Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Shuker

Anthony J. Shuker 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).

  • Patent number: 7041684
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of medicine, particularly in the treatment of Type II diabetes and obesity. More specifically, the present invention relates to selective ?3 receptor agonists useful in the treatment of Type II diabetes and obesity. The invention provides compounds and methods of treating Type II diabetes and obesity, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker
  • Patent number: 6825222
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof, and methods of making, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions having compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof: In Structural Formula I, n is 2, 3, or 4; V is O or S; W is O, S, or SO2; R1 is H, a C1-C4 alkyl, phenyl or trifluoromethyl; R2 are each, independently, H, a C1-C6 alkyl, an aryl-C1-C6 alkyl, a cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, a cycloalkyl, or together with the phenyl to which they are bound form naphthyl or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl; R3 are each, independently, H, a C1-C6 alkyl, an aryl-C1-C6 alkyl, a cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, or a cycloalkyl; R4 are each, independently, H, a C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, or benzyl; R5 are each, independently, H, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or a heteroaryl, provided that at least one R5 is a substituted or u
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignees: Eli Lilly and Company, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn A. Brooks, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Samuel J. Dominianni, Alan M. Warshawsky, Lynn S. Gossett, Donald P. Matthews, David A. Hay, Robert J. Ardecky, Pierre-Yves Michellys, John S. Tyhonas
  • Patent number: 6686372
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of medicine, particularly in the treatment of Type II diabetes and obesity. More specifically, the present invention relates to selective &bgr;3 receptor agonists useful in the treatment of Type II diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Thomas A. Crowell, Deborah A. Evrard, Charles D. Jones, Brian S. Muehl, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Andrew J. Thorpe, Kenneth J. Thrasher
  • Publication number: 20040019090
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof, and methods of making, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions having compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Applicants: Eli Lilly & Company, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn A. Brooks, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Samuel J. Dominianni, Alan M. Warshawsky, Lynn S. Gossett, Donald P. Matthews, David A. Hay, Robert J. Ardecky, Pierre-Yves Michellys, John S. Tyhonas
  • Patent number: 6610696
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof, and methods of making, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions having compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof: In Structural Formula I, n is 2, 3, or 4; V is O or S; W is O, S, or SO2; R1 is H, a C1-C4 alkyl, phenyl or trifluoromethyl; R2 are each, independently, H, a C1-C6 alkyl, an aryl-C1-C6 alkyl, a cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, a cycloalkyl, or together with the phenyl to which they are bound form naphthyl or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl; R3 are each, independently, H, a C1-C6 alkyl, an aryl-C1-C6 alkyl, a cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, or a cycloalkyl; R4 are each, independently, H, a C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, or benzyl; R5 are each, independently, H, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or a heteroaryl, provided that at least one R5 is a substituted or u
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignees: Eli Lilly and Company, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn A. Brooks, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Samuel J. Dominianni, Alan M. Warshawsky, Lynn S. Gossett, Donald P. Matthews, David A. Hay, Robert J. Ardecky, Pierre-Yves Michellys, John S. Tyhonas
  • Publication number: 20030045558
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof, and methods of making, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions having compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: Eli Lilly & Company Lily Corporate Center
    Inventors: Dawn A. Brooks, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Samuel J. Dominianni, Alan M. Warshawsky, Lynn S. Gossett, Donald P. Matthews, David A. Hay, Robert J. Ardecky, Pierre-Yves Michellys, John S. Tyhonas
  • Publication number: 20020165234
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of medicine, particularly in the treatment of Type II diabetes and obesity. More specifically, the present invention relates to selective &bgr;3 receptor agonists useful in the treatment of Type II diabetes and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas A. Crowell, Deborah A. Evrard, Charles D. Jones, Brian S. Muehl, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Andrew J. Thorpe, Kenneth J. Thrasher
  • Patent number: 6417212
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof, and methods of making, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions having compounds represented by Structural Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and hydrates thereof: In Structural Formula I, n is 2, 3, or 4; V is O or S; W is O, S, or SO2; R1 is H, a C1-C4 alkyl, phenyl or trifluoromethyl; R2 are each, independently, H, a C1-C6 alkyl, an aryl-C1-C6 alkyl, a cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, a cycloalkyl, or together with the phenyl to which they are bound form naphthyl or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthyl; R3 are each, independently, H, a C1-C6 alkyl, an aryl-C1-C6 alkyl, a cycloalkyl-C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, or a cycloalkyl; R4 are each, independently, H, a C1-C4 alkyl, an aryl, or benzyl; R5 are each, independently, H, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or a heteroaryl, provided that at least one R5 is a substituted or u
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignees: Eli Lilly & Company, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dawn A. Brooks, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Samuel J. Dominianni, Alan M. Warshawsky, Lynn S. Gossett, Donald P. Matthews, David A. Hay, Robert J. Ardecky, Pierre-Yves Michellys, John S. Tyhonas
  • Patent number: 6413991
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are selective beta 3 adrenergic agonists represented by the following structural formula: The variables in the structural formula shown above are defined in the specification. Also disclosed are methods of using these compounds for agonizing the beta 3 adrenergic receptor in patients in need of such treatment, for example, patients in need of treatment for obesity or Type II diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Thomas A. Crowell, Deborah A. Evrard, Charles D. Jones, Brian S. Muehl, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Andrew J. Thorpe, Kenneth J. Thrasher
  • Patent number: 6140352
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are selective beta 3 adrenergic agonists represented by the following structural formula: ##STR1## The variables in the structural formula shown above are defined in the specification. Also disclosed are methods of using these compounds for agonizing the beta 3 adrenergic receptor in patients in need of such treatment, for example, patients in need of treatment for obesity or Type II diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Thomas A. Crowell, Deborah A. Evrard, Charles D. Jones, Brian S. Muehl, Christopher J. Rito, Anthony J. Shuker, Andrew J. Thorpe, Kenneth J. Thrasher