Patents by Inventor Fa-Xiang Ding

Fa-Xiang Ding 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: 20240059700
    Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Jianming Bao, Faben A. Cruz, Fa-Xiang Ding, Cedric Lorenz Hugelshofer, Victor W. Mak, James Patrick Roane, Jillian R. Sanzone, Samantha E. Shockley, Rose Yen
  • Patent number: 11738010
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula I, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of TarO and may be useful in the prevention, treatment and suppression of diseases mediated by TarO, such as bacterial infections, including gram negative bacterial infections and gram positive bacterial infections such as MRSA and MRSE, alone or in combination with a ?-lactam antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: John P. Caldwell, Reynalda De Jesus, Fa-Xiang Ding, Charles J. Gill, Ginny Dai Ho, Sookhee N. Ha, Sandra J. Koseoglu, Marc A. Labroli, Sang Ho Lee, Christina Madsen-Duggan, Mihir Mandal, Terry Roemer, Jing Su, Christopher Michael Tan, Zheng Tan, Haifeng Tang, Hao Wang, Christine Yang, Shu-Wei Yang
  • Publication number: 20230165932
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: where A, X, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Hubert Josien, Abbas Walji, Harold B. WOOD, Fa-Xiang Ding, Jian Liu, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Liangqin Guo
  • Publication number: 20230159592
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, or a salt thereof: where A, B, D, X, R1, R2 and R8 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Harold B. Wood, Hubert B. Josien, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Ling Tong, Abbas M. Walji, Anilkumar G. Nair, Fa-Xiang Ding, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Chengwei Wu, Yusheng Xiong, Sookhee Nicole HA, Jian Liu, Sobhana Babu Boga
  • Patent number: 11484565
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: where A, X, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Hubert Josien, Abbas Walji, Harold B. Wood, Fa-Xiang Ding, Jian Liu, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Liangqin Guo
  • Patent number: 11427616
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, or a salt thereof: where A, B, D, X, R1, R2 and R8 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Harold B. Wood, Hubert B. Josien, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Ling Tong, Abbas M. Walji, Anilkumar G. Nair, Fa-Xiang Ding, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Chengwei Wu, Yusheng Xiong, Sookhee Nicole Ha, Jian Liu, Sobhana Babu Boga
  • Patent number: 11306125
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, or a salt thereof cyclic polypeptide of Formula I: Formula I where A, B, E, R4, and R8 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yusheng Xiong, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Chengwei Wu, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Abbas M. Walji, Hubert B. Josien, Fa-Xiang Ding, Hyewon Youm, Alessia Santoprete, Raffaele Ingenito
  • Patent number: 11230543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biaryl monobactam compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, A1, Q, A2, M, W, RX and Rz are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a biaryl monobactam compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, either alone or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a second beta-lactam antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Haifeng Tang, Weiguo Liu, Fa-Xiang Ding, Wanying Sun, Yi Zang, Weidong Pan, Anthony Ogawa, Linda Brockunier, Xianhai Huang, Hongwu Wang, Rudrajit Mal, Tesfaye Biftu, Min Park, Yan Guo, Jinlong Jiang, Helen Y. Chen, Christopher W. Plummer
  • Publication number: 20210363147
    Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Jianming Bao, Faben A. Cruz, Fa-Xiang Ding, Cedric Lorenz Hugelshofer, Victor W. Mak, James Patrick Roane, Jillian R. Sanzone, Samantha E. Shockley, Rose Yen
  • Publication number: 20210346364
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula I, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of TarO and may be useful in the prevention, treatment and suppression of diseases mediated by TarO, such as bacterial infections, including gram negative bacterial infections and gram positive bacterial infections such as MRSA and MRSE, alone or in combination with a ?-lactam antibiotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: John P. CALDWELL, Reynalda DE JESUS, Fa-Xiang DING, Charles J. GIll, Ginny Dai HO, Sookhee N. HA, Sandra J. KOSEOGLU, Marc A. LABROLI, Sang Ho LEE, Christina MADSEN-DUGGAN, Mihir MANDAL, Terry ROEMER, Jing SU, Christopher Michael TAN, Zheng TAN, Haifeng TANG, Hao WANG, Christine YANG, Shu-Wei YANG
  • Patent number: 11141410
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula I, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of TarO and may be useful in the prevention, treatment and suppression of diseases mediated by TarO, such as bacterial infections, including gram negative bacterial infections and gram positive bacterial infections such as MRSA and MRSE, alone or in combination with a ?-lactam antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP
