Patents Examined by Tamthom N. Truong
  • Patent number: 7763628
    Abstract: Quinazolinones of formulae 1a, 1b, 1c and 1d are disclosed. They are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases and disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Cytokinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Finer, Gustav E Bergnes, Whitney W. Smith, John C. Chabala, Bainian Feng
  • Patent number: 7745454
    Abstract: Disclosed are certain alpha amino acid 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 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignees: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wyeth
    Inventors: Andrei W. Konradi, Michael A. Pleiss, Eugene D. Thorsett, Susan Ashwell, Gregory S. Welmaker, Anthony Kreft, Dimitrios Sarantakis, Darren B. Dressen, Francine S. Farouz, Christopher M. Semko, Ying-Zi Xu
  • Patent number: 7737274
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a phenylalanine derivative(s) having a quinazolinedione ring of formula (5), including steps comprising of reacting an acylphenylalanine derivative(s) of formula (1) with a carbonyl group-introducing reagent(s) and a derivative(s) of anthranilic acid to form an asymmetric urea intermediate(s); making the asymmetric urea intermediate(s) into a quinazolinedione compound(s) of formula (4) in the presence of a base(s); and N-alkylating quinazolinedione ring amide of the obtained quinazolinedione compounds with N-alkylation agents. This production method is an industrially applicable method for producing phenylalanine derivatives having a quinazolinedione skeleton, which are compounds highly useful as drugs having ? 4 integrin inhibiting activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Noriyasu Kataoka, Akinori Tatara, Masanobu Yatagai, Junko Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 7718658
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels and calcium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Dean Wilson, Lev Fanning, Paul Krenitsky, Joshua Boger
  • Patent number: 7718663
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antipruritic agent having a novel action mechanism. The present invention provides an antipruritic agent comprising a compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or alkyl; the ring Q represents a cyclohexylene group or a phenylene group; A1 and A2 represent a single bond or an alkylene group; E represents —NHCO—; A3 represents a single bond or a divalent saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group; R3 represents a non-cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and R4 and R5 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom or alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiko Okano, Tatsuya Oyama
  • Patent number: 7709640
    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: December 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: James Kanter, Anjali Pandey, James Robinson, Robert M. Scarborough
  • Patent number: 7709491
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted quinazolines and to methods for the production thereof, in addition to the use thereof in the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for use as antiviral agents, especially against cytomegaloviruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer Schering Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Wunberg, Judith Baumeister, Mario Jeske, Susanne Nikolic, Frank Süβmeier, Holger Zimmermann, Rolf Grosser, Kerstin Henninger, Guy Hewlett, Jörg Keldenich, Dieter Lang, Tse-I Lin
  • Patent number: 7709479
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula (I) or a salt, ester, amide or prodrug thereof; where X is O, or S, S(O) or S(O)2, NH or NR12 where R12 is hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; R5 is selected from a group NHC(O)OR9, NHC(O)R9, NHS(O)2R9, C(O)R9, C(O)OR9, S(O)R9, S(O)OR9, S(O)2OR9, C(O)NR10 R11, S(O)NR10R11 S(O)ONR10R11, where R9, R10 or R11 are various specified organic groups; R6 is hydrogen, optionally substituted hydrocarbyl or optionally substituted heterocyclyl; R7 and R8 are various specified organic groups, and R1, R2, R3, R4 are independently selected from halogeno, cyano, nitro, C1-3alkylsulphanyl, —N(OH)R13— (wherein R7 is hydrogen, or C1-3alkyl), or R15X1— (wherein X1 represents a direct bond, —O—, —CH2—, —OCO—, carbonyl, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —NR16CO—, —CONR16—, —SO2NR16—, —NR17SO2— or —NR18— (wherein R16, R17 and R18 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxy C2-3alkyl), and R9 is hydrogen, optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl or optionally substituted alkoxy
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: AstraZeneca
    Inventors: Andrew Austen Mortlock, Nicholas John Keen, Frederic Henri Jung, Andrew George Brewster
  • Patent number: 7700622
    Abstract: Compounds and compositions for modulating the activity of p38 kinases are provided, including p38? and p38? kinase. Methods for treating, preventing or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a p38 kinase mediated disease or disorder are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Hengyuan Lang, Jiong Lan, Yunfeng Fang
  • Patent number: 7700608
    Abstract: A method for the treatment of thrombocythemia in a subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of compounds having the formulas (I) through (III) or equilibrating forms thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Shire Holdings AG
    Inventor: Richard Franklin
  • Patent number: 7696216
