Patents by Inventor Hongjun Zhang

Hongjun 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).

  • NOVEL SUBSTITUTED CYCLOBUTYLPYRIDINE AND CYCLOBUTYLPYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS AS INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE (IDO) INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20200290996
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: Also disclosed herein are uses of a compound disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of a composition in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Catherine M. White, Abdelghani Achab, Indu T. Bharathan, Xavier Fradera, Yongxin Han, Derun Li, Jongwon Lim, Kun Liu, Meredeth Ann McGowan, Nunzio Sciammetta, Wensheng Yu, Hongjun Zhang, Hua Zhou
  • NOVEL SUBSTITUTED CYCLOBUTYLBENZENE COMPOUNDS AS INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE (IDO) INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20200277252
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: (Formula (I)). Also disclosed herein are uses of a compound disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of a composition in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Meredeth Ann McGowan, Abdelghani Achab, Xavier Fradera, Yongxin Han, Derun Li, Jongwon Lim, Kun Liu, Nunzio Sciammetta, Catherine M. White, Wensheng Yu, Hongjun Zhang, Hua Zhou
  • NOVEL SUBSTITUTED N'-HYDROXYCARBAMIMIDOYL-1,2,5-OXADIAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE (IDO) INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20200231606
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: Formula (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kun Liu, Abdelghani Achab, Purakkattle Biju, Timothy A. Cernak, Yongqi Deng, Xavier Fradera, Liangqin Guo, Yongxin Han, Shuwen He, Joseph Kozlowski, Derun Li, Guoqing Li, Qinglin Pu, Zhi-Cai Shi, Wensheng Yu, Hongjun Zhang
  • NOVEL SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZOPYRIDINE COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE AND/OR TRYPTOPHAN-2,3-DIOXYGENASE
    Publication number: 20200230117
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are substituted imidazopyridine compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and/or tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) enzymes: (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO- and/or TDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising these compounds. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO- and/or TDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicants: IOMet Pharma Ltd., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Phillip M. Cowley, Meredeth Ann McGowan, Thomas J. Brown, Yongxin Han, Kun Liu, Qinglin Pu, Alan Wise, Hongjun Zhang, Hua Zhou
  • NOVEL SUBSTITUTED BIARYL COMPOUNDS AS INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE (IDO) INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20200216425
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: Also disclosed herein are uses of a compound disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of a composition in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Abdelghani Achab, Yongqi Deng, Xavier Fradera, Craig Gibeau, Brett A. Hopkins, Derun Li, Kun Liu, Meredeth A. McGowan, Nunzio Sciammetta, David Sloman, Catherine White, Hongjun Zhang, Hua Zhou
  • Substituted indazole compounds as RORgammaT inhibitors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10689369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Blair T. Lapointe, Peter H. Fuller, Hakan Gunaydin, Kun Liu, Mark E. Scott, B. Wesley Trotter, Hongjun Zhang
  • Substituted biaryl compounds as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) inhibitors
    Patent number: 10647705
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: Also disclosed herein are uses of a compound disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of a composition in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Abdelghani Achab, Yongqi Deng, Xavier Fradera, Craig Gibeau, Brett A. Hopkins, Derun Li, Kun Liu, Meredeth A. McGowan, Nunzio Sciammetta, David Sloman, Catherine White, Hongjun Zhang, Hua Zhou
  • NOVEL SUBSTITUTED N'-HYDROXYCARBAMIMIDOYL-1,2,5-OXADIAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE IDO INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20200102278
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Liangqin Guo, Yongxin Han, Kun Liu, Shuwen He, Joseph Kozlowski, Ravi Nargund, Wensheng Yu, Hongjun Zhang, Qinglin Pu, Derun Li, Abdelghani Achab, Guoqing Li
  • NOVEL SUBSTITUTED SULFOXIMINE COMPOUNDS AS INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE (IDO) INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20200095212
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof: (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Kun Liu, Dane Clausen, Liangqin Guo, Yongxin Han, Shuwen He, Joseph Kozlowski, Derun Li, Qinglin Pu, Wensheng Yu, Hongjun Zhang
  • Heteroaryl substituted benzoic acids as RORgammaT inhibitors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10584121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Hongjun Zhang, Kenneth Jay Barr, Blair T. Lapointe, Hakan Gunaydin, Kun Liu, B. Wesley Trotter
