Patents by Inventor Funcheng Zhang

Funcheng Zhang 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).

  • Xanthine phosphodiesterase V inhibitor polymorphs
    Patent number: 7192962
    Abstract: Crystalline polymorphs of 1-ethyl-3,7-dihydro-8-[(1R,2R) -(hydroxycyclopentyl)amino]-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-7-[(3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-1H-Purine-2,6-dione in Form 1 and Form 2, which exhibit x-ray powder diffraction profiles substantially the same as those shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, respectively, and which exhibit differential scanning calorimtery profiles substantially the same as those shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, respectively, and are represented by the formula: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polymorph Form 1 or 2 of Compound 13 and at least one excipient or carrier, and methods of using the polymorph Form 1 or 2 of Compound 13 to treat a variety of physiological disorders, such as erectile dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Vilas H. Dahanukar, Hoa N. Nguyen, Cecilia A. Orr, Funcheng Zhang, Ilia A. Zavialov, Kevin Klopfer, Jeffrey M. Skell, Albert W. Buchholz, Jr., Craig D. Boyle
  • Xanthine phosphodiesterase V inhibitor polymorphs
    Publication number: 20030232845
    Abstract: Crystalline polymorphs of 1-ethyl-3,7-dihydro-8-[(1R,2R)-(hydroxycyclopentyl)amino]-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)-7-[(3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-1H-Purine-2,6-dione in Form 1 and Form 2, which exhibit x-ray powder diffraction profiles substantially the same as those shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, respectively, and which exhibit differential scanning calorimtery profiles substantially the same as those shown in FIGS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: SCHERING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vilas H. Dahanukar, Hoa N. Nguyen, Cecilia A. Orr, Funcheng Zhang, Ilia A. Zavialov, Kevin Klopfer, Jeffrey M. Skell, Albert W. Buchholz, Craig D. Boyle