Patents by Inventor George Doherty

George Doherty 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).

  • Patent number: 7309721
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds or Formula (I): as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Merck + Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Budhu, George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christopher L. Lynch, Sander G. Mills, William E. Neway, III
  • Publication number: 20070224263
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula II: as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: George Doherty, Jeffrey Hale
  • Patent number: 7220734
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I): as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Sander G. Mills
  • Publication number: 20070043014
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I: (I) as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: MERCK & CO., INC.
    Inventors: George Doherty, Jeffrey Hale, Irene Legiec, Christopher Lynch, Leslie Toth
  • Publication number: 20060252741
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I): as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Vincent Colandrea, George Doherty, Jeffrey Hale, Christopher Lynch, Sander Mills, William Neway III, Leslie Toth
  • Publication number: 20060161005
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I): as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: George Doherty, Jeffrey Hale, Sander Mills
  • Publication number: 20060089334
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds or Formula (I): as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Budhu, George Doherty, Jeffrey Hale, Christopher Lynch, Sander Mills, William Neway
  • Publication number: 20050267018
    Abstract: The embodiments provide compounds of the general formulas I-XIX, as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating flaviviral infection, including hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Lawrence Blatt, Steven Andrews, Kevin Condroski, George Doherty, Yutong Jiang, John Josey, April Kennedy, Machender Madduru, Peter Stengel, Steven Wenglowsky, Benjamin Woodard, Laura Woodard
  • Patent number: 6943180
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or alpha4/beta7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: George Doherty, Linus S Lin, William K. Hagmann, Ginger Xu-qiang Yang, Linda L. Chang, Shrenik K. Shah, Richard A. Mumford, Theodore Kamenecka
  • Publication number: 20050107345
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of formula (II); as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: George Doherty, Jeffrey Hale
  • Publication number: 20050070506
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method of treating an immunoregulatory abnormality in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment comprising administering to said patient a compound which is an agonist of the S1P1/Edg1 receptor in an amount effective for treating said immunoregulatory abnormality, wherein said compound possesses a selectivity for the S1P1/Edg1 receptor over the S1PR3/Edg3 receptor, said compound administered in an amount effective for treating said immunoregulatory abnormality. Pharmaceutical compositions are included. The invention also encompasses a method of identifying candidate compounds that are agonists of the S1P1/Edg1 receptor and which possesses a selectivity for the S1P1/Edg1 receptor over the S1PR3/Edg3 receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: George Doherty, Michael Forrest, Richard Hajdu, Jeffrey Hale, Li Zhen, Susanne Mandala, Sander Mills, Hugh Rosen, Edward Scolnick
  • Patent number: 6855708
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or alpha4/beta7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, retinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Linus S. Lin, George Doherty, Shrenik K. Shah, Linda L. Chang, William K. Hagmann, Richard A. Mumford
  • Publication number: 20050033055
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula 1: as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Bugianesi, George Doherty, Amy Gentry, Jeffrey Hale, Christopher Lynch, Sander Mills, William Neway III
  • Publication number: 20050020837
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I) as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: George Doherty, Zhen Li, Jeffrey Hale, Sander Mills
  • Publication number: 20040102478
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or alpha4/beta7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: George Doherty, Linus S Lin, William K Hagmann, Ginger Xu-qiang Yang, Linda L Chang, Shrenik K Shah, Richard A Mumford
  • Publication number: 20040058894
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method of treating an immunoregulatory abnormality in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment comprising administering to said patient a compound which is an agonist of the S1P1/Edg1 receptor in an amount effective for treating said immunoregulatory abnormality, wherein said compound possesses a selectivity for the S1P1/Edg1 receptor over the S1PR3/Edg3 receptor, said compound administered in an amount effective for treating said immunoregulatory abnormality. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Michael J. Forrest, Richard Hajdu, Jeffrey J. Hale, Li Zhen, Suzanne M. Mandala, Sander G. Mills, Hugh Rosen
  • Publication number: 20030008861
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or alpha4/beta7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, retinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Linus S. Lin, George Doherty, Shrenik K. Shah, Linda L. Chang, William K. Hagmann, Richard A. Mumford
  • Patent number: 6482840
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or &agr;4&bgr;7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, retinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, George A. Doherty, Shrenik Shah
  • Patent number: 6420418
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or &agr;4&bgr;7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, retinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Stephen E. Delaszlo, George Doherty, Linda L. Chang, Ginger X. Yang
  • Publication number: 20020010199
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or &agr;4&bgr;7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, retinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, George A. Doherty, Shrenik Shah