaging tau aggregates in Alzheimer's patients. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of using the compounds of this invention as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to study tau deposits in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology. The invention further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Abbas W. Walji, Eric Hostetler, Thomas J. Greshock, Jing Li, Keith P. Moore, Idriss Bennacef, James Mulhearn, Harold Selnick, Yaode Wang, Kun Yang, Jianmin Fu
  • Patent number: 9809605
    Abstract: Broad spectrum beta-lactamase inhibitors. Certain inhibitors also exhibit potent antibiotic activity in addition to beta-lactamase inhibition. Compounds of the invention are designed such that on cleavage of the beta-lactam ring reactive moieties are generated which can inactivate beta-lactamase. Also provided are methods of making beta-lactamase inhibitors and beta-lactam antibiotics exhibiting such inhibition. Additionally provided are pharmaceutical compositions for treatment or prevention of bacterial infections and methods of treatment of such infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: GLADIUS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Larry Sutton, Sophia Yu
  • Patent number: 9809588
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions useful in the treatment of GLS1 mediated diseases, such as cancer, having the structure of Formula I: Methods of inhibition GLS1 activity in a human or animal subject are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Maria Emilia Di Francesco, Philip Jones, Timothy Heffernan, Matthew M. Hamilton, Zhijun Kang, Michael J. Soth, Jason P. Burke, Kang Le, Christopher Lawrence Carroll, Wylie S. Palmer, Richard Lewis, Timothy McAfoos, Barbara Czako, Gang Liu, Jay Theroff, Zachary Herrera, Anne Yau
  • Patent number: 9809598
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which W, X and Y have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of Tankyrase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system injury and different forms of inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Buchstaller, Dieter Dorsch
  • Patent number: 9809564
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a thermal extract of a plant material and methods of extraction thereof. The method of producing a thermal extract from a plant starting material by means of a thermal extraction of the starting material wherein the improvement consists in requiring smaller amounts of costly and/or toxic organic solvents for the extraction and partitioning steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Pharmatherm Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: David Boulard, Robert G. Graham, Barry A. Freel
  • Patent number: 9809822
    Abstract: Tripyolide-nucleic acid aptamer derivatives, a preparation method and use thereof are shown. The structure of the triptolide-nucleic acid aptamer derivatives is as shown by formula I, wherein the definitions of R1-R7, G, A, B, M, Z and X are described. The present invention uses a nucleic acid aptamer and triptolide or modified compounds thereof as the starting materials, and introduces a linking group A at the C-14 hydroxyl group, epoxy groups and five-membered ring lactones in triptolide, then connects it to a nucleic acid aptamer B, and obtains the triptolide-nucleic acid aptamer derivatives. The triptolide-nucleic acid aptamer derivatives of the present invention have the characteristics of good targeting, a high anti-cancer activity, low toxicity and side effects, good water solubility and high bioavailability, and the preparation method of the present invention is scientific and reasonable and has a controllable quality and good repeatability, and is thereby suitable for production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ge Zhang, Aiping Lu, Cheng Wang, Cheng Lu, Jun Lu, Biao Liu
  • Patent number: 9808449
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or (II) can modulate the activity of S1P receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: BIOGEN MA INC.
    Inventors: Jermaine Thomas, Sha Mi, Edward Yin-Shiang Lin, Guo Zhu Zheng, Bin Ma, Richard D. Caldwell, Kevin Guckian, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel
  • Patent number: 9802968
    Abstract: The present invention describes branched and functionalized siloxanes and methods for making such compounds. The compounds have a variety of uses. One preferred application is as novel planarizing material for lithogaphy, in which case functionalized branched siloxane, such as an epoxy-modified branched siloxane is particularly useful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: C. Grant Willson, Tsuyoshi Ogawa, Michael B Jacobsson
  • Patent number: 9802909
    Abstract: An enantioselective process for the synthesis of (+)-petromyroxol and its Diastereomers from (3aR,5R,6aR)-2,2-dimethyl-5-((R)-oxiran-2-yl)tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Chepuri Venkata Ramana, Venkannababu Mullapudi
  • Patent number: 9801849
    Abstract: This application is in the field of medicinal chemistry and relates to ultrapure ajulemic acid, its synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof for the treatment and/or prevention of inflammation, pain, and fibrotic diseases including scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, scleroderma-like disorders, sine scleroderma, liver cirrhosis, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Dupuytren's contracture, keloids, chronic kidney disease, chronic graft rejection, and other scarring-wound healing abnormalities, post-operative adhesions, and reactive fibrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Tepper
