Patents Examined by Richard L. Raymond
  • Patent number: 6964964
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein A, B, W, Y, Z, R1, R3 and R4 have any of the meanings defined in the specification and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I, processes for preparing compounds of formula I, intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula I, and therapeutic methods for treating cancer using compounds of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Alexander L. Ruchelman
  • Patent number: 6960581
    Abstract: A compound of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined herein, or a tautomer, prodrug, solvate, or salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of modulating the glucocorticoid receptor function and methods of treating disease-states or conditions mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor function or characterized by inflammatory, allergic, or proliferative processes in a patient using these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajashekhar Betageri, David S. Thomson, Yan Zhang, Renee Michele Zindell
  • Patent number: 6960574
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: where R1=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl, R2=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl W=CnH2n-m—NH (n=1-6, m=0, 2, or 4), X= R3= Y= Z=CONR8(CH2)n, CONR8(CH2)nCO, P(CH3)OCHR8OCOR9, SO2, SO2(CH2)n, SO2(CH2)nCO, SO2NR8(CH2)n, SO2NR8(CH2)nCO, n=1-4 R4=H, (CH2)nOH, (CH2)nOCOR10, (CH2)nNR10R11, (CH2)nCONR10R11, n=0-4 R5=H, (CH2)nNR12R13, n=0-4 R6=H, (CH2)nNR14R15, n=0-4 R7=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl; R8=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl; R9=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl; R10=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl; R11=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl; R12=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl; R13=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl; R14=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl; R15=H, C1-C6 alkyl, cycloalkyl. Dashed lines: optional; conformational constraint by (CH2)n, n=1-3, R?=H or O(?) as well as pharmaceuticals compositions and methods for the treatment of opiate addiction, opiate dependence, opiate tolerance, opiate related abstinence syndrome, nicotine addition and obesity based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventor: Laszlo Prokai
  • Patent number: 6960589
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of compounds of formula (I) for the treatment of sexual dysfunction and to compositions containing compounds of formula (I) for the treatment of sexual dysfunction, wherein L is C1-4 alkyl; RA, RB, RC, RD, and RE, are as described in the specification; Z is selected from the group consisting of N, C and CH; and A is aryl and heteroaryl as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Marlon D. Cowart, Pramila A. Bhatia, Jerome F. Daanen, Andrew O. Stewart, Meena V. Patel, Teodozyj Kolasa, Jorge D. Brioni, Jeffrey Rohde, Kenneth M. Engstrom
  • Patent number: 6960585
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, are useful in treating inflammatory and immune diseases and disorders, wherein X, Y1, Y2, and R2-4 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Francis Beaulieu, Carl Quellet, Makonen Belema, Yuping Qiu, Xuejie Yang, Fred C. Zusi
  • Patent number: 6960686
    Abstract: The present invention provides a new process and intermediates for the production of antiviral compound 4?,4-bis-{4,6-bis-[3-(bis-carbamoyl-methyl-1-sulfamoyl)-phenylamino]-[1,3,5]triazin-2-ylamino}-biphenyl-2,2?-disulfonic acid and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Silvio Iera, Christopher A. Demerson, Jacqueline F. Lunetta, Maria Papamichelakis, Michael F. MacEwan, Wayne G. McMahon, John R. Potoski, Arthur G. Mohan, Antonia Nikitenko
  • Patent number: 6960588
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) in which M, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, K1 and K2 have the meanings as indicated in the description, are novel effective tryptase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Altana Pharma AG
    Inventor: Thomas Martin
  • Patent number: 6958333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of Formula (I) and the manufacturing method(s) thereof and the use thereof: ? wherein: Ar is a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring group; X and Z are each a carbon atom, and so on; Y is CO, and so on; R1 is a hydrogen atom, and so on; R2 and R3 are each a hydrogen atom, and so on; R4 and R5 are each a hydrogen atom, and so on; and the formula is a single bond or a double bond. According to the present invention, the compound of the present invention can provide Cdk4 and/or Cdk6 inhibitors for treating malignant tumors, because the compounds of the present invention exhibit a prominent growth inhibitory activity against tumor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Hayama, Kyoko Hayashi, Teruki Honma, Ikuko Takahashi
  • Patent number: 6958356
    Abstract: The present application describes nitrogen containing heteroaromatics and derivatives thereof of formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein rings D-E represent guanidine mimics, which are useful as inhibitors of factor Xa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company
    Inventors: Patrick Y. Lam, Charles G. Clark, Celia Dominguez, John M. Fevig, Amy Qi Han, Renhua Li, Donald J. Pinto, James R. Pruitt, Mimi L. Quan
  • Patent number: 6953793
    Abstract: Substituted pyrazoles, methods of manufacturing them, compositions containing them, and methods of using them to treat, for example, autoimmune diseases mediated by cathepsin S are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher R. Butler, Hui Cai, James P. Edwards, Cheryl A. Grice, Darin J. Gustin, Haripada Khatuya, Steven P. Meduna, Barbara A. Pio, Clark A. Sehon, Kevin L. Tays, Jianmei Wei
  • Patent number: 6953791
    Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, where the substituents are as defined in the Specification, which are growth hormone secretogogues and which increase the level of endogenous growth hormone. The compounds of this invention are useful for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and/or frailty, congestive heart failure, frailty associated with aging, obesity; accelerating bone fracture repair, attenuating protein catabolic response after a major operation, reducing cachexia and protein loss due to chronic illness, accelerating wound healing, or accelerating the recovery of burn patients or patients having undergone major surgery; improving muscle strength, mobility, maintenance of skin thickness, metabolic homeostasis or renal homeostasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Albert Carpino, David Andrew Griffith, Bruce Allen Lefker
  • Patent number: 6953855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-substituted-2-(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes, methods of preparing the compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds. The azabicycloalkanes generally are azabicycloheptanes, azabicyclooctanes, or azabicyclononanes. The aryl group in the arylalkyl moiety is a 5- or 6-membered ring heteroaromatic, preferably 3-pyridinyl and 5-pyrimidinyl moieties, and the alkyl group is typically a C1-4 alkyl. The substituent at the 3-position of the 1-azabicycloalkane is a carbonyl group-containing moiety, such as an amide, carbamate, urea, thioamide, thiocarbamate, thiourea or similar functionality. The compounds exhibit activity at nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), particularly the ?7 nAChR subtype, and are useful towards modulating neurotransmission and the release of ligands involved in neurotransmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Targacept, Inc.
