Patents by Inventor Keith P. Moore

Keith P. Moore 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: 10022461
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrrolopyridine compounds of formula (I) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which may be suitable for imaging tau aggregates, b-sheet aggregates, beta-amyloid aggregates or alpha-synuclein aggregates, and hence are useful in binding and imaging tau aggregates in Alzheimer's patients. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of using the compounds of this invention as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to study tau deposits in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology. The invention further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Abbas M. Walji, Eric Hostetler, Thomas J. Greshock, Jing Li, Keith P. Moore, Idriss Bennacef, James Mulhearn, Harold Selnick, Yaode Wang, Kun Yang, Jianmin Fu
  • Publication number: 20180071412
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrrolopyridine compounds of formula (I) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which may be suitable for imaging tau aggregates, b-sheet aggregates, beta-amyloid aggregates or alpha-synuclein aggregates, and hence are useful in binding and imaging tau aggregates in Alzheimer's patients. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of using the compounds of this invention as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to study tau deposits in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology. The invention further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Abbas M. Walji, Eric Hostetler, Thomas J. Greshock, Jing Li, Keith P. Moore, Idriss Bennacef, James Mulhearn, Harold Selnick, Yaode Wang, Kun Yang, Jianmin Fu
  • Patent number: 9862716
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bicyclic heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Yi-Heng Chen, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Swati P. Mercer, Keith P. Moore, Ping Liu, Harold B. Wood, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Douglas C. Beshore
  • Patent number: 9808542
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrrolopyridine compounds of formula (I) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which may be suitable for imaging tau aggregates, b-sheet aggregates, beta-amyloid aggregates or alpha-synuclein aggregates, and hence are useful in binding and imaging tau aggregates in Alzheimer's patients. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of using the compounds of this invention as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to study tau deposits in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology. The invention further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Abbas W. Walji, Eric Hostetler, Thomas J. Greshock, Jing Li, Keith P. Moore, Idriss Bennacef, James Mulhearn, Harold Selnick, Yaode Wang, Kun Yang, Jianmin Fu
  • Publication number: 20170119912
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrrolopyridine compounds of formula (I) or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which may be suitable for imaging tau aggregates, b-sheet aggregates, beta-amyloid aggregates or alpha-synuclein aggregates, and hence are useful in binding and imaging tau aggregates in Alzheimer's patients. More specifically, this invention relates to a method of using the compounds of this invention as tracers in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to study tau deposits in brain in vivo to allow diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology. The invention further relates to a method of measuring clinical efficacy of therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by tau pathology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Abbas W. Walji, Eric Hostetler, Thomas J. Greshock, Jing Li, Keith P. Moore, Idriss Bennacef, James Mulhearn, Harold Selnick, Yaode Wang, Kun Yang, Jianmin Fu
  • Publication number: 20170114056
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bicyclic heteroaryl benzamide compounds of formula (I) which are tropomyosin-related kinase (Trk) family protein kinase inhibitors, and hence are useful in the treatment of pain, inflammation, cancer, restenosis, atherosclerosis, psoriasis, thrombosis, a disease, disorder, injury, or malfunction relating to dysmyelination or demyelination or a disease or disorder associated with abnormal activities of nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor TrkA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Helen Mitchell, Mark E. Fraley, Andrew J. Cooke, Craig A. Stump, Yi- Heng Chen, Xu-Fang Zhang, Casey C. McComas, Kathy Schirripa, Melody McWherter, Swati P. Mercer, Keith P. Moore, Ping Liu, Harold B. Wood, Chun Sing Li, Qinghua Mao, Douglas C. Beshore
  • Patent number: 9193697
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain Oxazole derivatives which are useful as modulators of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) and as FAAH imaging agents. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, skeletomuscular pain, and fibromyalgia, as well as acute pain, migraine, sleep disorder, Alzheimer Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: ZhiQiang Yang, Philippe G. Nantermet, Constantine Kreatsoulas, Keith P. Moore, Evan Foster Shalen
  • Patent number: 8492387
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2-aminoimidazole compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp.
    Inventors: Ivory D. Hills, Craig A. Coburn, Samuel L. Graham, Keith P. Moore, Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Shawn J. Stachel, Hong Zhu
  • Patent number: 8399473
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp.
    Inventors: Philippe G Nantermet, M. Katharine Holloway, Keith P. Moore, Shaun R. Stauffer
  • Patent number: 8394837
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2,3,4,6-substituted pyridyl derivative compounds which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp.
    Inventors: Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Harold G. Selnick, James C. Barrow, Shaun R. Stauffer, Joseph P. Vacca, Keith P. Moore, Shawn J. Stachel, Mattahew G. Stanton
  • Publication number: 20130059850
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain Aza-Indole derivatives which are useful as modulators of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) and as FAAH imaging agents. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, skeletomuscular pain, and fibromyalgia, as well as acute pain, migraine, sleep disorder, Alzheimer Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Abbas M Walji, Philippe G. Nantermet, Keith P. Moore, Rachel Anne Storr, Laura Vassallo, Constantine Kreatsoulas
  • Publication number: 20130018048
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain Oxazole derivatives which are useful as modulators of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) and as FAAH imaging agents. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic neuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, skeletomuscular pain, and fibromyalgia, as well as acute pain, migraine, sleep disorder, Alzheimer Disease, and Parkinson's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: ZhiQiang Yang, Philippe G. Nantermet, Constantine Kreatsoulas, Keith P. Moore, Evan Foster Shalen
  • Patent number: 7951949
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to macrocyclic aminopyridyl compounds represented by general formula (I), which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp.
    Inventors: Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Harold G. Selnick, Keith P. Moore
  • Publication number: 20110034483
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2-aminoimidazole compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Ivory D. Hills, Craig A. Coburn, Samuel L. Graham, Keith P. Moore, Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Shawn J. Stachel, Hong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20100113415
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of generic formula (I) which are inhibitors of ephrin A4. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases regulated by the EphA4 RTK signaling, such as neurological and neurodegenerative disorders and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Keith P. Moore, Philippe G. Nantermet, John M. Sanders, Sophie Parmentier-Batteur, Robert J. Mark
  • Publication number: 20100093811
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are disclosed: (I), wherein XA, k, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R5A, R6, R6A, R7 and R8 are defined herein. The compounds encompassed by Formula I include compounds which are HIV protease inhibitors and other compounds which can be metabolized in vivo to HIV protease inhibitors. The compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset of AIDS. 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 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Craig A. Coburn, Joseph P. Vacca, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Kristen L.G. Jones, Philippe Nantermet, James C. Barrow, Keith P. Moore, Steven S. Sharik, Cory Theberge, Abbas M. Walji
  • Patent number: 7678783
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to macrocyclic tertiary amine compounds represented by general formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Harold G. Selnick, Stacey Lindsley, Keith P. Moore, Shawn J. Stachel
  • Publication number: 20100029701
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Philippe G. Nantermet, M. Katharine Holloway, Keith P. Moore, Shaun R. Stauffer
  • Publication number: 20080269302
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to macrocyclic tertiary amine compounds represented by general formula (I) which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: MERCK & CO., INC.
    Inventors: Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Harold G. Selnick, Stacey Lindsley, Keith P. Moore, Shawn J. Stachel