Patents Examined by Nyeemah Grazier
  • Patent number: 10071979
    Abstract: The present invention features processes for preparing compounds, such as (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 1), useful for treating CFTR mediated diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerald J. Tanoury, Cristian Harrison, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Peter Jamison Rose, Robert Michael Hughes, Young Chun Jung, David Andrew Siesel, Elaine Chungmin Lee, Daniel T. Belmont, William A. Nugent
  • Patent number: 10065922
    Abstract: This application relates to solabegron zwitterion useful for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms such as, for example, overactive bladder and prostate disorders. Additionally, this application relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment utilizing the solabegron zwitterion for treating lower urinary tract symptoms. This application also relates to methods of preparing solabegron hydrochloride from the solabegron zwitterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Velicept Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond E. Stevens, Dalian Zhao, Bingidimi Itute Mobele
  • Patent number: 10058553
    Abstract: The invention provides fused heterocyclic organic compounds such as dihydropyrazolopyridotriazinones, compositions containing such compounds, medical kits, and methods for using such compounds and compositions for body contouring and/or reduction of fat in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Alevere Medical Corporation
    Inventor: Tim Kamerzell
  • Patent number: 10050215
    Abstract: A compound represented by the general formula (1) is useful as a light-emitting material. R1, R3, and R5 each represent a cyano group, or R1, R2, R4, and R5 each represent a cyano group; and the others of R1 to R6 each represent a group represented by any one of the following general formula (4), etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: KYULUX, INC.
    Inventors: Masatsugu Taneda, Katsuyuki Shizu, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hiroki Noda, Hajime Nakanotani, Chihaya Adachi
  • Patent number: 10005759
    Abstract: The subject matter herein is directed to carbazole-containing amide, carbamate, and urea derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof of structural formula I wherein the variable R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, A, D, E, G, J, L, M, Q, a, and b are accordingly described. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula I to treat a Cry-mediated disease or disorder, such as diabetes, complications associated with diabetes, Cushing's syndrome, NASH, NAFLD, asthma, and COPD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Reset Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Bersot, Paul Humphries
  • Patent number: 9951086
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel 6-substituted indazoles having a carboxamide side chain, to processes for their preparation, to their use alone or in combinations for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and to their use for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of endometriosis, lymphomas, macular degeneration, COPD and psoriasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ulrich Bothe, Holger Siebeneicher, Nicole Schmidt, Andrea Rotgeri, Ulf Bömer, Sven Ring, Horst Irlbacher, Judith Günther, Holger Steuber, Martin Lange, Martina Schäfer
  • Patent number: 9914719
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the formula (I): or salts, tautomers, solvates and N-oxides thereof; wherein R1 is hydroxy or hydrogen; R2 is hydroxy; methoxy or hydrogen; provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is hydroxy; R3 is selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano; optionally substituted C1-5 hydrocarbyl and optionally substituted C1-5 hydrocarbyloxy; R4 is selected from hydrogen; a group —(O)n—R7 where n is 0 or 1 and R7 is an optionally substituted acyclic C1-5 hydrocarbyl group or a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having 3 to 7 ring members; halogen; cyano; hydroxy; amino; and optionally substituted mono- or di-C1-5 hydrocarbyl-amino; or R3 and R4 together form a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 7 ring members; and NR5R6 forms an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group having 8 to 12 ring members of which up to 5 ring members are heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. The compounds have activity as Hsp90 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Astex Therapeutics Ltd.
    Inventors: Gianni Chessari, Miles Stuart Congreve, Martyn Frederickson, Christopher William Murray, Eva Figueroa Navarro, Alison Jo-Anne Woolford, Maria Grazia Carr, Robert Downham, Michael Alistair O'Brien, Theresa Rachel Phillips, Andrew James Woodhead
  • Patent number: 9809583
    Abstract: Provided are novel selective androgen receptor agonists, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition including the same at a pharmaceutically effective amount. The selective androgen receptor agonists according to the present invention act on androgen receptors to increase androgen activity, thereby being usefully applied as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for diseases or conditions, of which symptoms may be improved or may respond to treatment by increased activities of androgen receptors, namely, a variety of hormone-related diseases in male and female, muscle wasting disorders, osteoporosis, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: DONG-A ST CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Pil Choi, Seul Min Choi, Byoung Hwa Son, Hyun Jung Kim, Ju Mi Kim, Byung Jun Jang, Ji Hyun Sung, Ji Hye Lee, Eunjin Kim, Kyung Koo Kang, Soon-Hoe Kim
  • Patent number: 9783510
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to N-acetamidoalkyl-5-arylisoxazole-3-carboxamide analogs, derivatives thereof, and related compounds, which are useful as mediators of transcriptional induction of E-cadherin; synthesis methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of treating disorders associated with E-cadherin activity using the compounds and compositions. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Craig W. Lindsley, Alex G. Waterson, R. Daniel Beauchamp
  • Patent number: 9777014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2,3,4,4a-tetrahydro-3,4,8,10-tetrahydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-9-methoxypyrano[3,2-c]isochromen-6(10bH)-one analogs of the Formula I, wherein, R, R? and R? are as herein described. In addition, the invention relates to methods of using compounds for treating or preventing various inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Shreyans Kumar Jain, Tabasum Sidiq, Samdarshi Meena, Anamika Khajuria, Ram Asrey Vishwakarma, Sandip Bibishan Bharate
  • Patent number: 9757382
