Patents by Inventor Kira A. Armacost

Kira A. Armacost 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).

  • UREA OREXIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS
    Publication number: 20240101555
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to urea compounds which are agonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Kira A. Armacost, Maria Irina Chiriac, Danielle M. Hurzy, Jeffrey C. Kern, Jian Liu, Peter J. Manley, Philippe Nantermet, Vanessa L. Rada, Michael T. Rudd, Craig A. Stump
  • AMIDO-SUBSTITUTED PYRIDYL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF HERPESVIRUSES
    Publication number: 20240067657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Amido-Substituted Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, and R8 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Amido-Substituted Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Amido-Substituted Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing a herpesvirus infection in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Kira A. Armacost, Richard Thaddeus Berger, Jr., Andrew J. Cooke, Christopher Douglas Cox, Brendan M. Crowley, Marc Labroli, Michael Aaron Plotkin, Izzat Tiedje Raheem, Anthony W. Shaw, Kelly-Ann S. Schlegel, Jason W. Skudlarek, Ling Tong
  • MACROCYCLIC UREA OREXIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS
    Publication number: 20230391795
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to macrocyclic urea compounds which are agonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Kira A. Armacost, Maria Irina Chiriac, Danielle M. Hurzy, Jeffrey C. Kern, Jian Liu, Peter J. Manley, Vanessa L. Rada, Michael T. Rudd, Craig A. Stump, Zhe Wu, Dong Xiao
  • INHIBITORS OF HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS AND METAPNEUMOVIRUS
    Publication number: 20230365551
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and their use for the treatment of hRSV and hMPV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Douglas C. Beshore, Brett R. Ambler, Kira A. Armacost, Christopher James Bungard, Danielle M. Hurzy, Peter J. Manley, Kelly-Ann S. Schlegel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Mahdieh Yazdani
  • INHIBITORS OF HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS AND METAPNEUMO VIRUS
    Publication number: 20230365531
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compounds of Formula I: and their use as anti-viral agents for inhibition of the replication of hRSV and hMPV and treatment and prophylaxis of hRSV and hMPV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Douglas C. Beshore, Brett R. Ambler, Kira A. Armacost, Christopher James Bungard, Danielle M. Hurzy, Peter J. Manley, Kelly Ann S. Schlegel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Mahdieh Yazdani
  • AMIDO-SUBSTITUTED HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF HERPES VIRUSES
    Publication number: 20230077499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Amido-Substituted Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Amido-Substituted Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Amido-Substituted Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing a herpesvirus infection in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Kira A. Armacost, Andrew John Cooke, Robert Patrick Hayes, Marc A. Labroli, Michael Aaron Plotkin, Izzat Tiedje Raheem, Jeffrey W. Schubert, David M. Tellers