Patents by Inventor Kimihiro Shirai

Kimihiro Shirai 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: 8188097
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compound of the formula [I]: wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and an optionally substituted aryl group etc. Q is single bond, a methylene group or a group of the formula: —N(RQ)—, RQ is an alkyl group, Ring A is a substituted pyrazole ring fused to the adjacent pyrimidine ring having the following formula (A), (B) or (C), R3 and R4 are the same or different and a hydrogen atom, a cyano group etc. E is one of the following groups (i) to (v): R00 is an alkyl group, Q1 is a single bond etc., Q2 is a single bond or an alkylene group, one of R5 and R6 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and the other is an alkyl group etc., one of R50 and R60 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and the other is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group etc., R51 is an alkyl group or an optionally substituted arylsulfonyl group, R61 is an alkylamino group or an azido group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
    Inventors: Yasunori Moritani, Kimihiro Shirai, Mariko Oi
  • Publication number: 20120016119
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine compound represented by formula [I] or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, which has a GPR119 receptor agonistic activity and is useful for a pharmaceutical. In formula [I], E represents a group represented by formula: —NH—, or the like; ring A represents a 6-membered aromatic ring which may contain 1 to 2 nitrogen atoms as heteroatoms (the aromatic ring may be substituted by a halogen atom, a group represented by formula: —CONRaRb, or the like; Ra and Rb are the same or different and independently represent hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or the like); R1 represents an acyl group or the like; and R2 represents a halogen atom or a cyano group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Yasunori Tsuboi, Kimihiro Shirai
  • Publication number: 20090069298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compound of the formula [I]: wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and an optionally substituted aryl group etc. Q is single bond, a methylene group or a group of the formula: —N(RQ)—, RQ is an alkyl group, Ring A is a substituted pyrazole ring fused to the adjacent pyrimidine ring having the following formula (A), (B) or (C), R3 and R4 are the same or different and a hydrogen atom, a cyano group etc. E is one of the following groups (i) to (v): R00 is an alkyl group, Q1 is a single bond etc., Q2 is a single bond or an alkylene group, one of R5 and R6 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and the other is an alkyl group etc., one of R50 and R60 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group and the other is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group etc., R51 is an alkyl group or an optionally substituted arylsulfonyl group, R61 is an alkylamino group or an azido group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: TANABE SEIYAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasunori Moritani, Kimihiro Shirai, Mariko Oi