Patents Examined by Sudhaker B. Patel
  • Patent number: 7122534
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3 and Z are as defined herein, intermediates in the synthesis of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of neurological and psychological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventor: Jotham Wadsworth Coe
  • Patent number: 7122535
    Abstract: A method of treating pain in a warm-blooded animal comprising administering to anwarm-blooded animal in need thereof an amount of a compound of the formula wherein the substituents are defined in accordance with the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Societe de Conseils de Recherches et d'Applications Scientifiques (S.C.R.A.S.)
    Inventors: Pierre Etienne Chabrier de Lassauniere, Serge Auvin, Dennis Bigg, Michel Auquet, Jeremiah Harnett
  • Patent number: 7101910
    Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Wellstat Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Shalini Sharma, Reid W. von Borstel
  • Patent number: 7101867
    Abstract: Compounds represented by the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group, or R1 and R2 may form, together with the adjacent carbon atom, a 3- to 8-membered homocyclic or heterocyclic ring, W indicates (i) a group represented by the formula: wherein ring B indicates a 5- to 7-membered ring, or (ii) a group represented by the formula: wherein R4 indicates (1) an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, which may be substituted with an aromatic group, or (2) an acyl group containing an aromatic group, R5 is hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl, or an acyl group, provided that, when W is Wa, R3 is hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a heterocyclic group, when W is Wb, R3 indicates a C6-14 aryl group, or salts thereof or prodrugs thereof have an excellent action to inhibit neurodegeneration and the like as well as an excellent brain penetrability and are low in the toxicity, thereby being useful as prophylactic or therapeutic drugs for nerve degenerative diseases and the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Shigenori Ohkawa, Yasuyoshi Arikawa, Kouki Kato, Masahiro Okura, Masaki Setoh
  • Patent number: 7101868
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as angiogenesis mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Elbaum, Benny C. Askew, Jr., Shon Booker, Julie Germain, Gregory J. Habgood, Michael Handley, Tae-Seong Kim, Aiwen Li, Nobuko Nishimura, Vinod F. Patel, Chester Chenguang Yuan, Joseph L. Kim, Guolin Cai, Guoqing Chen, Michael Croghan, Lucian V. Di Pietro, Celia Dominguez, Qi Huang, Leon M. Smith, II, Andrew Tasker, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu
  • Patent number: 7098201
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I): wherein X is hydroxy, protected hydroxy or optionally substituted amino; Y is —COORA wherein RA is hydrogen or ester residue, —CONRBRC wherein RB and RC each is independently hydrogen or amide residue, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; and A1 is optionally substituted heteroaryl; provided that a compound wherein Y and/or A1 is optionally substituted indol-3-yl is excluded, a tautomer, a prodrug, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof has an inhibitory activity against an integrase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Fujishita, Tomokazu Yoshinaga, Akihiko Sato
  • Patent number: 7074780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted phenylcyclohexanecarboxamides of the formula (I) to processes for their preparation and to their use in medicaments, in particular for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Erwin Bischoff, Thomas Krahn, Stephan-Nicholas Müller, Holger Paulsen, Joachim Schuhmacher, Henning Steinhagen, Wolfgang Thielemann
  • Patent number: 7071180
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I): wherein Ar is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; A is (i) —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —NH—, (ii) a C1-4-alkyl- or C1-6-acyl-substituted nitrogen atom or (iii) a C1-8-alkylene chain or a heteroalkylene chain having 2 to 8 chain atoms, which optionally contains at least one unsaturation, and which may be substituted and/or contain a bridge to form a saturated or partially or fully unsaturated ring having 3-8 ring members; B is —C(R4)(R5)—, —OC(R4)(R5)—, —N(R6)C(R4)(R5)—, —N(R6)—, —O—, —S— or —SO2—; R is optionally substituted C3-8-cycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; R1 is (i) a saturated or unsaturated azacyclic or aminoazacyclic ring, or a saturated diazacyclic or aminodiazacyclic ring, which has 4 to 7 ring members, or a saturated aminoazabicyclic, azabicyclic or diazabicyclic ring which has 7 to 10 ring members, which rings optionally are substituted in one or more positions, or a group —[C(R4)(R5)]xN(R2a)(R3a)]; R2a, R3a, R4, R5, R6 and x are as
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Biovitrum AB
    Inventors: Björn Nilsson, Jan Tejbrant, Benjamin Pelcman, Erik Ringberg, Markus Thor, Jonas Nilsson, Mattias Jönsson
