Patents Examined by Yong Chu
  • Patent number: 7960431
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound according to one of the formulas or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, medicaments for the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension and compositions related thereto, as further elaborated herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent A. Johnson, David W. Old, Yariv Donde, Robert M. Burk
  • Patent number: 7960310
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula (I) wherein X is (i), (ii) or (iii), formula (i), formula (ii), formula (iii) Y is O, S(O)m, NR3, CR5R6, CR5R6—CR7R8, O—CR7R8, S(O)m—CR7R8, NR3—CR7R8, CR5R6—O, CR5R6—S(O)m, CR5R6—NR3, SO2—NR3, NR3—SO2, NR3—O or O—NR3; m is 0, 1, or 2; the ring (T) formula (T) is a 5- or 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; R1 to R10 are specified organic groups and n and is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: Syngenta Participations AG, Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Cornelius O'Sullivan, Jürgen Harry Schaetzer, Christoph Lüthy, Alison Clare Elliott, Christopher John Mathews
  • Patent number: 7956052
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Matthew Hamilton, Mark Miller, Peter D. J. Grootenhuis, Brian Bear, Jason McCartney, Jinglan Zhou, Fredrick van Goor
  • Patent number: 7956074
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with isoxazol-4-yl-oxadiazole derivatives of formula wherein R1, R2, and R3, are as defined in the specification and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. This class of compounds has high affinity and selectivity for GABA A ?5 receptor binding sites and might be useful as cognitive enhancer or for the treatment of cognitive disorders like Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Buettelmann, Bo Han, Henner Knust, Andreas Koblet, Andrew Thomas
  • Patent number: 7956049
    Abstract: The present application provides compounds, including all stereoisomers, solvates, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof according to Formula I wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, Q, A, R3, W, D and R2 are defined herein. Additionally, the present application provides pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally at least one additional therapeutic agent. Finally, the present application provides methods for treating a patient suffering from an MCHR-1 modulated disease or disorder such as, for example, obesity, diabetes, depression or anxiety by administration of a therapeutically effective dose of a compound according to Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventor: Guohua Zhao
  • Patent number: 7956082
    Abstract: The present invention creates an indole derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases. A compound of the generic formula (I) wherein the ring A is an aromatic carbocyclic ring etc.; the ring B is a 3- to 8-membered nitrogen-containing non-aromatic heterocyclic ring etc.; R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are independently a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom etc.; R6 is C2-C4 alkyloxy etc.; R7 is independently a halogen atom etc.; R8 is independently C1-C4 alkyl etc.; R9 is carboxy etc.; Y is a single bond etc.; M is sulfonyl etc.; L1, L2 and L3 are a single bond or alkylene optionally containing one or two heteroatoms etc.; n is 0 etc.; q is 0 etc.; a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Shionogi & Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Akira Kugimiya, Michitaka Shichijo, Yoshiharu Hiramatsu, Natsuki Ishizuka
  • Patent number: 7956211
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel sulphur compounds, to the production thereof by a method carried out in an aqueous medium and the use thereof in the form of transfer agents in a method for controlled radical polymerization of acrylic acid and/or acrylic acid with water-soluble monomers in water. The thus obtained polymers are usable in the form of dispersing agents or grinding aid agents and/or aid agents for combined grinding of mineral materials in an aqueous suspension and in the form of dispersing agents directly incorporated into aqueous formulations containing mineral materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Coatex S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Suau, Christian Jacquemet
  • Patent number: 7956078
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of developing a main proteinase SARS inhibitor. Human coronaviruses are major causes of upper respiratory tract illnesses in humans, in particular, the common cold. Recent investigations have shown that a novel coronavirus causes the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a disease that is characterized by high fever, malaise, rigor, headache, non-productive cough or dyspnea, which is rapidly spreading. Within the scope of the invention, based on the structural analysis of the binding mode of the SARS Mpro enzyme, a group of prototype inhibitors is provided that acts as suitable drugs targeting a majority of viral infections of the respiratory tract, including SARS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Universitat zu Luebeck
    Inventors: Rolf Hilgenfeld, Kanchan Anand, John Ziebuhr, Jeroen R. Mesters, Parvesh Wadhwani
  • Patent number: 7955816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the synthesis and characterization of biotinylated analogue of N-arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA) and its use as a tool to study AEA transport and trafficking through biochemical and morphological techniques. In particular biotinylated AEA (b-AEA, for which we propose the common name MM22) is suitable to design highly sensitive and simple methods for the non-radioactive detection and quantitation of AEA from complex samples, which would offer a useful alternative approach to the routinely used radiometric assays. The invention also relates to the use of b-AEA as a potential therapeutic and diagnostic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignees: Universita Degli Studi Di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Universita Degli Studi Di Teramo
    Inventors: Mauro Maccarrone, Sergio Oddi, Filomena Fezza, Alessandro Finazzi Agro′
  • Patent number: 7951832
