Patents by Inventor Ashok Arasappan
Ashok Arasappan 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).
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Publication number: 20250084064Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Michael J. Breslin, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Harry R. Chobanian, Jason M. Cox, Anthony T. Ginnetti, Deodial Guy Guiadeen, Kristen L.G. Jones, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Shawn J. Stachel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Zhe Wu
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Patent number: 12247031Abstract: The present invention is directed to cyclobutyl pyrazolopyrimidine compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease and heart failure, and neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Zhuyan Guo, Zhong Lai, Dongfang Meng
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Patent number: 12195445Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Michael J. Breslin, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Harry R. Chobanian, Jason M. Cox, Anthony T. Ginnetti, Deodial Guy Guiadeen, Kristen L. G. Jones, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Shawn J. Stachel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Zhe Wu
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Publication number: 20240246932Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Jason M. Cox, Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark Eric Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, Akshay A. Shah, Michael D. VanHeyst
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Patent number: 11802122Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Jason M. Cox, Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Akshay A. Shah, Michael David VanHeyst, Zhe Wu
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Publication number: 20230312528Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Jason M. Cox, Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Akshay A. Shah, Michael David VanHeyst, Zhe Wu
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Publication number: 20230227405Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Jason Michael Cox, Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, Akshay A. Shah, Michael David VanHeyst
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Publication number: 20230227441Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Jason Michael Cox, Deodial Guy Guiadeen, III, Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James T. Olsen, James J. Perkins, Jeffrey W. Schubert, Akshay A. Shah, Shawn J. Stachel, Michael David VanHeyst, Zhe Wu
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Publication number: 20220380338Abstract: Novel compounds of structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of Formula I may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Jason M. Cox, Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark Eric Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, Akshay A. Shah, Michael D. VanHeyst
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Publication number: 20220289710Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Michael J. Breslin, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Harry R. Chobanian, Jason M. Cox, Anthony T. Ginnetti, Deodial Guy Guiadeen, Kristen L.G. Jones, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Shawn J. Stachel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Zhe Wu
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Publication number: 20220218676Abstract: The present invention provides certain substituted chromane, isochromane, and dihydroisobenzofuran compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is a moiety selected from: and ring B, n, R1, R2, R2A, R3, and R3A are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as mGluR2 inhibitors, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and may be useful in methods of treating a patient for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, mild congnitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Anthony S. Basile, Tjerk Johannes Helena Bueters, Michael F. Egan, Nancy Dohee Kim, Fiona Hamilton Marshall, Yuki Mukai, Arie Struyk, Jason Martin Uslaner
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Patent number: 11377438Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Michael J. Breslin, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Harry R. Chobanian, Jason M. Cox, Anthony T. Ginnetti, Deodial Guy Guiadeen, Kristen L. G. Jones, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Shawn J. Stachel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Zhe Wu
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Publication number: 20220017526Abstract: The present invention is directed to amino and alkyl pyrazolopyrimidine compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease and heart failure, and neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Zhe Feng, Zhuyan Guo, Dongfang Meng
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Publication number: 20220017525Abstract: The present invention is directed to cyclobutyl pyrazolopyrimidine compounds which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease and heart failure, and neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Zhuyan Guo, Zhong Lai, Dongfang Meng
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Publication number: 20210403457Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Jason M. Cox, Michael J. Kelly, III, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Akshay A. Shah, Michael David VanHeyst, Zhe Wu
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Publication number: 20210387966Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of Nav1.8 channel activity and may be useful in the treatment, prevention, management, amelioration, control and suppression of diseases mediated by Nav1.8 channel activity. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment, prevention or management of pain disorders, cough disorders, acute itch disorders, and chronic itch disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Ian M. Bell, Michael J. Breslin, Christopher James Bungard, Christopher S. Burgey, Harry R. Chobanian, Jason M. Cox, Anthony T. Ginnetti, Deodial Guy Guiadeen, Kristen L. G. Jones, Mark E. Layton, Hong Liu, Jian Liu, James J. Perkins, Shawn J. Stachel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Zhe Wu
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Patent number: 11028092Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrazolopyrimidine compounds of the general structural formula I: which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease and heart failure, and neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Zahid Hussain, Derun Li, Dongfang Meng, Subharekha Raghavan
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Patent number: 10934294Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrazolopyrimidine compounds of the general structural formula I: which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease and heart failure, and neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Zhuyan Guo, Jiafang He, Zahid Hussain, Zhong Lai, Derun Li, Dongfang Meng, Subharekha Raghavan, Sriram Tyagarajan
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Publication number: 20210015800Abstract: The present invention provides certain substituted chromane, isochromane, and dihydroisobenzofuran compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is a moiety selected from: and ring B, n, R1, R2, R2A, R3, and R3A are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as mGuR2 inhibitors, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and may be useful in methods of treating a patient for diseases or disorders in which the mGuR2-NAM receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Ashok Arasappan, Anthony S. Basile, Tjerk Johannes Helena Bueters, Michael F. Eagan, Nancy Dohee Kim, Fiona Hamilton Marshall, Yuki Mukai, Arie Struyk, Jason Martin Uslaner
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Patent number: 10806724Abstract: The present invention provides certain substituted chromane, isochromane, and dihydroisobenzofuran compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A is a moiety selected from: and ring B, n, R1, R2, R2A, R3, and R3A are as defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful as mGluR2 inhibitors, or mGluR2 negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), and may be useful in methods of treating a patient for diseases or disorders in which the mGluR2-NAM receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other mood disorders, pain disorders and sleep disorders, by administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Iyassu K. Sebhat, Ashok Arasappan, Scott B. Hoyt, Robert R. Wilkening, Duane DeMong