Patents by Inventor Gregory Merriman

Gregory Merriman 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: 7994168
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives substituted with amino acids, and to the physiologically tolerated salts thereof, processes for their preparation and their use as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Petra Lennig, Siegfried Stengelin, Thomas Klabunde, Matthias Gossel, Pavel Safar, James Spoonamore, Gregory Merriman, Joseph T Klein, Brian Whiteley, Carolina Lanter, Kenneth Bordeau, Zhaoxia Yang, Martin Smrcina
  • Patent number: 7652007
    Abstract: Nitrogen-substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives, processes for the preparation and their use as medicaments The invention relates to substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives and to the physiologically tolerated salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof. Compounds of the formula I in which the radicals have the stated meanings, and the physiologically tolerated salts thereof and processes for preparing them are described. The compounds are suitable for example as anorectic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Flohr, Siegfried Stengelin, Matthias Gossel, Thomas Klabunde, Petra Stahl, Pavel Safar, James Spoonamore, Martin Smrcina, Joseph Klein, Gregory Merriman, Brian Whiteley, Carolina Lanter, Kenneth Bordeau, Zhaoxia Yang
  • Publication number: 20070197539
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives substituted with amino acids, and to the physiologically tolerated salts thereof, processes for their preparation and their use as medicaments
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Petra Lennig, Siegfried Stengelin, Thomas Klabunde, Matthias Gossel, Pavel Safar, Martin Smrcina, James Spoonamore, Gregory Merriman, Joseph Klein, Brian Whiteley, Carolina Lanter, Kenneth Bordeau, Zhaoxia Yang
  • Publication number: 20070004695
    Abstract: The compounds are of the class thienoisoxazolyl- and thienylpyrrazolyl-phenoxy substituted propyl derivatives, useful as D4 antagonists. Said compounds are useful for the treatment of medical conditions mediated by inhibition of D4 receptor. These conditions comprise, for example, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychoses, Substance Abuse, Substance Dependence, Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, Tardive Diskinesia, Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, Conduct Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. A further aspect of the invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition, intermediates, and a method of making said class of compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
    Inventors: David Fink, Brian Freed, Nicholas Hrib, Raymond Kosley, George Lee, Gregory Merriman, Barbara Rauckman
  • Publication number: 20050085483
    Abstract: Nitrogen-substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives, processes for the preparation and their use as medicaments The invention relates to substituted hexahydropyrazino[1,2-a]pyrimidine-4,7-dione derivatives and to the physiologically tolerated salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof. in which the radicals have the stated meanings, and the physiologically tolerated salts thereof and processes for preparing them are described. The compounds are suitable for example as anorectic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: AVENTIS PHARMA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stefanie Flohr, Siegfried Stengelin, Matthias Gossel, Thomas Klabunde, Petra Stahl, Pavel Safar, James Spoonamore, Martin Smrcina, Joseph Klein, Gregory Merriman, Brian Whiteley, Carolina Lanter, Kenneth Bordeau, Zhaoxia Yang
  • Publication number: 20050026916
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel series of 4,5-diphenyl-2-amino-4,5-dihydro-imidazole derivatives of the formula II: wherein R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X and Y are as defined herein. This invention also relates to methods of making these compounds. The compounds of this invention are P2X7 ion channel blockers and are therefore useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases having an inflammatory component, including inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and disease conditions associated with the central nervous system, such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Shum, Alexandre Gross, Liang Ma, Daniel McGarry, Gregory Merriman, David Rampe, Garth Ringheim, Jeffrey Sabol, Francis Volz