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having the general structure I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein X is a six-member ring selected from phenyl, pyridine, or pyrimidine; Y is H, an alkenyl, a substituted alkenyl, or alkynyl, and R is H or alkyl. Pharmaceutical compositions for treating various disorders such as cancers, the compositions including compound I are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Burnham Institute for Medical Research
    Inventors: Maurizio Pellecchia, Surya De, Elisa Barile
  • Patent number: 7951822
    Abstract: The object is to provide a novel LXR? agonist that is useful as a preventative and/or therapeutic agent for atherosclerosis; arteriosclerosis such as those resulting from diabetes; dyslipidemia; hypercholesterolemia; lipid-related diseases; inflammatory diseases that are caused by inflammatory cytokines; skin diseases such as allergic skin diseases; diabetes; or Alzheimer's disease. The solving means is a 1,3-dihydroisobenzofuran derivative represented by the following general formula (1) or salt thereof, or their solvate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Kowa Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayumu Okuda, Takayuki Matsuda, Toru Miura, Koichi Yamazaki, Yuki Yamaguchi, Minoru Koura, Sayaka Kurobuchi, Yuichiro Watanabe, Kimiyuki Shibuya
  • Patent number: 7951834
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the synthesis of ketomethylene derivatives of the tripeptide Phe-Gly-Pro (“keto-ACE”, compound 5a) and analogues thereof. The synthesis process proceeds via an ?,?-unsaturated keto intermediate. A key feature of the process involves a Horner-Emmons olefination of the, -unsaturated keto-phosphonate with ethyl glyoxylate. Keto-ACE analogues produced by the process of the invention display C-domain selectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: University of Cape Town
    Inventors: Edward Sturrock, Aloysius Nchinda, Kelly Chibale
  • Patent number: 7951959
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions, and methods for optical, including fluorescence optical, determinations useful in labeling biomolecules such as protein and deoxyribonucleic acid for their detection and quantitation. The compounds are diastereomeric cyanines with high hydrophilicity and other desirable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Milwaukee) LLC
    Inventors: Charles K. Brush, Kaizhang He, Peter T. Czerney, Matthias Wenzel
  • Patent number: 7951960
    Abstract: The black color material includes a condensation product of a pyrrole compound represented by the following formula (1) and a squaric acid represented by the following formula (2):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinji Hasegawa, Minquan Tian, Yuka Ito, Kazuhiko Hirokawa, Miho Watanabe, Makoto Furuki
  • Patent number: 7951961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an enantioselective synthesis of (+)-trans enantiomer of pyrrolidines substituted with flavones, represented by Formula 1 or salts thereof, which are inhibitors of cyclin dependant kinases and can be used for treatment of proliferative disorders such as cancer wherein Ar has the meaning as indicated in the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Piramal Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Meenakshi Sivakumar, Manoj Shukla, Pramod Kumar Jadhav, Ajit Borhade
  • Patent number: 7947709
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I, wherein R1, R2, R3, X and Ar, are as defined herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and afford a method for prevention and treatment of HIV-1 infections and the treatment of AIDS and/or ARC. The present invention also relates to compositions containing compounds of formula I useful for the prevention and treatment of HIV-1 infections and the treatment of AIDS and/or ARC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Todd Richard Elworthy, Joan Heather Hogg, Joshua Kennedy-Smith, Counde O'Yang, Mark Smith, Zachary Kevin Sweeney, Jeffrey Wu
  • Patent number: 7947722
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide an optically active imidazolidinone derivative widely usable for synthesizing an optically active amino acid, a method of easily producing the derivative, and a method of easily producing an optically active amino acid by using the derivative. The objective can be achieved by producing an optically active amino acid using a novel optically active imidazolidinone derivative represented by a general formula (3) and the like. According to the method of the present invention, an optically active imidazolidinone derivative can be obtained by preferential crystallization from a mixture of isomers of the imidazolidinone derivative. Therefore, an optically active amino acid can be easily and stereoselectively produced without cumbersome procedures required for the conventional methods, such as resolution of diastereomers, synthesis from an optically active amino acid and resolution of isomers by silica gel column chromatography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Saka, Akio Fujii, Kazumi Okuro, Masaru Mitsuda
  • Patent number: 7947713
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of a membrane tripeptidyl peptidase responsible for the inactivation of endogenous neuropeptides such as cholecystokinis (CCKs). The invention further relates to methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as well as the use as a medicine of said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Henry Joseph Breslin, Hans Louis Jos De Winter, Michael Joseph Kukla
  • Patent number: 7947715
    Abstract: There is provided a novel pesticide, particularly an insecticide or an acaricide. A substituted isoxazoline compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein A1, A2 and A3 independently of one another are carbon atom or nitrogen atom, G is benzene ring, etc., L is —CH2—, —C(CH3)—, —CH(CN)—, etc., X is halogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., Y is halogen atom, C1-C6alkyl, etc., R1 is —C(O)R1a, —C(O)OR1a, —C(O)NHR1a, etc., R2 is hydrogen atom, C1-C6haloalkyl, —C1-C4alkoxy C1-C4alkyl, cyano C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl, C3-C6alkynyl, —C(O)R15, —C(O)OR15, etc., R3 is C1-C6haloalkyl, etc., m is an integer of 0 to 5, n is an integer of 0 to 4. The pesticide containing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Mita, Kazushige Maeda, Mitsuaki Komoda, Eitatsu Ikeda, Ken-ichi Toyama, Motoyoshi Iwasa
  • Patent number: 7947732
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound having a formula therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Old, Vinh X. Ngo