  • Compounds as indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibitors
    Patent number: 10538497
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of an IDO enzyme: (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising these compounds. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Abdelghani Achab, Purakkattle Biju, Yongqi Deng, Xavier Fradera, Liangqin Guo, Shuwen He, Joseph Kozlowski, Ravi Kurukulasuriya, Kun Liu, Meredeth Ann McGowan, Qinglin Pu, Nunzio Sciammetta, Hongjun Zhang, Hua Zhou
  • POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190331810
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for heat transfer and cooling in PET. The system may include a gantry including a gantry forming a detection tunnel; a detector mounted to the gantry, and positioned in a circumference of the detection tunnel; a heat transfer device thermally coupled with the detector and configured to transfer heat generated by the detector; and a cooling device thermally coupled to the heat transfer device, and configured to cool the heat transfer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao YAN, Wei ZHANG, Huawei JIANG, Shigang SU, Miao LI, Hongjun ZHANG, Weiping LIU
  • Tricyclic compounds as inhibitors of mutant IDH enzymes
    Patent number: 10442819
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes: (I). The present invention is also directed to uses of the tricyclic compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Stephane L. Bogen, Matthew L. Childers, Francesc Xavier Fradera Llinas, J. Michael Ellis, Sara Esposite, Qingmei Hong, Chunhui Huang, Alexander J. Kim, John W. Lampe, Michelle R. Machacek, Daniel R. McMasters, Ryan D. Otte, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Michael Reutershan, Nunzio Sciammetta, Pengcheng P. Shao, David L. Sloman, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Catherine White, Zhicai Wu, Yang Yu, Kake Zhao, Craig Gibeau, Tesfaye Biftu, Purakkattle Biju, Lei Chen, Joshua Close, Peter H. Fuller, Xianhai Huang, Min K. Park, Valdimir Simov, David J. Witter, Hongjun Zhang
  • SUBSTITUTED INDAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS RORgammaT INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190276438
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Blair T. Lapointe, Peter H. Fuller, Hakan Gunaydin, Kun Liu, Mark E. Scott, B. Wesley Trotter, Hongjun Zhang
  • Positron emission tomography imaging system
    Patent number: 10345460
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for heat transfer and cooling in PET. The system may include a gantry including a gantry forming a detection tunnel; a detector mounted to the gantry, and positioned in a circumference of the detection tunnel; a heat transfer device thermally coupled with the detector and configured to transfer heat generated by the detector; and a cooling device thermally coupled to the heat transfer device, and configured to cool the heat transfer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hao Yan, Wei Zhang, Huawei Jiang, Shigang Su, Miao Li, Hongjun Zhang, Weiping Liu
  • Substituted bicyclic pyrazole compounds as RORgammaT inhibitors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10344000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Blair T. Lapointe, Peter H. Fuller, Hakan Gunaydin, Kun Liu, Danielle F. Molinari, Qinglin Pu, Mark E. Scott, B. Wesley Trotter, Hongjun Zhang
  • HETEROARYL SUBSTITUTED BENZOIC ACIDS AS RORgammaT INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190194186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Hongjun Zhang, Kenneth Jay Barr, Blair T. Lapointe, Hakan Gunaydin, Kun Liu, B. Wesley Trotter
  • NOVEL SUBSTITUTED BIARYL COMPOUNDS AS INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE (IDO) INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20190144433
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: Also disclosed herein are uses of a compound disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of a composition in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Abdelghani Achab, Yongqi Deng, Xavier Fradera, Craig Gibeau, Brett A. Hopkins, Derun Li, Kun Liu, Meredeth A. McGowan, Nunzio Sciammetta, David Sloman, Catherine White, Hongjun Zhang, Hua Zhou
  • Substituted indazole compounds as RORgammaT inhibitors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10287272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment o RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Blair T. Lapointe, Peter H. Fuller, Hakan Gunaydin, Kun Liu, Mark E. Scott, B. Wesley Trotter, Hongjun Zhang
  • Substituted pyrazole compounds as RORgammaT inhibitors and uses thereof
    Patent number: 10221142
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula (I-1) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of RORgammaT-mediated diseases or conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Blair T. Lapointe, Peter H. Fuller, Hakan Gunaydin, Kun Liu, Nunzio Sciammetta, Benjamin Wesley Trotter, Hongjun Zhang, Kenneth J. Barr, John K. F. Maclean, Danielle F. Molinari, Vladimir Simov