Patents Examined by Tamthom N. Truong
  • Patent number: 7504408
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of Formula (I) wherein each of Z, m, R1, n, R3, Z2 and R14 have any of the meanings defined hereinbefore in the description; processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use as an anti-invasive or anti-proliferative agent in the containment and/or treatment of solid tumour disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Laurent Francois Andre Hennequin, Keith Hopkinson Gibson, Kevin Michael Foote
  • Patent number: 7501429
    Abstract: Methods and compounds useful for the inhibition of convulsive disorders, including epilepsy, are disclosed. The methods and compounds of the invention inhibit or prevent ictogenesis and/or epileptogenesis. Methods for preparing the compounds of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Queen's University at Kingston
    Inventors: Donald F. Weaver, Buhendwa Musole Guillain, John R. Carran, Kathryn Jones
  • Patent number: 7501428
    Abstract: Quinazoline thiazolinone derivatives which demonstrate CDK1 antiproliferative activity and are useful as anti-cancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Shaoqing Chen, Jin-Jun Liu
  • Patent number: 7501425
    Abstract: This invention provides substituted pyrimido-pyrimidines that are useful for treating cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer and restenosis, as well as angiogenesis and atherosclerosis. The invention compounds have Formula I: where W is NH, S, SO, or SO2, R1 includes alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, heteroaryl and substituted heteroaryl; R2 includes alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl and substituted phenyl; R3 includes alkyl and aryl such as phenyl and substituted phenyl; R8 and R9 include hydrogen and alkyl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical formulations comprising a compound of Formula I together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, or excipient therefor, and a method for treating angiogenesis using said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Warner Lambert Company
    Inventors: Ellen Myra Dobrusin, James Marino Hamby, James Bernard Kramer, Mel Conrad Schroeder, Howard Daniel Hollis Showalter, Peter Toogood, Susanne A. Trumpp-Kallmeyer
  • Patent number: 7488823
    Abstract: Cyanoguanidine quinazoline and cyanoamidine quinazolamine derivatives that are useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases are disclosed. Methods of treating hyperproliferative diseases in mammals are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Array Biopharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Eli Wallace, George Topolov, Qian Zhao, Joseph P. Lyssikatos
  • Patent number: 7473691
    Abstract: This invention describes novel protein kinase inhibitors of formula VII: wherein G is Ring C or Ring D; Ring C is selected from a phenyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, or 1,2,4-triazinyl ring, wherein said Ring C has one or two ortho substituents independently selected from —R1; Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; Ry is T-R3?; T is a valence bond or a C1-4 alkylidene chain; R3? is an optionally substituted group selected from C1-6 aliphatic, C3-10 carbocyclyl, C6-10 aryl, a heteroaryl ring having 5-10 ring atoms, or a heterocyclyl ring having 5-10 ring atoms; and R1, R2, and R2? are as described in the specification. The protein kinase are useful for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Davies, Pan Li
  • Patent number: 7465738
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as promoters of the SMN2 gene. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jill Jarecki, Xiaocun Chen, Dennis James Hurley, Lewis R. Makings, Mark T. Miller, Brian Pollok, Jeffrey H. Stack, Michael A. Whitney
  • Patent number: 7462623
    Abstract: The invention concerns quinazoline derivatives of Formula (I): (A chemical formula should be inserted here—please see paper copy enclosed herewith) wherein Z is an O, S, SO, SO2, N(R2) or C(R2)2 group wherein each R2 group is hydrogen or (1-8C) alkyl, m is 0, 1, 2 or 3, each R1 group is selected from halogeno, (1-8C) alkyl, (1-6C) alkoxy and any of the other meanings defined in the description, n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, and each R3 group is selected from halogeno, (1-8C) alkyl, (1-6C) alkoxy and any of the other meanings defined in the description, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use as an anti-invasive agent in the containment and/or treatment of solid tumor disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Patrick Ple
  • Patent number: 7456189
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula having an inhibitory action on the signal transduction mediated by tyrosine kinases, and being useful for the treatment of oncoses and of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), of diseases of the lung and of the airways. Exemplary compounds are: (R)-4-(1-Phenylethylamino)-6-[1-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)piperidin-4-yloxy]-7-methoxy-quinazoline and (R)-4-(1-Phenylethylamino)-6-(piperidin-4-yloxy)-7-methoxyquinazoline dihydrochloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Himmelsbach, Birgit Jung
  • Patent number: 7456188
    Abstract: The present application describes compounds according to Formula I, wherein Q, R1, R2 and X are described herein, that are useful as Estrogen Receptor Beta (ER?) modulators. Additionally, the present application describes pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds according to Formula I and optionally additional therapeutic agents. Finally, the present application describes methods utilizing the compounds according to Formula I for modulating the function of ER? in the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with ER? such as, for example, bone disorders; cardiovascular diseases; hypercholesterolemia; hypertriglyceridemia; vasomotor disorders; urogenital disorders; prostatic hypertrophy; endometrial hyperplasia; cancer and central nervous system disorders, such as, neurodegenerative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: James R. Corte, John K. Dickson, Timur Gungor
