Patents Examined by Zinna N. Davis
  • Patent number: 7652041
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel cinnamide compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ruth S. Adams, Emily F. Calderwood, Alexandra E. Gould, Paul D. Greenspan, Matthew J LaMarche, Yuan Tian, Tricia J. Vos
  • Patent number: 7652049
    Abstract: Compounds having the structures of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis: In the compounds of Formula I, B or R2 is a phenyl group which has an ortho aryl, heterocyclic, benzoheterocyclic or benzocycloalkyl substituent, and one other position on the 5-membered ring has an aromatic, heterocyclic, cycloalkyl, benzoheterocyclic or benzocycloalkyl substituent connected directly to the ring or attached to the ring through a —CH2—.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Joann M. Napolitano, Qiaolin Deng, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Nazia Quraishi, Cameron J. Smith, Julianne A. Hunt, Adrian A. Dowst, Yi-Heng Chen, Hong Li
  • Patent number: 7649005
    Abstract: This invention is related to compounds of general formula (I) wherein X is oxygen or sulphur or a NR7 group; R1 is C3-C8 alkyl, or C1-C8 alkyl substituted by phenoxy or phenyl, both phenoxy or phenyl being optionally substituted by one or more fluoro, chloro, trifluoromethyl, C1-C6 alkyl, hydroxyl, C1-C6 alkoxy; R2, R3 are independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, halogen, trifluoromethyl, hydroxy or C1-C6 alkoxy; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C8 alkyl; R5, R6 are independently hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, optionally substituted by hydroxy or phenyl; R7 is hydrogen or straight or branched C1-C3 alkyl; Het is a five to seven membered, saturated or unsaturated heteromonocyclic or an eight to ten membered, saturated or unsaturated heterobicyclic group, containing one or more heteroatoms chosen independently from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, said mono- or bicyclic groups being optionally substituted by C1-C6alkyl, halogen, hydroxyl or C1-C6 alkoxy; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, that are active as sodiu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A.
    Inventors: Patricia Salvati, Carla Caccia, Piero Melloni, Alessandra Restivo, Cibele Sabido David, Stefania Vallese
  • Patent number: 7645779
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods that are useful for the treatment of metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases and cancer are provided herein. In particular, the invention provides compounds which modulate the expression and/or function of proteins involved in lipid metabolism, inflammation and cell proliferation. The subject compounds are linked biaryl compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignees: Amgen Inc., Japan Tobacco, Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe, Jonathan Houze, Hisashi Kawasaki, Frank Kayser, Rajiv Sharma, Samuel Sperry
  • Patent number: 7645780
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula: where variables Z, X, R15, R2, R3, and Rc are defined herein. Compounds disclosed herein are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and are therefore useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other diseases characterized by deposition of A beta peptide in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Varghese John, Michel Maillard, James P. Beck, Eric T. Baldwin, Robert Hughes, Shon R. Pulley, Ruth T. TenBrink
  • Patent number: 7642260
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic protein family members, compositions containing the compounds and uses of the compounds for preparing medicaments for treating diseases during which occurs expression one or more than one of an anti-apoptotic protein family member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, Steven Elmore, Aaron Kunzer, Christopher L. Lynch, William McClellan, Cheol-Min Park, Andrew Petros, Xiaohong Song, Xilu Wang, Noah Tu, Michael Wendt, Alexander Shoemaker, Michael Mitten
  • Patent number: 7642272
    Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the formula I a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of the compound, which exhibit anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Bandarpalle B. Shankar, Razia K. Rizvi, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Neng-Yang Shih
  • Patent number: 7642268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a crystalline micronisate of (1 ?,2?,4?,5?,7?)-7-[(hydroxydi-2-thienylacetyl)oxy]-9,9-dimethyl-3-oxa-9-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.02,4]nonane-bromide, processes for preparing it and its use for preparing a pharmaceutical composition, particularly for preparing a pharmaceutical composition with an anticholinergic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Bender, Hagen Graebner, Konrad Schindler, Michael Trunk, Michael Walz
  • Patent number: 7632950
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyridine derivatives useful as intermediates of drugs and agricultural chemicals, electrophotographic receptors, dyes and so on. More specifically, the invention relates to novel pyridyltetrahydropyridines and novel pyridylpiperidines, and further to a method of manufacturing pyridine derivatives through reaction between bipyridine derivatives and benzyl halide or benzyloxycarbonyl halide and subsequent reduction of the resultant reaction products with the aid of palladium catalysts, platinum catalysts, ruthenium catalysts or rhodium catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Fujifilm Finechemicals Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hirokazu Kuwabara, Takayuki Sonoda, Hiromitsu Saitoh, Hidehiro Arai
  • Patent number: 7629363
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3/R4, and R5 are defined herein. These compounds are useful for treating diseases and conditions caused or exacerbated by unregulated p38 MAP Kinase and/or TNF activity. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods of preparing the compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Balekudru Devadas, John Walker, Shaun R. Selness, Terri L. Boehm, Richard C. Durley, Rajesh Devraj, Brian S. Hickory, Paul V. Rucker, Kevin D. Jerome, Heather M. Madsen, Edgardo Alvira, Michele A. Promo, Radhika M. Blevis-Bal, Laura D. Marruto, Jeff Hitchcock, Thomas Owen, Win Naing, Li Xing, Huey S. Shieh, Aruna Sambandam, Shuang Liu, Ian L. Scott, Kevin F. McGee
  • Patent number: 7629357
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds suitable for use in mediating hypoxia inducible factor and for treating erythropoietin-associated conditions by increasing endogenous erythropoietin in vitro and in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: FibroGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Arend, Lee A. Flippin, Volkmar Guenzler-Pukall, Web-Bin Ho, Eric Turtle, Xiaohui Du
  • Patent number: 7625931
