Patents by Inventor Joie Garfunkle
Joie Garfunkle 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).
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Patent number: 10780092Abstract: The invention provides certain fused pyrazine compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R3, R4a, R5a, R5b, R6, and the subscript t are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases or disorders which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and disorders and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Alan Whitehead, Olga Ornoski, Subharekha Raghavan, Raphaelle Berger, Joie Garfunkle, Zhiqiang Yang, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang, Jianmin Fu
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Publication number: 20190307753Abstract: The invention provides certain fused pyrazine compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, R1, R3, R4a, R5a, R5b, R6, and the subscript t are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases or disorders which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and disorders and for preparing pharmaceutical s for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Alan Whitehead, Olga Ornoski, Subharekha Raghavan, Raphaelle Berger, Joie Garfunkle, Zhiqiang Yang, Gang JI, Falong Jiang, Jianmin Fu
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Patent number: 10428076Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
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Patent number: 10245264Abstract: A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereofs, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Joie Garfunkle, Olga Ornoski, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Subharekha Raghavan, Libo Xu
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Patent number: 10213429Abstract: A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Joie Garfunkle, Olga Ornoski, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Subharekha Raghavan, Libo Xu, Zhiqiang Yang
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Publication number: 20180305366Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
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Patent number: 10030027Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
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Publication number: 20180193343Abstract: A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Joie Garfunkle, Olga Ornoski, Dann L. Parker, JR., Subharekha Raghavan, Libo Xu, Zhiqiang Yang
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Publication number: 20180147208Abstract: A compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereofs, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Joie GARFUNKLE, Olga ORNOSKI, Dann L. PARKER, JR., Subharekha RAGHAVAN, Libo XU
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Patent number: 9796733Abstract: A compound of Formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of Formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Brian T. Campbell, Guizhen Dong, Joie Garfunkle, Alexander Kim, Olga Ornoski, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Subharekha Raghavan, Libo Xu, Zhiquang Yang
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Publication number: 20170174693Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
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Publication number: 20170107236Abstract: A compound of Formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of Formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2015Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Brian T. Campbell, Guizhen Dong, Joie Garfunkle, Alexander Kim, Olga Ornoski, Dann L. Parker, JR., Subharekha Raghavan, Libo Xu, Zhiquang Yang
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Patent number: 9365574Abstract: A compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Subharekha Raghavan, John E. Stelmach, Cameron J. Smith, Hong Li, Alan Whitehead, Sherman T. Waddell, Yi-Heng Chen, Shouwu Miao, Olga A. Ornoski, Joie Garfunkle, Xibin Liao, Jiang Chang, Xiaoqing Han, Jian Guo, Jonathan A. Groeper, Linda L. Brockunier, Keith Rosauer, Emma R. Parmee
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Patent number: 9006228Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Michael Miller, Andrew Stamford, Kallol Basu, Harold B. Wood, Duane DeMong, Wanying Sun, Joie Garfunkle, Christopher Moyes, Zhiyong Hu, Ping Liu, Scott D. Edmondson, Xing Dai, Byron Gabriel DuBois
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Publication number: 20140128368Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Michael Miller, Andrew Stamford, Kallol Basu, Harold B. Wood, Duane DeMong, Wanying Sun, Joie Garfunkle, Christopher Moyes, Zhiyong Hu, Ping Liu, Scott D. Edmondson, Xing Dai, Byron Gabriel DuBois
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Publication number: 20130072492Abstract: A compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are capable of modulating the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”) and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for their use in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose, and to pharmaceutical preparations which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Inventors: Subharekha Raghavan, John E. Stelmach, Cameron J. Smith, Hong Li, Alan Whitehead, Sherman T. Waddell, Yi-Heng Chen, Shouwu Miao, Olga A. Ornoski, Joie Garfunkle, Xibin Liao, Jiang Chang, Xiaoqing Han, Jian Guo, Jonathan A. Groeper, Linda L. Brockunier, Keith Rosauer, Emma R. Parmee