Patents by Inventor Brian Cato
Brian Cato 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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Patent number: 9951052Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Alexander Pasternak, Haifeng Tang, Jessica Frie, Ronald Dale Ferguson, Zhiqiang Guo, Zhi-Cai Shi, Brian Cato, Qinghong Fu
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Patent number: 9777002Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Brian Cato, Jessica L. Frie, Dooseop Kim, Alexander Pasternak, Zhi-Cai Shi
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Publication number: 20170275302Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Alexander Pasternak, Barbara Pio, Harry Chobanian, Zhi-Cai Shi, Shuzhi Dong, Yan Guo, Shawn P. Walsh, Zhiqiang Guo, Ronald D. Ferguson II, Brian Cato
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Patent number: 9527830Abstract: This invention relates to compounds having structural Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds of Formula I are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Shawn Walsh, Alexander Pasternak, Brian Cato, Paul E. Finke, Jessica Frie, Qinghong Fu, Dooseop Kim, Barbara Pio, Aurash Shahripour, Zhi-Cai Shi, Haifeng Tang
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Patent number: 9493474Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I having the following general structure: Z1—Y1—(CH2)n1—R—(CH2)n2—Y2—Z2 wherein R represents a fused bicyclic or spirocyclic aliphatic diamine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Alexander Pasternak, Zhi-Cai Shi, Brian Cato, Esther Y. Kim
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Publication number: 20160257670Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Alexander Pasternak, Haifeng Tang, Jessica Frie, Ronald Dale Ferguson, Zhiqiang Guo, Zhi-Cai Shi, Brian Cato, Qinghong Fu
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Publication number: 20150299198Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Brian Cato, Jessica L. Frie, Dooseop Kim, Alexander Pasternak, Zhi-Cai Shi
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Patent number: 9139585Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I-VI having the following general structure: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Alexander Pasternak, Reynalda K. DeJesus, Haifeng Tang, Barbara Pio, Aurash Shahripour, Kevin M. Belyk, Harry R. Chobanian, Yan Guo, Jessica L. Frie, Zhi-Cai Shi, Helen Chen, Timothy A. Blizzard, Brian Cato
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Patent number: 9108947Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I having the following general structure: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Alexander Pasternak, Zhi-Cai Shi, Brian Cato
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Publication number: 20140309213Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I-VI having the following general structure: Z1—Y1—(CH2)n1—R—(CH2)n2—Y2—Z2 wherein R is a 6-8 membered saturated heterocyclic ring having 2 Nitrogen atoms connected with —(CH2)n1— and —(CH2)n2—, respectively, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Alexander Pasternak, Reynalda K. DeJesus, Haifeng Tang, Barbara Pio, Aurash Shahripour, Kevin M. Belyk, Harry R. Chobanian, Yan Guo, Jessica L. Frie, Zhi-Cai Shi, Helen Chen, Timothy A. Blizzard, Brian Cato
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Publication number: 20140288042Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I having the following general structure: Z1—Y1—(CH2)n1—R—(CH2)n2—Y2—Z2 wherein R represents a fused bicyclic or spirocyclic aliphatic diamine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Alexander Pasternak, Zhi-Cai Shi, Brian Cato, Esther Y. Kim
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Publication number: 20140275020Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of Formula I having the following general structure: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Shawn P. Walsh, Alexander Pasternak, Zhi-Cai Shi, Brian Cato
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Publication number: 20140235628Abstract: This invention relates to compounds having structural Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds of Formula I are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Inventors: Shawn Walsh, Alexander Pasternak, Brian Cato, Paul E. Finke, Jessica Frie, Qinghong Fu, Dooseop Kim, Barbara Pio, Aurash Shahripour, Zhi-Cai Shi, Haifeng Tang