    Abstract: The present application provides novel quinazolines and azaquinazolines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. These compounds are useful in for co-regulating RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/PTEN/mTOR pathways by administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of formula (I), wherein X, Y, T and R4, and R6 to R8? are defined herein, to a patient. By doing so, these compounds are effective in treating conditions associated with the dysregulation of the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT/PTEN/mTOR pathways. A variety of conditions can be treated using these compounds and include diseases which are characterized by abnormal cellular proliferation. In one embodiment, the disease is cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Asana BioSciences, LLC
    Inventors: Scott K. Thompson, Roger A. Smith, Sanjeeva Reddy, Tyler M. John, Vijay Kumar Nyavanandi, Hosahalli Subramanya, Vijay Potluri, Sunil Kumar Panigrahi, Prabhakara Rao Nadipalli, Saumitra Sengupta
  • Patent number: 9745321
    Abstract: Disclosed are a fused pyrimidine compound, an intermediate, a preparation method therefor, and a composition and an application thereof. The present invention provides a fused pyrimidine compound shown in formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, and an optical isomer or prodrug of the compound. The present invention further provides applications of the fused pyrimidine compound shown in formula I, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, the hydrate, solvate, and the optical isomer or the prodrug of the compound in the preparing drugs for curing and/or preventing a kinase-related disease. The fused pyrimidine compound I of the present invention is an efficient PI3 kinase depressor, and can be used to prepare drugs for preventing and/or curing cell-proliferation diseases such as cancer, infection, inflammation, and an autoimmune disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: SHANGHAI YINGLI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zusheng Xu
  • Patent number: 9735372
    Abstract: An object is to provide a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency which includes a novel carbazole derivative that has a wide energy gap and can be used for a transport layer or a host material in a light-emitting element. A carbazole derivative in which the 4-position of dibenzothiophene or dibenzofuran is bonded to the 2- or 3-position of carbazole has been able to be provided by use of the carbazole derivative. Further, a light-emitting element having high emission efficiency has been able to be provided by use of the carbazole derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Harue Osaka, Sachiko Kawakami, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Tsunenori Suzuki, Hiromi Nowatari, Hiroki Suzuki, Kyoko Takeda
  • Patent number: 9725412
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel and stable polymorphic forms of Perindopril (L)-Arginine designated as Form ? and amorphous form and processes for their preparation. The present invention also provides the novel polymorph Form ? with greater stability to heat and humidity and can be prepared on large scale by an efficient, economic and reproducible process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Mylan Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Ramakoteswara Rao Jetti, Chetan Kanaiyalal Raval, Aggi Ramireddy Bommareddy, Debashish Datta
  • Patent number: 9708302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1 is C4-6-cycloalkyl or C4-6-heterocycloalkyl, which are optionally substituted by one or two substituents, selected from hydroxy or lower alkyl; A is phenyl, pyridinyl or piperidinyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, cyano, C4-6-cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy substituted by halogen, or is a five- or six-membered heteroaryl, optionally substituted by lower alkyl; n is 1 or 2; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomers thereof. The compounds may be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA-ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Emmanuel Pinard, Thomas Ryckmans
  • Patent number: 9707212
    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: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Nivalis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu
  • Patent number: 9708253
    Abstract: Described are ROR? modulators of the formula (I), or stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, wherein all substituents are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Such compounds and compositions are useful in methods for modulating ROR? activity in a cell and methods for treating a subject suffering from a disease or disorder in which the subject would therapeutically benefit from modulation of ROR? activity, for example, autoimmune and/or inflammatory disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Jingwu Duan, T. G. Murali Dhar, Bin Jiang, Ananta Karmakar, Arun Kumar Gupta, Zhonghui Lu, Carolyn A. Weigelt
  • Patent number: 9708334
    Abstract: The invention provides a chemical entity of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X have any of the values described herein, and compositions comprising such chemical entities; methods of making them; and their use in a wide range of methods, including metabolic and reaction kinetic studies; detection and imaging techniques; radioactive treatments; modulating and treating disorders mediated by GlyT1 activity; treating neurological disorders, CNS disorders, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, and trauma-dependent losses of function; treating stroke, including cognitive and motor deficits during stroke rehabilitation; facilitating neuroprotection and neurorecovery; enhancing the efficiency of cognitive and motor training, including animal skill training; and treating other disorders, including pain and alcohol-dependence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Dart NeuroScience (Cayman) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jillian Basinger, Brett Bookser, Mi Chen, DeMichael Chung, Varsha Gupta, Andrew Hudson, Alan Kaplan, James Na, Joel Renick, Vincent Santora
  • Patent number: 9698352
    Abstract: To provide a novel amine compound which is especially suitable for a hole transport material for organic EL devices, and an organic EL device which employs such an amine compound and is excellent in the driving voltage, luminous efficiency and device lifetime An amine compound represented by the formula (1): (wherein X is a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, each of R1 to R10 which are independent of one another, is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom or a phenyl group, and each of Ar1 and Ar2 which are independent of each other, is a C6-18 aromatic hydrocarbon group, a dibenzothienyl group or a dibenzofuranyl group, which, each independently, may have a substituent consisting of a methyl group, a methoxy group, a dibenzothienyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group or a 9-carbazolyl group.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Matsumoto, Takanori Miyazaki, Ryohei Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9683001
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to processes for the enzymatic production of a phosphinothricin product or precursor thereof from a nitrile-containing substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Stragegic Enzyme Applications, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim F. Albizati, Spiros Kambourakis, Alan Grubbs, Bennett C. Borer