    Abstract: Certain chemical entities chosen from compounds of Formula 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, crystal forms, chelates, non-covalent complexes, prodrugs, and mixtures thereof, are provided herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one chemical entity and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle chosen from carriers, adjuvants, and excipients, are also provided herein. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to angiogenic kinase modulation, which comprise administering to such patients an amount of at least one chemical entity effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are disclosed. These diseases include cancer, including breast neoplasia, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: CGI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Mitchell, Mihaela Diana Danca, Peter A. Blomgren, Robert W. DeSimone, Douglas A. I. Pippin
  • Patent number: 7625930
    Abstract: This invention relates to a group of novel chelating agents, novel chelates, biomolecules labeled with said chelates or chelating agents as well as solid supports conjugated with said chelates, chelating agents or labeled biomolecules. Especially the invention relates to novel chelating agents useful in solid phase synthesis of oligonucleotides or oligopeptides and the oligonucleotides and oligopeptides so obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Walloc Oy
    Inventors: Jari Hovinen, Veli-Matti Mukkala, Harri Hakala, Jari Peuralahti
  • Patent number: 7625926
    Abstract: The bioavailability of an anticancer agent is enhanced when the anticancer agent is administered together with a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Keuk Chan Bang, Mi Young Cha, Young Gil Ahn, Young Jin Ham, Maeng Sup Kim, Gwan Sun Lee
  • Patent number: 7622486
    Abstract: The present invention provides new heterocyclic compounds, particularly substituted pyridines, methods and compositions for making and using these heterocyclic compounds, and methods for treating a variety of diseases and disease states, including atherosclerosis, arthritis, restenosis, diabetic nephropathy, or dyslipidemia, or disease states mediated by the low expression of Perlecan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Reddy US Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Manojit Pal, Christopher W. Alexander, Ish Khanna, Javed Iqbal, Ram Pillarisetti, Santanu Maitra, Gayla W. Roberts, Lavanya Sagi, Chintakunta Vamsee Krishna, Jennepalli Sreenu
  • Patent number: 7622586
    Abstract: Novel opiate intermediate compositions and methods of synthesis that include changing the substitution pattern on the aromatic ring of the pre-Grewe intermediate are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Xianqi Wang, Frank W. Moser, Gary L. Cantrell
  • Patent number: 7618985
    Abstract: The invention relates to isoquinoline derivatives having the general Formula I wherein X is O, S or NH; Y is OH or NH2; m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 1 or 2; R1 is H, when Y is NH2; or R1 is H, (C1-4)alkyl or halogen, when Y is OH; R2 and R3 are independently H, (C1-4)alkyl or halogen; R is H or (C1-6)alkyl, optionally substituted with OH, (C1-4)-alkyloxy, (C1-4)alkyloxycarbonyl, (C3-7)cycloalkyl, which may optionally comprise a heteroatom selected from O and S, (C6-10)aryl, (C6-10)aryloxy or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group comprising 1-3 heteroatoms independently selected from O, N and S, each aryl or heteroaryl group being optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents independently selected from (C1-4)alkyl, (C1-4)alkyloxy, (C1-4)alkylsulfonyl and halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same as well as to the use of the isoquinoline derivatives in the treatment of ROCK-I related disorders such as hypertension, atherosclerosis and glaucoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: N.V. Organon
    Inventor: Peter Christopher Ray
  • Patent number: 7618969
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof, are disclosed: wherein R1 is C1-6alkyl, haloC1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, amino, monoC1-4alkylamino or diC1-4alkylamino; R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, halogen, C1-6alkyl, haloC1-6alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, haloC1-4alkoxy, cyano, amino, monoC1-4alkylamino or diC1-4alkylamino; each R4, which may be the same or different, is C1-6alkyl, halogen, C1-6alkyl, haloC1-6alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, haloC1-4alkoxy, cyano, nitro, amino, monoC1-4alkylamino or diC1-4alkylamino; p is 0, 1 or 2; n is 1 or 2; R5 and R6, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, halogen, C1-6alkyl, haloC1-6alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, haloC1-4alkoxy, cyano, amino, monoC1-4alkylamino or diC1-4alkylamino; and Het is thienyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyrrolyl, quinolyl, thiazolyl or furyl, each of which may be substituted by one or more groups independently selected from the list consisting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Marcus Bradley, Kevin Michael Thewlis, Simon Edward Ward
  • Patent number: 7618984
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (1) [A represents a nitrogen-containing saturated ring; m represents an integer of 0 to 2; n represents an integer of 1 to 4; G1 represents hydrogen atom, chlorine atom, hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, or amino group; G2 represents a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, cyano group, carboxy group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and the like; G3 represents hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxyl group, cyano group, carboxy group, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, and the like; G4 represents hydroxyl group, or —N(R1)(R2) (R1 and R2 represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or a saturated heterocyclic group); G5 is a substituent on a ring-constituting carbon atom of A, and represents hydrogen atom, fluorine atom, or an alkyl group] or a salt thereof, or a derivative thereof that is a prodrug, which potently inhibits phosphorylation of the myosin regulatory light chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Rintaro Yamada, Minoru Seto
  • Patent number: 7615564
    Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide compounds having Rho kinase inhibitory activity and useful for the treatment of diseases mediated by Rho kinase. The compounds according to the present invention are those represented by formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof: wherein Q represents phenyl, pyridyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, or furyl; these groups are optionally substituted by one or two halogens or alkyl, nitro, or amino groups; and p is 2 or 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Kirin Beer Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masayuki Iwakubo, Yuji Okada