Patents by Inventor Helen Mitchell
Helen Mitchell 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).
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Publication number: 20250326713Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to certain functionalized dual substituted arene derivatives (e.g., arenesulfonamide, arenesulfamide, areneoxalamide and areneamide derivatives) of Formula I; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, Y, Z, G, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein, which are potent inhibitors of MsbA and may be useful in the treatment of infections caused by any multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria. The disclosure is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of infections in which MsbA is involved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: October 23, 2025Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Izzat Raheem, Carl J. Balibar, Jason W. Skudlarek, Marc A. Labroli, Helen Mitchell, Ling Tong, Ashley Forster, David N. Hunter, Sarah W. Li, Hao Wang, Chengwei Wu, Alexei Buevich, Li-Kang Zhang, Kerim Babaoglu, Zhe Wu, Anthony W. Shaw, Andrew J. Cooke
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Publication number: 20250312362Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to certain functionalized dual substitute arene derivatives joined by a cyclic or heterocyclic linker of Formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, Y, Z, G1, G2, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein, which are potent inhibitors of MsbA and may be useful in the treatment of infections caused by any multi-drug resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria. The disclosure is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of infections in which MsbA is involved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2023Publication date: October 9, 2025Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Izzat Raheem, Carl J. Balibar, Jason W. Skudlarek, Marc A. Labroli, Helen Mitchell, Ling Tong, Ashley Forster, Hao Wang, Chengwei Wu, Alexei Buevich, Li-Kang Zhang, Jian Liu, Kerim Babaoglu, Zhe Wu, Anthony W. Shaw, Andrew J. Cooke
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Patent number: 12416024Abstract: Methods of enhancing oil recovery may include accessing a consortium of microorganisms in a geologic formation that includes oil. The methods may include delivering an aqueous material incorporating dissolved hydrogen to the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may include increasing production of gaseous materials by the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may also include recovering oil from the reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 16, 2025Assignee: Transworld Technologies Inc.Inventors: Daniel Edward Connors, Jordan Andrew Bradfish, Roland Peter DeBruyn, Helen Mitchell, Joseph Edward Zemetra
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Publication number: 20190300912Abstract: Methods of enhancing oil recovery may include accessing a consortium of microorganisms in a geologic formation that includes oil. The methods may include delivering an aqueous material incorporating dissolved hydrogen to the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may include increasing production of gaseous materials by the consortium of microorganisms. The methods may also include recovering oil from the reservoir.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Transworld Technologies Inc.Inventors: Daniel Edward Connors, Jordan Andrew Bradfish, Roland Peter DeBruyn, Helen Mitchell, Joseph Edward Zemetra
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Patent number: 9914736Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted five membered heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) (Formula (I)) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Ping Liu, Dann Parker, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao
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Patent number: 9862707Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bicyclic heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Harold B. Wood, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Zhiqi Qi
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Patent number: 9862716Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bicyclic heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Yi-Heng Chen, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Swati P. Mercer, Keith P. Moore, Ping Liu, Harold B. Wood, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Douglas C. Beshore
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Patent number: 9815846Abstract: The present invention is directed to six membered heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I), which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Yi-Heng Chen, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Swati P. Mercer, Kerim Babaoglu, Dongfang Meng, Jane Wu, Ping Liu, Harold B. Wood, Jianming Bao, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Zhiqi Qi
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Publication number: 20170158698Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted five membered heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) (Formula (I)) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Ping Liu, Dann Parker, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao
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Publication number: 20170114056Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bicyclic heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Yi- Heng Chen, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Swati P. Mercer, Keith P. Moore, Ping Liu, Harold B. Wood, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Douglas C. Beshore
