Patents by Inventor Duane DeMong

Duane DeMong 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: 20240076297
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the structural Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, 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 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: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Jared N. Cumming, Manuel De Lera Ruiz, Duane DeMong, Thomas H. Graham, Elisabeth T. Hennessy, Joseph M. Kelly, Rongze Kuang, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jesus Moreno, Uma Swaminathan, Heping Wu, Yingchun Ye, Younong Yu
  • Publication number: 20230322785
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the structural Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, 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 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: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Christopher W. Boyce, Jared N. Cumming, Duane DeMong, Thomas H. Graham, Subrahmanyam Gudipati, Andrew J. Hoover, Xianhai Huang, Rongze Kuang, Jae-Hun Kim, Joseph M. Kelly, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Jesus Moreno, Jing Su, Heping Wu, Dong Xiao, Younong Yu, Xiaohong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230054411
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain 7-, 8-, and 10-substituted amino triazolo quinazoline derivatives of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein ring A, R1, R2, and R4 are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutic 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 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yonglian Zhang, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Thomas H. Graham, Elisabeth Hennessy, Matthew A. Larsen, Kun Liu, Ping Liu, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jianping Pan, Christopher W. Plummer, Aaron Sather, Uma Swaminathan, Huijun Wang
  • Publication number: 20220220117
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain 9-substituted amino triazolo quinazoline compounds of the structural Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, ring A, R1 and R2 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 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: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Larsen, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Thomas H. Graham, Elisabeth Hennessy, Andrew J. Hoover, Ping Liu, Kun Liu, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jianping Pan, Christopher W. Plummer, Aaron Sather, Uma Swaminathan, Huijun Wang, Yonglian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11312719
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain 9-substituted amino triazolo quinazoline compounds of the structural Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, ring A, R1 and R2 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 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Larsen, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Thomas H. Graham, Elisabeth Hennessy, Andrew J. Hoover, Ping Liu, Kun Liu, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jianping Pan, Christopher W. Plummer, Aaron Sather, Uma Swaminathan, Huijun Wang, Yonglian Zhang
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11225471
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Steven L. Colletti, Duane DeMong, Kevin D. Dykstra, Zhiyong Hu, Michael Miller
  • Publication number: 20210395255
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain substituted amino triazolopyrimidine and amino triazolopyrazine compounds of Formula (IA) and Formula (IB): or and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, R1, 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: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zachary G. Brill, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Thomas H. Graham, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Christopher W. Plummer, Jenny Lorena Rico Duque, Huijun Wang, Yonglian Zhang, Kake Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210107904
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain 9-substituted amino triazolo quinazoline compounds of the structural Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, ring A, R1 and R2 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 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 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Larsen, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Thomas H. Graham, Elisabeth Hennessy, Andrew J. Hoover, Ping Liu, Kun Liu, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jianping Pan, Christopher W. Plummer, Aaron Sather, Uma Swaminathan, Huijun Wang, Yonglian Zhang
  • Patent number: 10968193
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Helen Chen, Steven L. Colletti, Duane DeMong, Yan Guo, Michael Miller, Anilkumar Nair, Christopher W. Plummer, Dong Xiao, De-Yi Yang
  • Publication number: 20210094938
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Steven L. Colletti, Duane DeMong, Kevin D. Dykstra, Zhiyong Hu, Michael Miller
  • Patent number: 10954240
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted certain reversed indazole compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R9, and A are as defined herein, which are potent inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the LRRK2 kinase is involved, such as Parkinson's Disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which LRRK-2 kinase is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xing Dai, Kallol Basu, Duane DeMong, Sarah W. Li, Michael Miller, Jack D. Scott, Andrew W. Stamford
  • Patent number: 10806724
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Iyassu K. Sebhat, Ashok Arasappan, Scott B. Hoyt, Robert R. Wilkening, Duane DeMong
  • Patent number: 10662171
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Harry Chobanian, Duane DeMong, Yan Guo, Barbara Pio, Christopher W. Plummer
  • Publication number: 20190247374
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Iyassu K. Sebhat, Ashok Arasappan, Scott B. Hoyt, Robert R. Wilkening, Duane DeMong
  • Patent number: 10335399
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventors: Iyassu K. Sebhat, Ashok Arasappan, Scott B. Hoyt, Robert R. Wilkening, Duane DeMong
  • Patent number: 10131651
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Harry Chobanian, Duane DeMong, Christopher W. Plummer, Minghai Fang, Bin Hu
  • Patent number: 10100042
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Helen Chen, Duane DeMong, Paul E. Finke, Christopher W. Plummer
  • Patent number: 10059667
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Harry Chobanian, Duane DeMong, Yan Guo, Zhiyong Hu, Michael Miller, Barbara Pio, Christopher W. Plummer, Dong Xiao, Cangming Yang
  • Publication number: 20180230152
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted certain reversed indazole compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R9, and A are as defined herein, which are potent inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the LRRK2 kinase is involved, such as Parkinson's Disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which LRRK-2 kinase is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Xing Dai, Kallol Basu, Duane DeMong, Sarah W. Li, Michael Miller, Jack D. Scott, Andrew W. Stamford