  • Patent number: 9758501
    Abstract: The present invention discloses the syntheses of new 3-hydroxyflavone salts with defined structures, which are suitable for sensor applications for sensing anions, cations, DNA chains and organic compounds soluble in highly polar solvent like water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: TUBITAK (TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU)
    Inventors: Turan Ozturk, Mehmet Saip Eroglu, Asli Capan, Muslum Akgoz
  • Patent number: 9745328
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), or a form thereof wherein ring A1, R1, R2, R3, R3?, L, W, and V are as defined herein, useful as FLAP modulators. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I). Methods of making and using the compounds of Formula (I) are also within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Genesis M. Bacani, Wendy Eccles, Anne E. Fitzgerald, Steven D. Goldberg, Michael D. Hack, Natalie A. Hawryluk, William M. Jones, John M. Keith, Paul Krawczuk, Alec D. Lebsack, Alice Lee-Dutra, Jing Liu, Kelly J. McClure, Steven P. Meduna, Daniel J. Pippel, Mark D. Rosen, Zachary S. Sales
  • Patent number: 9732084
    Abstract: Pyrrolobenzodiazepine dimers having a C2-C3 double bond and an aryl group at the C2 position on one monomer unit, and a C2-C3 double bond and either a conjugated double or triple bond at the C2 position or an alkyl group at the C2 position on the other monomer unit, and conjugates of these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: Medimmune Limited, Seattle Genetics Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Wilson Howard, Luke Masterson, Arnaud Tiberghien, Scott Jeffrey, Patrick Burke, Peter Senter
  • Patent number: 9725460
    Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to oridonin analogs or derivatives. In certain aspects, the derivatives are used as anticancer or anti-inflammatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Jia Zhou, Chunyong Ding, Qiang Shen
  • Patent number: 9718798
    Abstract: Provided are solid forms of 5-(halomethyl)furfural, including a crystalline form of 5-(chloromethyl)furfural. Provided are also methods for preparing solid forms of 5-(halomethyl)furfural by crystallization using certain solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: MICROMIDAS, INC.
    Inventors: Shawn M. Browning, Makoto N. Masuno, John Bissell, II, Benjamin F. Nicholson
  • Patent number: 9717706
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu, Jan Wasley
  • Patent number: 9718797
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for preparing a mixture of eight diasteromers of vittatalactone Also disclosed are mixtures of eight diasteromers of vittatalactone produced by the methods described herein. In addition there are described compositions comprising a mixture of eight diasteromers of vittatalactone and optionally (2E,6Z)-nona-2,6-dienal and optionally cucurbitacin B or cucurbitacin B, and optionally a carrier. Furthermore, there are describe methods of attracting Acalymma vittatum to an object or area, involving treating said object or area with a Acalymma vittatum attracting composition containing a Acalymma vittatum attracting effective amount of the compositions described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignees: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agirculture, Chemveda Life Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamlesh R. Chauhan, Bheema R. Paraselli
  • Patent number: 9718814
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a lysine-specific demethylase-1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia, developmental disorders, particularly diseases having intellectual disability (e.g., autistic spectrum disorders, Rett syndrome, Down's syndrome, Kabuki syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Kleefstra syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis), neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinocerebellar degeneration (e.g., dentatorubural pallidoluysian atrophy) and Huntington's disease), epilepsy (e.g., Dravet syndrome) or drug dependence, and the like. A compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Matsumoto, Yasushi Hattori, Masashi Toyofuku, Shinji Morimoto, Takuto Kojima, Tomohiro Kaku, Mitsuhiro Ito
  • Patent number: 9714241
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a lysine-specific demethylase-1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia, developmental disorders, particularly diseases having intellectual disability (e.g., autistic spectrum disorders, Rett syndrome, Down's syndrome, Kabuki syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Kleefstra syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis), neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinocerebellar degeneration (e.g., dentatorubural pallidoluysian atrophy) and Huntington's disease), epilepsy (e.g., Dravet syndrome) or drug dependence, and the like. A compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Matsumoto, Yasushi Hattori, Masashi Toyofuku, Shinji Morimoto, Takuto Kojima, Tomohiro Kaku, Mitsuhiro Ito
  • Patent number: 9708321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel spiro-quinazolinone derivatives as positive allosteric modulators for modulating metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4) and/or altering glutamate level or glutamatergic signalling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Nadia Brugger, Brian L. Hodous, Amanda E. Sutton, Justin Potnick, Theresa L. Johnson, Thomas E. Richardson, Thomas Francis Nelson Haxell, James M. Dorsey, Robert James Foglesong