Patents by Inventor Brandon A. Vara

Brandon A. Vara 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: 20240083903
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and methods of using such compounds or pharmaceutical salts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Jongwon Lim, Vladimir Simov, Brandon A. Vara, Charles S. Yeung, Sebastian E. Schneider, Erin F. DiMauro
  • Publication number: 20240025912
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of Formula I act as RIPK1 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for RIPK1-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Joanna L. Chen, Yi-Heng Chen, Erin F. DiMauro, Min Liu, Joey L. Methot, Andrew J. Musacchio, Anandan Palani, Barbara Pio, Lorena Rico Duque, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Brandon A. Vara
  • Publication number: 20230416225
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of haematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with HPK1. Also disclosed herein are uses of these compounds in the potential treatment or prevention of an HPK1-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising one or more of the compounds. Further disclosed herein are uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of an HPK1-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Abdelghani Achab, David A. Candito, Anthony Donofrio, Xavier Fradera, Shuhei Kawamura, Samuel M. Levi, Bing Li, Anilkumar G. Nair, Alexander Pasternak, Brandon A. Vara, Elsie C. Yu
  • Publication number: 20230399341
    Abstract: Compounds of the following formula (I); or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of haematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with HPK1. Also disclosed herein are uses of these compounds in the potential treatment or prevention of an HPK1-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising one or more of the compounds. Further disclosed herein are uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of an HPK1-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: David A. Candito, Joanna L. Chen, Anthony Donofrio, Xavier Fradera, Peter H. Fuller, Shuhei Kawamura, Bing Li, Jongwon Lim, Ping Liu, Joey L. Methot, Anilkumar G. Nair, Alexander Pasternak, Brandon A. Vara, Elsie C. Yu
  • Publication number: 20230159558
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, R3, W, X, Y, Z, m, n and p are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula I act as RIPK1 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for RIPK1-related diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Abdelghani Abe Achab, Zachary G. Brill, Jenny Lorena Rico Duque, Xavier Fradera, Joey L. Methot, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Jing Su, Brandon A. Vara, Erin F. DiMauro
  • Publication number: 20220040184
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain substituted amino triazolopyrimidine and amino triazolopyrazine compounds of Formula (IA) and Formula (IB): and, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutically active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, as antagonists of A2a and/or A2b receptors, and their use in the treatment of a variety of diseases, conditions, or disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2a receptor and/or the adenosine A2b receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zachary G. Brill, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Gioconda V. Gallo-Etienne, Thomas H. Graham, Rongze Kuang, Matthew A. Larsen, Yeon-Hee Lim, Kun Liu, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jesus Moreno, Brandon A. Vara, Huijun Wang, Yonglian Zhang