Patents by Inventor Jacqueline D. Hicks

Jacqueline D. Hicks 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).

  • Publication number: 20230416227
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing one or more disease states that could benefit from inhibition of plasma kallikrein, including hereditary angioedema, uveitis, posterior uveitis, wet age related macular edema, diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. The compounds are selective inhibitors of plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Ken Ogawa, Christopher J. Sinz, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Alan C. Cheng, Song Yang, Jianming Bao, Donna A. A. W. Hayes, Simon B. Lang, Maoqun Tian, Salman Jabri, Galen Paul Shearn-Nance, Rongze Kuang, Zhiqiang Zhao, Zhicai Wu
  • Publication number: 20230348428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing one or more disease states that could benefit from inhibition of plasma kallikrein, including hereditary angioedema, uveitis, posterior uveitis, wet age related macular edema, diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. The compounds are selective inhibitors of plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline D. HICKS, Rongze Kuang, Christopher J. Sinz, Matthew J. Lombardo, Jovan Alexander Lopez, Rohan Rajiv Merchant, Phillip Patrick Sharp, Zhicai Wu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Alan C. Cheng, Song Yang, Jianming Bao, Maoqun Tian, Galen Paul Shearn-Nance
  • Publication number: 20230286958
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing one or more disease states that could benefit from inhibition of plasma kallikrein, including hereditary angioedema, uveitis, posterior uveitis, wet age related macular edema, diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. The compounds are selective inhibitors of plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Salman Jabri, Anthony Ken Ogawa, Christopher J. Sinz, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Alan C. Cheng, Ying-Duo Gao, Song Yang, Jianming Bao, Donna A. A. W. Hayes, Simon B. Lang, Brandon M. Taoka, Maoqun Tian, Galen Paul Shearn-Nance, Rongze Kuang, Matthew J. Lombardo, Zhicai Wu, Zhiqiang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230167085
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XI activation inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline D. HICKS, John S. Debenham, Amjad Ali, Ying-Duo Gao, Lan Wei, Dexi Yang, Rongze Kuang, Alan Hruza, Peter Nizner, Daniel A. Tatosian
  • Publication number: 20230147170
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XI activation inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Jacqueline D. Hicks, Amjad Ali, John S. Debenham, Anthony Donofrio, Wenlang Fu, Ying-Duo Gao, Alan Hruza, Yeon-Hee Lim, Matthew J. Lombardo, Peter Nizner, Sung-Sau So, Zheng Tan, Daniel A. Tatosian, Dong Xiao, Dexi Yang, Yang Yu
  • Publication number: 20220235033
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XI activation inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jacqueline D. Hicks, John S. Debenham, Amjad Ali, Lan Wei, Tianying Jian, Dexi Yang, Anthony K. Ogawa, Wenlang Fu, Matthew Lombardo, Rongze Kuang, Meng Yang, Sung-Sau So, Kenneth Ellsworth, Peter Nizner, Daniel A. Tatosian, Robert R. Wilkening, Jun Wang
  • Patent number: 11014920
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIIa inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jacqueline D. Hicks, Brian Alexander McKittrick, Brent R. Whitehead, Matthew Lombardo, Xiaoqing Han, Jerry A. Taylor, Hong Dong Chu, Sung-Sau So, Peter Orth, Zhicai Wu
  • Patent number: 10875851
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIIa inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Ashwin U. Rao, Brian Alexander McKittrick, Matthew Lombardo, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Amy Bittner McCracken, Hong Dong Chu, Sung-Sau So, Peter Orth, Zhicai Wu, Ping Lan, John S. Debenham, Brent R. Whitehead, Jerry A. Taylor, Zhongxiang Sun, Revathi Reddy Katipally, Jonathan E. Gable, Markus K. Dahlgren, Sathesh P. Bhat
  • Publication number: 20200262831
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIIa inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jacqueline D. Hicks, Brian Alexander McKittrick, Brent R. Whitehead, Matthew Lombardo, Xiaoqing Han, Jerry A. Taylor, Hong Dong Chu, Sung-Sau So, Peter Orth, Zhicai Wu
  • Publication number: 20190352294
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIIa inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ashwin U. Rao, Brian Alexander McKittrick, Matthew Lombardo, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Amy Bittner McCracken, Hong Dong Chu, Sung-Sau So, Peter Orth, Zhicai Wu, Ping Lan, John S. Debenham, Brent R. Whitehead, Jerry A. Taylor, Zhongxiang Sun, Revathi Reddy Katipally, Jonathan E. Gable, Markus K. Dahlgren, Sathesh P. Bhat
  • Patent number: 9868733
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu, Ashok Arasappan
  • Patent number: 9540364
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Patent number: 9527839
    Abstract: Novel compounds described herein are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPKactivated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Patent number: 9382243
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Patent number: 9290517
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Ashok Arasappan, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Erin Guidry, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Troy McCracken, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Publication number: 20150284411
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Ashok Arasappan, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Erin Guidry, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Troy McCracken, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Publication number: 20150218149
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Publication number: 20150210685
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPKactivated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Publication number: 20150203487
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu, Ashok Arasappan
  • Publication number: 20150197516
    Abstract: Novel compounds described herein are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPKactivated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu