Patents by Inventor Jefferson Wright Tilley

Jefferson Wright Tilley 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).

  • Biaryloxymethylarenecarboxylic acids as glycogen synthase activator
    Patent number: 7842825
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, m, n, p and s are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases that are associated with the activation of the glycogen synthase enzyme, such as diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Chang An Chu, Paul Gillespie, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Thyroid hormone analogs
    Patent number: 7807674
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes and other related disorders and diseases, and may be useful for other diseases such as NASH, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer and other disorders and diseases related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy Ellen Haynes, Denis J. Kertesz, Sherrie Lynn Pietranico-Cole, Yimin Qian, Nathan Robert Scott, Sung-Sau So, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • MCH receptor antagonists
    Patent number: 7803816
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of obesity, hyperphagia, anxiety, depression and related disorders and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Berthel, Shawn David Erickson, Nader Fotouhi, Robert Francis Kester, Kyungjin Kim, Steven Gregory Mischke, Yimin Qian, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar, Jefferson Wright Tilley, Hong Wang
  • LEUKOTRIENE B4 INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20100240678
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Romyr Dominique, Robert Alan Goodnow, JR., Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Qi Qiao, Achyutharao Sidduri, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Neoropeptide-2-Receptor (Y-2R) Agonists
    Publication number: 20100179093
    Abstract: Provided herein are neuropeptide-2 receptor agonists of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, derivatives and fragments thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, obesity and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Waleed Danho, Nader Fotouhi, David Charles Fry, Wajiha Khan, Joseph Swistok, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Pyrrolidinone glucokinase activators
    Patent number: 7741327
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Berthel, John A Brinkman, Stuart Hayden, Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Robert Francis Kester, Lee Apostle McDermott, Yimin Qian, Ramakanth Sarabu, Nathan Robert Scott, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • NEUROPEPTIDE-2 RECEPTOR (Y-2R) AGONISTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100137223
    Abstract: Provided herein are neuropeptide-2 receptor agonists of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, derivatives and fragments thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. X is 4-oxo-6-(1-piperazinyl)-3(4H)-quinazoline-acetic acid (Pqa). These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, obesity and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Karin Conde-Knape, Waleed Danho, George Ehrlich, Nader Fotouhi, David Charles Fry, Wajiha Khan, Anish Konkar, Cristina Martha Rondinone, Joseph Swistok, Rebecca Anne Taub, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Adamantyl-pyrazole carboxamides as inhibitors of 11?-hdroxysteroid dehydrogenase
    Patent number: 7728029
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin William Anderson, Nader Fotouhi, Paul Gillespie, Robert Alan Goodnow, Jr., Kevin Richard Guertin, Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Michael Paul Myers, Sherrie Lynn Pietranico-Cole, Lida Qi, Pamela Loreen Rossman, Nathan Robert Scott, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar, Jefferson Wright Tilley, Qiang Zhang
  • Biaryloxymethylarenecarboxylic acids as glycogen synthase activator
    Patent number: 7700632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, m, n, p and s are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are useful for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases that are associated with the activation of the glycogen synthase enzyme, such as diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Chang An Chu, Paul Gillespie, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • NEUROPEPTIDE-2 RECEPTOR (Y-2R) AGONISTS
    Publication number: 20100069307
    Abstract: Provided herein are neuropeptide-2 receptor agonists of the formula (I): Y—R1—R2—X—R3—R4—R5—R6—R7—R8—R9—R10—R11—R12—R13—R14—NH2 ??(I), as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, derivatives and fragments thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, obesity and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Waleed Danho, David Charles Fry, Robert Alan Goodnow, JR., Wajiha Khan, Joseph Swistok, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Diaminocycloalkane MCH receptor antagonists
    Patent number: 7652053
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of obesity, hyperphagia, anxiety, depression and related disorders and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn David Erickson, Yimin Qian, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Neuropeptide-2 receptor (Y-2R) agonists and uses thereof
    Patent number: 7642244
    Abstract: Provided herein are neuropeptide-2 receptor agonists of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, derivatives and fragments thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. X is 4-oxo-6-(1-piperazinyl)-3(4H)-quinazoline-acetic acid (Pqa). These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, obesity and diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Karin Conde-Knape, Waleed Danho, George Ehrlich, Nader Fotouhi, David Charles Fry, Wajiha Khan, Anish Konkar, Cristina Martha Rondinone, Joseph Swistok, Rebecca Anne Taub, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Pyrazolones as inhibitors of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
    Patent number: 7622492
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Lester Banner, Joseph Anthony Bilotta, Nader Fotouhi, Paul Gillespie, Robert Alan Goodnow, Jr., Matthew Michael Hamilton, Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Alexander Mayweg, Michael Paul Myers, Sherrie Lynn Pietranico-Cole, Nathan Robert Scott, Kshitij Chhabilbhai Thakkar, Jefferson Wright Tilley, Kevin Richard Guertin
  • GPR119 Receptor Agonists
    Publication number: 20090286812
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Shawn David Erickson, Paul Gillespie, Kevin Richard Guertin, Prabha Saba Karnachi, Kyungjin Kim, Chun Ma, Warren William McComas, Sherrie Lynn Pietranico-Cole, Lida Qi, Jefferson Wright Tilley, Qiang Zhang
  • 4-DIMETHYLAMINOBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20090270505
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 4-dimethylaminobutyric acid derivatives of the formula wherein A1, A2, R1, m and n are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) activity, in particular CPT2 activity, and can be used as medicaments in methods for the treatment of diseases modulated by CPT2 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Mirjana Andjelkovic, Simona M. Ceccarelli, Odile Chomienne, Gerald Lewis Kaplan, Patrizio Mattei, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • PYRROLIDINONE GLUCOKINASE ACTIVATORS
    Publication number: 20090264445
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Berthel, John A. Brinkman, Stuart Hayden, Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Robert Francis Kester, Lee Apostle McDermott, Yimin Qian, Ramakanth Sarabu, Nathan Robert Scott, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • PYRIDAZINONE GLUCOKINASE ACTIVATORS
    Publication number: 20090264434
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Berthel, Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Robert Francis Kester, Lee Apostle McDermott, Yimin Qian, Ramakanth Sarabu, Nathan Robert Scott, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • LEUKOTRIENE B4 INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20090253684
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of diseases such as, for example, COPD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Romyr Dominique, Robert Alan Goodnow, JR., Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Qi Qiao, Achyutharao Sidduri, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • LEUKOTRIENE B4 INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20090227603
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Romyr Dominique, Robert Alan Goodnow, JR., Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Jianping Lou, Qi Qiao, Achyutharao Siddurl, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • 3,3-spiroindolinone derivatives
    Patent number: 7553833
    Abstract: There are provided compounds of the general formulas wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as described herein. The compounds exhibit anticancer activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jin-Jun Liu, Jefferson Wright Tilley, Zhuming Zhang