Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J Hale

Jeffrey J Hale 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: 20110009425
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tetrahydrothienopyridine compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: John S. Debenham, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Thomas F. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20110009406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolo fused pyridone compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Matthew J. Clements, Vincent J. Colandrea, John S. Debenham, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Thomas F. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20100331358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tetrahydrofuropyridones compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Vincent J. Colandrea, Jeffrey J. Hale, Joshua G. McCoy
  • Publication number: 20100137297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spiroindalone compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Joan M. Fletcher, Jeffrey J. Hale, Shouwu Miao, Petr Vachal
  • Publication number: 20100056563
    Abstract: The present invention relates to naphthyridine compounds useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Deodialsingh Guiadeen, Jeffrey J. Hale, Shankaran Kothandaraman
  • Publication number: 20100029697
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer s disease, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson s disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: John S. Debenham, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Jeffrey J. Hale, Thomas F. Walsh
  • Patent number: 7605171
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I: as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are S1P1/Edg1 receptor agonists and thus have immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic activities by modulating leukocyte trafficking, sequestering lymphocytes in secondary lymphoid tissues, and enhancing vascular integrity. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods of treatment or prevention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent J. Colandrea, George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Pei Huo, Irene E. Legiec, Leslie Toth, Petr Vachal, Lin Yan
  • Publication number: 20090239876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted 4-hydroxypyrimidine-5-carboxamides useful as HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors to treat anemia and like conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew J. Clements, John S. Debenham, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christian B. Madsen-Duggan, Thomas F. Walsh
  • Patent number: 7479504
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula 1: as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Bugianesi, George A. Doherty, Amy Gentry, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christopher L. Lynch, Sander G. Mills, William E. Neway, III
  • Publication number: 20080269279
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew J. Clements, John S. Debenham, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Thomas F. Walsh, Andrey V. Peresypkin, Roy Helmy
  • Publication number: 20080249093
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I: as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are S1P1/Edg1 receptor agonists and thus have immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic activities by modulating leukocyte trafficking, sequestering lymphocytes in secondary lymphoid tissues, and enhancing vascular integrity. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and methods of treatment or prevention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: MERCK & CO., INC.
    Inventors: Vincent J. Colandrea, George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Pei Huo, Irene E. Legiec, Leslie Toth, Petr Vachal, Lin Yan
  • Publication number: 20080207666
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease movement disorders, and schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: John S. Debenham, Jeffrey J. Hale, Pei Huo, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Thomas F. Walsh, Lin Yan
  • Patent number: 7351725
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I) as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Zhen Li, Jeffrey J. Hale, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7309721
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds or Formula (I): as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Merck + Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Budhu, George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christopher L. Lynch, Sander G. Mills, William E. Neway, III
  • Patent number: 7220734
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I): as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7199142
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I: as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Weirong Chen, Jeffrey J. Hale, Zhen Li, Christopher L. Lynch, Sander G. Mills, William E. Neway, III
  • Patent number: 7125887
    Abstract: Pyrrolidine compounds of Formula (I), (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, R7 and R8 are defined herein) are described. The compounds are modulators of CCR5 chemokine receptor activity. The compounds are useful, for example, in the prevention or treatment of infection by HIV and the treatment of AIDS, as compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Hale, Charles G. Caldwell, Dooseop Kim, Dong-Ming Shen, Sander G. Mills, Kevin T. Chapman, Liya Chen, Malcolm MacCoss, Amy Gentry, Christopher L. Lynch, Yuan Cheng, legal representative, Christopher A. Willoughby, deceased
  • Publication number: 20040087552
    Abstract: Pyrrolidine compounds of Formula (I), (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, R7 and R8 are defined herein) are described. The compounds are modulators of CCR5 chemokine receptor activity. The compounds are useful, for example, in the prevention or treatment of infection by HIV and the treatment of AIDS, as compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Methods of treating AIDS and methods of preventing or treating infection by HIV are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey J Hale, Charles G. Caldwell, Dooseop Kim, Dong-Ming Shen, Sander G. Mills, Kevin T. Chapman, Liya Chen, Malcolm MacCoss, Amy Gentry, Christopher L. Lynch, Christopher A. Willoughby, Yuan Cheng
  • Publication number: 20040058894
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses a method of treating an immunoregulatory abnormality in a mammalian patient in need of such treatment comprising administering to said patient a compound which is an agonist of the S1P1/Edg1 receptor in an amount effective for treating said immunoregulatory abnormality, wherein said compound possesses a selectivity for the S1P1/Edg1 receptor over the S1PR3/Edg3 receptor, said compound administered in an amount effective for treating said immunoregulatory abnormality. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Michael J. Forrest, Richard Hajdu, Jeffrey J. Hale, Li Zhen, Suzanne M. Mandala, Sander G. Mills, Hugh Rosen
  • Patent number: 6638930
    Abstract: Substituted heterocycles of the general structural formula: are tachykinin receptor antagonists useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, pain or migraine, asthma and emesis, and calcium channel blockers useful in the treatment of cardiovascular conditions such as angina, hypertension or ischemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Merck & Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad P. Dorn, Paul E. Finke, Jeffrey J. Hale, Malcolm Maccoss, Sander G. Mills, Shrenik K. Shah, Mark Stuart Chambers, Timothy Harrison, Tamara Ladduwahetty, Brian John Williams