  • Patent number: 7067506
    Abstract: Aryl- and heteroaryl-substituted urea compounds useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions related to DNA damage or lesions in DNA replication are disclosed. Methods of making the compounds, and their use as therapeutic agents, for example, in treating cancer and other diseases characterized by defects in DNA replication, chromosome segregation, or cell division also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: ICOS Corporation
    Inventors: Kathleen S. Keegan, Edward A. Kesicki, John Joseph Gaudino, Adam Wade Cook, Scott Douglas Cowen, Laurence Edward Burgess
  • Patent number: 7053078
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) in which R2, X, Y, Cy, L and Lp(D)n have the meanings given in the specification, are inhibitors of the serine protease, Factor Xa and are useful in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: John Walter Liebeschuetz, Christopher William Murray, Stephen Clinton Young, Nicholas Paul Camp, Stuart Donald Jones, William Alexander Wylie, John Joseph Masters, Michael Robert Wiley, Scott Martin Sheehan, David Birenbaum Engel, Brian Morgan Watson
  • Patent number: 7049306
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrei W. Konradi, Michael A. Pleiss, Eugene D. Thorsett, Darren B. Dressen, Francine S. Grant, Christopher Semko, Ying-Zi Xu
  • Patent number: 7045514
    Abstract: Provided herein is a compound having the formula (I): Wherein said compounds are useful for the treatment of psychiatric disorders including but not limited to depression, generalized anxiety, eating disorders, dementia, panic disorder, and sleep disorders. The compounds may also be useful in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular regulation, motor disorders, endocrine disorders, vasospasm and sexual dysfunction. The compounds are 5HT1B and 5HT1D antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Edward Pierson, Daniel Sohn, Markus Haeberlein, Timothy Davenport, Marc Chapdelaine, Carey Horchler, John P. McCauley
  • Patent number: 7041659
    Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Wellstat Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventor: Shalini Sharma
  • Patent number: 7012071
    Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Wellstat Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Shalini Sharma, Reid W. von Borstel
  • 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: 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: 6949536
    Abstract: This invention provides a compound of the formula: or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A is partially unsaturated or unsaturated five membered heterocyclic, or partially unsaturated or unsaturated five membered carbocyclic, wherein the 4-(sulfonyl)phenyl and the 4-substituted phenyl in the formula (I) are attached to ring atoms of Ring A, which are adjacent to each other; R1 is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, with the proviso that when A is pyrazole, R1 is heteroaryl; R2 is C1-4 alkyl; halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkylamino, C1-4 dialkylamino or amino; R3, R4 and R5 are independently hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl or the like; or two of R3, R4 and R5 are taken together with atoms to which they are attached and form a 4-7 membered ring. R6 and R7 are independently hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, halo-substituted C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkylthio, C1-4 alkylamino or N,N-di C1-4 alkylamino; and m and n are independently 1, 2, 3 or 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuo Ando, Tomoki Kato, Akiyoshi Kawai, Tomomi Nonomura
  • 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
  • Patent number: 6946491
    Abstract: Compounds useful for the treatment of various metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver disease, cachexia, obesity, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Wellstat Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventors: Shalini Sharma, Reid W. von Borstel
  • Patent number: 6936600
    Abstract: This invention is directed to sorbitol dehydrogenase inhibitory compounds of the formula I, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. This invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing those compounds and methods of treating or preventing diabetic complications, particularly diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic microangiopathy, diabetic macroangiopathy and diabetic cardiomyopathy by administering such compounds to a mammal suffering from diabetes and therefore at risk for developing such complications. This invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a combination of a compound of formula I of this invention with an aldose reductase inhibitor and to methods of treating or preventing diabetic complications therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Margaret Y. Chu-Moyer, Banavara L. Mylari, William J. Zembrowski