Patents by Inventor Annette Bak

Annette Bak has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220378916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pegylated amino acid compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3A, R3B and n are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a pegylated amino acid compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in combination with a high concentration of an active biological ingredient (ABI). In embodiments of the invention, the ABI is an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1). The invention further relates to methods for lowering the viscosity of an aqueous solution of a pharmaceutical composition comprising adding a compound of the invention to the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Lin Chu, Nathalie Y. Toussaint, Dong Xiao, Petr Vachal, Ramesh S. Kashi, Annette Bak
  • Publication number: 20200206350
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pegylated amino acid compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3A, R3B and n are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a pegylated amino acid compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in combination with a high concentration of an active biological ingredient (ABI). In embodiments of the invention, the ABI is an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1). The invention further relates to methods for lowering the viscosity of an aqueous solution of a pharmaceutical composition comprising adding a compound of the invention to the solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Lin Chu, Nathalie Y. Toussaint, Dong Xiao, Petr Vachal, Ramesh S. Kashi, Annette Bak
  • Publication number: 20080051453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical co-crystal comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient and a co-crystal agent having the structure R1—C(?O)XH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Annette Bak, Drazen Ostovic