    Inventors: Anatoly A. Mazurov, Jozef Klucik, Lan Miao, Angela S. Seamans, Teresa Youngpeter Phillips, Jeffrey Daniel Schmitt, Craig Harrison Miller
  • Patent number: 6951939
    Abstract: Valency platform molecules comprising high molecular weight polyethylene oxide groups are provided, as well as conjugates thereof with biologically active molecules, and methods for their preparation. The high molecular weight polyethylene oxide group has, for example, a molecular weight of greater than 22,000 Daltons, for example at least 40,000 Daltons. In one embodiment, a composition comprising the valency platform molecules is provided, wherein the molecules have a polydispersity less than about 1.2. Conjugates of the valency platform molecule and a biologically active molecule, such as a saccharide, poly(saccharide), amino acid, poly(amino acid), nucleic acid or lipid also are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the conjugates disclosed herein and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, as well as methods of making and using the conjugates and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
    Inventor: David S. Jones
  • Patent number: 6951937
    Abstract: The present invention provides nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and a process for making thereof. The compounds have inhibitory activity on the phosphorylation of kinases, which inhibits the activity of such kinases. The invention also provides intermediate compounds useful in the process, as well as final products produced by the process, and salts or prodrugs thereof. The invention further provides a method of inhibiting kinases and treating disease states in a mammal by inhibiting the phosphorylation of kinases comprising administering an effective amount of a compound according to the invention to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: James Kanter, Anjali Pandey, James Robinson, Robert M. Scarborough
  • Patent number: 6951848
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds having the formula or a physiologically acceptable salt, amide, ester or prodrug thereof. The compounds can be used to modulate (antagonize, agonize) chemokine receptor function. Also disclosed is a method for treating a patient having an inflammatory disease and/or viral infection comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of Formula I. In particular embodiments, the invention is a method for treating a patient infected with HIV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
    Inventors: Geraldine C. B. Harriman, Kenneth G. Carson, Daniel L. Flynn, Michael E. Solomon, Yuntao Song, Bharat K. Trivedi, Bruce D. Roth, Christine N. Kolz, Ly Pham, Kuai-lin Sun
  • Patent number: 6951935
    Abstract: Novel methods of synthesizing heteroatom-containing porphyrins and metalloporphyrins are disclosed. Novel heteroatom-containing porphyrin and metalloporphyrin compounds are also disclosed. The new methods advantageously utilize metal-catalyzed cross-coupling and amination reactions to produce porphyrin compounds useful in a variety of practical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: X. Peter Zhang, Ying Chen, Guangyao Gao, Andrew J. Colvin
  • Patent number: 6951861
    Abstract: The invention relates to piperazine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and to their medical use. The novel compounds are antagonists of tachykinins, including substance P and other neurokinins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: SmithKline Beechan Corporation
    Inventors: Giuseppe Alvaro, Romano Di Fabio, Riccardo Giovannini, Giuseppe Guercio, Yves St-Denis, Antonella Ursini, Mauro Corsi, Sergio Melotto
  • Patent number: 6951850
    Abstract: This invention is directed to compounds of the formula and the pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, where the substituents are as defined in the Specification, which are growth hormone secretogogues and which increase the level of endogenous growth hormone. The compounds of this invention are useful for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and/or frailty, congestive heart failure, frailty associated with aging, obesity; accelerating bone fracture repair, attenuating protein catabolic response after a major operation, reducing cachexia and protein loss due to chronic illness, accelerating wound healing, or accelerating the recovery of burn patients or patients having undergone major surgery; improving muscle strength, mobility, maintenance of skin thickness, metabolic homeostasis or renal homeostasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Albert Carpino, David Andrew Griffith, Bruce Allen Lefker
  • Patent number: 6949578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of compounds represented by the Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the Formula I, and methods of selectively inhibiting or antagonizing the ?v?3 and/or ?v?5 integrin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: Ish Kumar Khanna, Michael Clare, Alan F. Gasiecki, Thomas Rogers, Barbara Chen, Mark Russell, Hwang-Fun Lu
  • Patent number: 6949535
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3K?) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation, in which PI3K? plays a role in leukocyte function are disclosed. Preferably, the methods employ active agents that selectively inhibit PI3K?, while not significantly inhibiting activity of other PI3K isoforms. Compounds are provided that inhibit PI3K? activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3K? activity. Methods of using PI3K? inhibitory compounds to inhibit cancer cell growth or proliferation are also provided. Accordingly, the invention provides methods of using PI3K? inhibitory compounds to inhibit PI3K?-mediated processes in vitro and in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: ICOS Corporation
    Inventors: Chanchal Sadhu, Ken Dick, Jennifer Treiberg, C. Gregory Sowell, Edward A. Kesicki, Amy Oliver