    Inventors: John P. Caldwell, Reynalda De Jesus, Fa-Xiang Ding, Charles J. Gill, Ginny Dai Ho, Sookhee N. Ha, Sandra J. Koseoglu, Marc A. Labroli, Sang Ho Lee, Christina Madsen-Duggan, Mihir Mandal, Terry Roemer, Jing Su, Christopher Michael Tan, Zheng Tan, Haifeng Tang, Hao Wang, Christine Yang, Shu-Wei Yang
  • Publication number: 20210214395
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, or a salt thereof cyclic polypeptide of Formula I: Formula I where A, B, E, R4, and R8 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Yusheng Xiong, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Chengwei Wu, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Abbas M. Walji, Hubert B. Josien, Fa-Xiang Ding, Hyewon Youm, Alessia Santoprete, Raffaele Ingenito
  • Patent number: 10947222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of formula I are inhibitors of diacylglyceride O-acyltransferase 2 (“DGAT2”) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by DGAT2. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of hepatic steatosis, diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Thomas H. Graham, Jinlong Jiang, Fa-Xiang Ding, Clare Tudge
  • Publication number: 20210069288
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: where A, X, R1, and R2 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Hubert Josien, Abbas Walji, Harold B. Wood, Fa-Xiang Ding, Jian Liu, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Liangqin Guo
  • Publication number: 20200361928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to biaryl monobactam compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, A1, Q, A2, M, W, RX and Rz are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a biaryl monobactam compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, either alone or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a second beta-lactam antibiotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Haifeng Tang, Weiguo Liu, Fa-Xiang Ding, Wanying Sun, Yi Zang, Weidong Pan, Anthony Ogawa, Linda Brockunier, Xianhai Huang, Hongwu Wang, Rudrajit Mal, Tesfaye Biftu, Min Park, Yan Guo, Jinlong Jiang, Helen Y. Chen, Christopher W. Plummer
  • Publication number: 20200261436
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula I, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are inhibitors of TarO and may be useful in the prevention, treatment and suppression of diseases mediated by TarO, such as bacterial infections, including gram negative bacterial infections and gram positive bacterial infections such as MRSA and MRSE, alone or in combination with a ?-lactam antibiotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: John P. CALDWELL, Reynalda DE JESUS, Fa-Xiang DING, Charles J. GIll, Ginny Dai HO, Sookhee N. HA, Sandra J. KOSEOGLU, Marc A. LABROLI, Sang Ho LEE, Christina MADSEN-DUGGAN, Mihir MANDAL, Terry ROEMER, Jing SU, Christopher Michael TAN, Zheng TAN, Haifeng TANG, Hao WANG, Christine YANG, Shu-Wei YANG
  • Publication number: 20190389909
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, or a salt thereof: where A, B, D, X, R1, R2 and R8 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Harold B. Wood, Hubert B. Josien, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Ling Tong, Abbas M. Walji, Anilkumar G. Nair, Fa-Xiang Ding, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Chengwei Wu, Yusheng Xiong, Sookhee Nicole HA, Jian Liu, Sobhana Babu Boga
  • Publication number: 20190276443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of formula I are inhibitors of diacylglyceride O-acyltransferase 2 (“DGAT2”) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by DGAT2. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of hepatic steatosis, diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Thomas H. Graham, Jinlong Jiang, Fa-Xiang Ding, Clare Tudge
  • Patent number: 10407421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic aryl monobactam compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A1, L, M, W, X, Y, Z, RX and Rz are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a bicyclic aryl monobactam compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, either alone or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of one or more beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp
    Inventors: Weiguo Liu, Fa-Xiang Ding, Wanying Sun, Reynalda Keh Dejesus, Haifeng Tang, Xianhai Huang, Jinlong Jiang, Yan Guo, Hongwu Wang
  • Publication number: 20190071436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic aryl monobactam compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A1, L, M, W, X, Y, Z, RX and Rz are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions which comprise a bicyclic aryl monobactam compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The invention further relates to methods for treating a bacterial infection comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention, either alone or in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of one or more beta-lactamase inhibitor compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Weiguo Liu, Fa-Xiang Ding, Wanying Sun, Reynalda Keh Dejesus, Haifeng Tang, Xianhai Huang, Jinglong Jiang, Yan Guo, Hongwu Wang