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3 and Y are as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable and -cleavable ester, or acid addition salt thereof, useful for promoting the release of parathyroid hormone, e.g. for preventing or treating bone conditions which are associated with increased calcium depletion or resorption or in which stimulation of bone formation and calcium fixation in the bone is desirable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Eva Altmann, Rene Beerli, Marc Gerspacher, Johanne Renaud, Sven Weiler, Leo Widler
  • Patent number: 7691866
    Abstract: New substituted quinazoline, quinoxaline, quinoline and isoquinoline compounds, compositions and methods of inhibition of Raf kinase activity in a human or animal subject are provided. The new compounds compositions may be used either alone or in combination with at least one additional agent for the treatment of a Raf kinase mediated disorder, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Savithri Ramurthy, Paul A. Renhowe, Sharadha Subramanian
  • Patent number: 7691867
    Abstract: Quinazoline derivatives of formula (I); for use in the treatment of proliferative diseases such as cancer and in the preparation of medicaments for use in the treatment of proliferative diseases, and to process for their preparation, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing them as active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Nicola Murdoch Heron, Georges Rene Pasquet, Andrew Austen Mortlock, Frederic Henri Jung
  • Patent number: 7683201
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and agriculturally suitable salts thereof, are disclosed which are useful as invertebrate pest control agents wherein A, B, J, K, L and R3 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt thereof and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid diluents. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, its N-oxide or a suitable salt of the compound (e.g., as a composition described herein).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: George Philip Lahm
  • Patent number: 7678793
    Abstract: Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) antagonists of formula I or II: and their use in treating anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric, neurological disorders as well as treatment of immunological, cardiovascular or heart-related diseases and colonic hypersensitivity associated with psychopathological disturbance and stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma Company
    Inventors: Liqi He, Paul Gilligan, Robert Chorvat, Argyrios Georgios Arvanitis
  • Patent number: 7674809
    Abstract: Heterocyclic amidines with anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity that inhibit nitrogen oxide production, of formula (I): in which: G1 and G2 are hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkyl, and an amidino substituent of formula Q, provided that, for each compound of formula (I), only one of the two substituents G1 or G2 is an amidino substituent of formula Q: and in which the substituents W, Y and X are combined to form 9- or 10-membered bicyclic heteroaromatic derivatives containing up to 2 hetero atoms in the same ring; and Z is an aryl or heteroaryl group, a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl or alkenyl chain, a C1-C4 alkyl-aryl group or a C1-C4 alkyl-heteroaryl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Rottapharm S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Makovec, Antonio Giordani, Roberto Artusi, Stefano Mandelli, Ilario Verpilio, Simona Zanzola, Lucio Claudio Rovati
  • Patent number: 7659279
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of the formula: (I); wherein X1, Q1, Z, R1, R2, Y, a and m are as defined in the description, which are erbB tyrosine kinase inhibitors, particularly EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Also claimed are processes for their preparation; pharmaceutical compositions containing them; and their use as therapeutic agents in the treatment of erbB tyrosine kinase mediated diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin, Alleyn Plowright
  • Patent number: 7645878
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of various quinazoline compounds which are useful as Rho-Kinase inhibitors, and thus having utility in the treatment of hypertension and other indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Bayer Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Donald Bankston, Dhanaphalan Nagarathnam, Davoud Asgari, Jianxing Shao, Xiao-Gao Liu, Uday Khire, Chunguang Wang, Barry Hart, Stephen Boyer, Olaf Weber, Mark Lynch
  • Patent number: 7629333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sterile, stable dosage forms suitable for reconstitution and parenteral administration to a patient, said dosage form comprising an amorphous aminoalkyl dihydrogen phosphorothioate, and of amifostine in particular. The invention further relates to a method of preparing such a dosage form, which typically exhibits enhanced thermal stability as compared to existing vacuum dried amorphous amifostine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Martin Stogniew, Javad M. Zadei
  • Patent number: 7629350
    Abstract: Novel substituted 2,4,8-trisubstituted-8H-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7-one compounds and compositions for use in therapy as CSBP/p38 kinase inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Boehm, Katherine L. Widdowson, James F. Callahan, Zehong Wan