Patents Examined by R. James Balls
  • Patent number: 7208500
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds represented by Formula (I): and to prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates of said compounds or said prodrugs, wherein each of X1–X5 and R1–R5 are defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of Formula (I) and to methods of treating hyperproliferative disorders in a mammal by administering compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jihong Lou, Robert Steven Kania, Mingying He
  • Patent number: 7189742
    Abstract: Novel bisulphate salts of certain 3-phenyl-3-dimethylaminoalkyl-4,4-dimethylpiperidin-2,6-diones and pharmacologically acceptable solvates thereof are devoid of the weight loss and hepatocyte changes in the rat which limited to marginally effective levels the permitted clinical doses of the corresponding hydrochlorides in the treatment or prophylaxis of stress-related affective disorders such as anxiety, depression, migraine and sleep apnea. The preferred bisulphate salts are 3(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-4,4-dimethylpiperidine-2,6-dione bisulphate and, especially, 3(3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-4,4-dimethylpiperidine-2,6-dione bisulphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: Maurice Ward Gittos
  • Patent number: 7183291
    Abstract: The present invention a novel use of primaquine derivative N1-(3-ethylidinotetrahydrofuran-2-one)-N4-(6-methoxy-8-quinolinyl)-1,4-pentanediamine in the treatment and controlling the spread of malaria. In particular, the present invention discloses a method of treatment of malaria by the use of primaquine derivative N1-(3-ethylidinotetrahydrofuran-2-one)-N4-(6-methoxy-8-quinolinyl)-1,4-pentanediamine as a gametocytocidal agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Ram Pratap, Amiya Prasad Bhaduri, Harsh Pati Thapliyal, Sunil Kumar Puri, Guru Prasad Dutta, Anil Kumar Dwivedi, Satyawan Singh, Pratima Srivastava, Vikash Chandra Pandey, Sudhir Srivastava, Shio Kumar Singh, Ram Chandra Gupta, Jagdishwar Sahai Srivastava, Omkar Prasad Asthana
  • Patent number: 7183445
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel cyclohexyl derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and diseases mediated by an estrogen receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V
    Inventors: Nareshkumar F. Jain, Mark J. Macielag, William V. Murray, Raymond A. Ng, Zhihua Sui
  • Patent number: 7169944
    Abstract: An optically active epoxyenone derivative of the following formula (1): wherein R1 is a methyl group, an ethyl group or a C3-10 branched, linear or cyclic alkyl group, and R2 is a phenyl group, a substituted phenyl group or a tert-butyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Takumi Kagawa, Takeshi Kambara, Hideo Sakka, Manabu Yanase
  • Patent number: 7169794
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the Formula I and II: wherein R1, R3, W, Z, X1, X2, Ar1, R8 and R9 are as defined herein, and methods and intermediates for their preparation and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Jian Jeffrey Chen, James Patrick Dunn, David Michael Goldstein, Christoph Martin Stahl
  • Patent number: 7157490
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to phenylalanine derivatives which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme (“DP-IV inhibitors”) and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly type 2 diabetes. 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 the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent J. Colandrea, Scott D. Edmondson, Robert J. Mathvink, Anthony Mastracchio, Ann E. Weber, Jinyou Xu
  • Patent number: 7129245
    Abstract: This application relates to a compound of formula I (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and its use as an inhibitor of factor Xa, as well as a process for its preparation and intermediates therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Douglas Wade Beight, Trelia Joyce Craft, Carl Penman Denny, Jeffry Bernard Franciskovich, Theodore Goodson, Jr., Steven Edward Hall, David Kent Herron, Sajan Joseph, Valentine Joseph Klimkowski, Jeffrey Alan Kyle, John Joseph Masters, David Mendel, Guy Milot, Marta Maria Pi{hacek over (n)}elro-Nú{hacek over (n)}ez, Jason Scott Sawyer, Robert Theodore Shuman, Gerald Floyd Smith, Anne Louise Tebbe, Jennifer Marie Tinsley, Leonard Crayton Weir, James Howard Wikel, Michael Robert Wiley, Ying Kwong Yee
  • Patent number: 7125888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to imidazopyridine compounds which inhibit, regulate and/or modulate tyrosine kinase signal transduction, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat tyrosine kinase-dependent diseases and conditions, such as angiogenesis, cancer, tumor growth, atherosclerosis, age related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, inflammatory diseases, and the like in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Bilodeau, Mark E. Fraley, Zhicai Wu
  • Patent number: 7112677
    Abstract: 1H-imidazo dimer compounds are useful as immune response modifiers. The compounds and compositions of the invention can induce the biosynthesis of various cytokines and are useful in the treatment of a variety of conditions including viral diseases and neoplastic diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: George W. Griesgraber
  • Patent number: RE39723
    Abstract: Seco-baccatin III derivatives of formula: wherein R, R1-R4, R1 R?, R11 R?, and R111 R?? are disclosed herein; pharmaceutical compositions comprising seco-baccatin III derivative; and methods for treating cancer, arthritis, and inhibiting angiogenesis in an animal comprising administrating to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a seco-baccatin III derivative are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Indena S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ezio Bombardelli, Alessandro Pontiroli