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Publication number: 20170114071Abstract: The present invention is directed to six membered heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I), which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., MSD R & D (China) Co., LTD.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Yi- Heng Chen, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Swati P. Mercer, Kerim Babaoglu, Dongfang Meng, Jane Wu, Ping Liu, Harold B. Wood, Jianming Bao, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Zhiqi Qi
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Publication number: 20170107204Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bicyclic heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Harold B. Wood, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Zhiqi Qi
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Publication number: 20160058060Abstract: The invention provides a multi-component homogenous co-crystallized low sodium salt product for food and pharmaceutical use. The salt product of the invention is essentially segregation-free, has low hygroscopicity and is free-flowing. It has good microbial depression properties and good taste. It supplies the functionality of salt (NaCl) in processed foods and it also maintains the microbial safety, nutritional value and taste. The salt product of the invention includes an alkaline and alkaline earth metal chloride component and an ammonium chloride component. An alkaline metal is potassium (K), and optionally also sodium (Na). An alkaline earth metal is Magnesium (Mg) or Magnesium (Mg) and Calcium (Ca) having the sum of the molar ratios 1. The invention provides also a process to produce the salt products of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: SMART SALT INCInventors: Leif RAMM-SCHMIDT, Helen MITCHELL, Tero HUOPANIEMI
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Patent number: 9227972Abstract: The present invention is directed to aliphatic spirolactam derivatives which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which CGRP is involved, such as migraine. 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 CGRP is involved.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ian M. Bell, Mark Fraley, Tesfaye Biftu, Cheng Zhu, Anilkumar Nair, Helen Mitchell
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Publication number: 20150203496Abstract: The present invention is directed to aliphatic spirolactam derivatives which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which CGRP is involved, such as migraine. 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 CGRP is involved.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Ian M. Bell, Mark Fraley, Tesfaye Biftu, Cheng Zhu, Anilkumar Nair, Helen Mitchell
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Publication number: 20070225229Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are modulators of the androgen receptor (AR) in a tissue selective manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2007Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: Barbara Hanney, Yuntae Kim, Michael Krout, Robert Meissner, Helen Mitchell, Jeffrey Musselman, James Perkins, Jiabing Wang
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Publication number: 20070088047Abstract: Compounds of structural formula (I) are modulators of the androgen receptor (AR) in a tissue selective manner. They are useful as agonists of the androgen receptor in bone and/or muscle tissue while antagonizing the AR in the prostate of a male patient or in the uterus of a female patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2004Publication date: April 19, 2007Inventors: William Dankulich, Helen Mitchell
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Publication number: 20070088028Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are modulators of the androgen receptor (AR) in a tissue selective manner. These compounds are useful in the enhancement of weakened muscle tone and the treatment of conditions caused by androgen deficiency or which can be ameliorated by androgen administration, including osteoporosis, osteopenia, glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis, periodontal disease, bone fracture, bone damage following bone reconstructive surgery, sarcopenia, frailty, aging skin, male hypogonadism, postmenopausal symptoms in women, atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, obesity, aplastic anemia and other hematopoietic disorders, inflammatory arthritis and joint repair, HIV-wasting, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), cancer cachexia, Alzheimer's disease, muscular dystrophies, cognitive decline, sexual dysfunction, sleep apnea, depression, premature ovarian failure, and autoimmune disease, alone or in combination with other active agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2004Publication date: April 19, 2007Inventors: William Dankulich, Robert Meissner, Helen Mitchell
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Publication number: 20070054933Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are modulators of the androgen receptor (AR) in a tissue selective manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2004Publication date: March 8, 2007Applicant: Merck & Co., IncInventors: Mildred Kaufman, Robert Meissner, Helen Mitchell
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Publication number: 20060287326Abstract: Compounds of structural formula I are modulators of the androgen receptor (AR) in a tissue selective manner. They are useful as agonists of the androgen receptor in bone and/or muscle tissue while antagonizing the AR in the prostate of a male patient or in the uterus of a female patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2004Publication date: December 21, 2006Inventors: William Dankulich, Mildred Kaufman, Robert Meissner, Helen Mitchell