Patents by Inventor John S. Wai

John S. Wai 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).

  • Patent number: 10221186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2 and R4 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Thomas H. Graham, Izzat T. Raheem, John D. Schreier, Sherman T. Waddell, John S. Wai, Lihong Hu, Xuanjia Peng
  • Patent number: 9951079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivatives of Formula (I): (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, X, Y, m, R1, R5, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivative, and methods of using the Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Kerim Babaoglu, Abbas Walji, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman
  • Publication number: 20180028509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Substituted Quinolizine Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9 and R10 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Substituted Quinolizine Derivative, and methods of using the Substituted Quinolizine Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Sherman Tim Waddell, Andrew Stamford, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman, John M. Sanders, Ronald Ferguson, Thomas H. Graham, Hong Li
  • Patent number: 9861620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Substituted Quinolizine Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9 and R10 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Substituted Quinolizine Derivative, and methods of using the Substituted Quinolizine Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Sherman Tim Waddell, Andrew Stamford, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman, John M. Sanders, Ronald Ferguson, Thomas H. Graham, Hong Li
  • Publication number: 20170334924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2 and R4 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Thomas H. Graham, Izzat T. Raheem, John D. Schreier, Sherman T. Waddell, John S. Wai, Lihong Hu, Xuanjia Peng
  • Publication number: 20170305923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivatives of Formula (I): (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, X, Y, m, R1, R5, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivative, and methods of using the Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, John M. Sanders, Kerim Babaoglu, Abbas Walji, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman
  • Patent number: 9707234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2 and R11 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, Wensheng Liu, Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Sherman T. Waddell, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman, John M. Sanders, Mark W. Embrey, Abbas M. Walji, Ronald Dale Ferguson, II, Christine Ng Di Marco, Thomas G. Steele, Lihong Hu, Xuanjia Peng
  • Patent number: 9493479
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-Pyridone Compounds of Formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 4-Pyridone Compound, and methods of using the 4-Pyridone Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject or the clinical manifestations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, John S. Wai, Andrew Stamford, Wensheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20160317543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2 and R11 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, Wensheng Liu, Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Sherman T. Waddell, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman, John M. Sanders, Mark W. Embrey, Abbas M. Walji, Ronald Dale Ferguson, II, Christine Ng Di Marco, Thomas G. Steele, Lihong Hu, Xuanjia Peng
  • Publication number: 20160228419
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Substituted Quinolizine Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R9 and R10 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Substituted Quinolizine Derivative, and methods of using the Substituted Quinolizine Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Sherman Tim Waddell, Andrew Stamford, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman, John M. Sanders, Ronald Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20160060272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-Pyridone Compounds of Formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein A, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 4-Pyridone Compound, and methods of using the 4-Pyridone Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject or the clinical manifestations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, John S. Wai, Andrew Stamford, Wensheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20150203512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Macrocyclic Compounds. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Macrocyclic Compound, and methods of using the Macrocyclic Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas S. Reger, Abbas M. Walji, John M. Sanders, John S. Wai, Liping Wang
  • Publication number: 20150166520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Amido-Substituted Pyrimidinone Derivatives of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Amido-Substituted Pyrimidinone Derivative, and methods of using the Amido-Substituted Pyrimidinone Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Paul J. Coleman, Abbas M. Walji, Qun Dang, David Jonathan Bennett, Sophie D. Clas, John S. Wai, Jaume Balsells-Padros, Henry Y. Wu, Ronald L. Smith, Rebecca Nofsinger, Rosa I. Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20130338141
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein X1, X2, Y, R1A, R1B, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se (or as hydrates or solvates thereof) or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Processes for making compounds of Formula I and intermediates thereof are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Richard C. Isaacs, Wayne J. Thompson, Peter D. Williams, Dai-Shi Su, Shankar Venkatraman, Mark W. Embrey, Thorsten E. Fisher, John S. Wai, David C. Dubost, Richard G. Ball, Eric J. Choi, Tao Pei, Sarah L. Trice, Neil Campbell, Matthew Maddes, Peter E. Maligres, Michael Shevlin, Zhiguo Jake Song, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Neil A. Strotman, Jingjun Yin
  • Patent number: 8513234
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein X1, X2, Y, R1A, R1B, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se (or as hydrates or solvates thereof) or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Processes for making compounds of Formula I and intermediates thereof are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Richard C. A. Isaacs, Wayne J. Thompson, Peter D. Williams, Dai-Shi Su, Shankar Venkatraman, Mark W. Embrey, Thorsten E. Fisher, John S. Wai, David C. Dubost, Richard G. Ball, Eric J. Choi, Tao Pei, Sarah L. Trice, Neil Campbell, Matthew Maddess, Peter E. Maligres, Michael Shevlin, Zhiguo Jake Song, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Neil A. Strotman, Jingjun Yin
  • Publication number: 20130178468
    Abstract: Tricyclic compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein bond a, ring A, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph P. Vacca, John S. Wai, Linda S. Payne, Richard C. A. Isaccs, Wei Han, Melissa Egbertson, Richard Pracitto
  • Patent number: 8293731
    Abstract: Tricyclic compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein bond a, ring A, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp + Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Joseph P. Vacca, John S. Wai, Linda S. Payne
  • Publication number: 20120220571
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: (I), wherein X is O or N(R3); and R1, R2, R3 and Y are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se (or as hydrates or solvates thereof) or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: John S. Wai, Dai-shi Su, Catherine M. Wiscount
  • Publication number: 20120022045
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: the asterisk * in Q denotes the point of attachment to the rest of the compound; and n, L1, L2, X1, X2, ?3, Y, Z, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The N compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se (or as hydrates or solvates thereof) or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Shankar Venkatraman, John S. Wai, Wayne Thompson, Boyoung Kim, Richard C.A. Isaacs, H. Marie Loughran, Dai-Shi Su, John Lim, Mark W. Embrey, Peter D. Williams
  • Publication number: 20110275621
    Abstract: Tricyclic compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein bond a, ring A, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph P. Vacca, John S. Wai, Linda S. Payne