  • Patent number: 7452895
    Abstract: This invention provides quinazoline analogs of Formula I: where A is bonded to at least one of the carbons at the 5, 6, 7 or 8 position of the bicyclic ring, and the ring is substituted by up to two independent R3 groups. The invention also includes methods of using compounds of Formula I as type I receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors and for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Eli Wallace, George Topalov, Joseph Lyssikatos, Alexandre Buckmelter, Qian Zhao
  • Patent number: 7439249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit phosphatases, compositions thereof, and methods of using those compounds and compositions for treating diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey O. Saunders, Gregory F. Miknis, Alexandre J. Buckmelter, Kevin W. Hunt, James F. Blake, Guy P. A. Vigers, Xicheng Sun
  • Patent number: 7429598
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and m are as defined in the description, their use as medicament, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and a process for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Patrick Bernardelli, Fabrice Vergne, Chrystelle Mendes, Pierre G. Ducrot
  • Patent number: 7429597
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new substituted nitrogen-containing heterobicyclic compounds of general formula wherein B, X1 to X3 and R1 to R5 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, which have valuable properties. The compounds of the above general formula I as well as the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, and their stereoisomers have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an antithrombotic activity and a factor Xa-inhibiting activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Henning Priepke, Roland Pfau, Kai Gerlach, Uwe Ries, Wolfgang Wienen, Eckhart Bauer, Herbert Nar
  • Patent number: 7427681
    Abstract: This invention describes novel pyrazole compounds of formula II: wherein Z1 is nitrogen or CR8; Q is —S—, —O—, —N(R4)—, or —CH(R6)—; R1 is T-Ring D, wherein Ring D is a 5-7 membered monocyclic ring or 8-10 membered bicyclic ring selected from aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl or carbocyclyl; and Ry, R2, and R2? are as described in the specification. The compounds are useful as protein kinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of Aurora-2 and GSK-3, for treating diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: David Bebbington, Jean-Damien Charrier, Julian Golec, Françoise Pierard
  • Patent number: 7410975
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions useful for modulating signaling through Toll-like receptors. The methods involve contacting a TLR-expressing cell with a small molecule having a core structure including at least two rings. Certain of the compounds are 4-primary amino quinolines. Many of the compounds and methods are useful specifically for inhibiting immune stimulation involving at least one of TLR9, TLR8, TLR7, and TLR3. The methods may have use in the treatment of autoimmunity, inflammation, allergy, asthma, graft rejection, graft versus host disease, infection, sepsis, cancer, and immunodeficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignees: Coley Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Coley Pharmaceutical GmbH
    Inventors: Grayson B. Lipford, Alexandra Forsbach, Charles Zepp
  • Patent number: 7410974
    Abstract: The present invention includes novel compounds of the formula (I) wherein X is absent or trans or cis CHCH, R1 is (C1-C10) alkyl unsubstituted or substituted by one to three hydroxy, (C1-C10) alkenyl unsubstituted or substituted by one to three hydroxy, (C1-C10) alkynyl unsubstituted or substituted by one to three hydroxy, or aryl unsubstituted or substituted by one to three hydroxy; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl; R3 and R4 are, independently of each other, H, halogen, or a solubilizing group, with the provisio that at least one of R3 and R4 is halogen; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also includes pharmaceutically acceptable formulations of said compounds which exhibit antibiotic activity against a wide spectrum of microorganisms including organisms which are resistant to multiple antibiotic families and are useful as antibacterial agents for treatment or prophylaxis of bacterial infections, or their use as antiseptics, agents for sterilization or disinfection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Ulysses Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Suzanne Chamberland, Francois Malouin
  • Patent number: 7407963
    Abstract: A compound of general formula (I) wherein R and R1 are as defined herein, or a tautomer, diastereomer, enantiomer, or salt thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly CGRP-antagonistic properties, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound, their use, and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Eberlein, Wolfhard Engel, Klaus Rudolf, Henri Doods, Gerhard Hallermayer, Eckhart Bauer
  • Patent number: 7407946
    Abstract: Quinazoline derivatives of formula (I) wherein A is 5-membered heteroaryl containing a sulphur atom and optionally containing one or more nitrogen atoms; compositions containing them, processes for their preparation and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Andrew Austen Mortlock
  • Patent number: 7402585
    Abstract: The invention provides quinazoline derivatives of formula (I): in the preparation of a medicament for use in the inhibition of Aurora kinase and also novel quinazoline derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharamceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Frederic Henri Jung, Georges Rene Pasquet