Patents by Inventor Kuninori Tai

Kuninori Tai 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: 11273168
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ito, Hirofumi Sasaki, Kuninori Tai, Tomoichi Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20200281951
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki ITO, Hirofumi SASAKI, Kuninori TAI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 10626095
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cyanotriazole compound represented by the formula (1): wherein each symbols are defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. The compound or a salt thereof stimulates the citric acid cycle activity and/or improves hyperglycemia with less side effects, and excellent safety, and therefore, it is useful for treating and/or preventing diseases or disorders on which citric acid cycle activation and/or improvement of hyperglycemia has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect, for example, diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, hepatic steatosis, atherosclerosis and/or cardiovascular disease, as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from stimulating energy expenditure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Sato, Satoshi Matsuda, Chiharu Matsumura, Motohiro Itotani, Toshio Shinohara, Shigekazu Fujita, Yohji Sakurai, Kuninori Tai, Tae Fukushima, Naohide Kanemoto, Takashi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 10603331
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ito, Hirofumi Sasaki, Kuninori Tai, Tomoichi Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20190142852
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki ITO, Hirofumi SASAKI, Kuninori TAI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20180258038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki KURIMURA, Shinichi TAIRA, Takahiro TOMOYASU, Nobuaki ITO, Kuninori TAI, Noriaki TAKEMURA, Takayuki MATSUZAKI, Yasuhiro MENJO, Shin MIYAMURA, Yohji SAKURAI, Akihito WATANABE, Yasuyo SAKATA, Takumi MASUMOTO, Kohei AKAZAWA, Haruhiko SUGINO, Naoki AMADA, Satoshi OHASHI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Chisako MORITA, Junko YAMASHITA, Satoko NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 10064879
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ito, Hirofumi Sasaki, Kuninori Tai, Tomoichi Shinohara
  • Patent number: 10000450
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki Kurimura, Shinichi Taira, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Nobuaki Ito, Kuninori Tai, Noriaki Takemura, Takayuki Matsuzaki, Yasuhiro Menjo, Shin Miyamura, Yohji Sakurai, Akihito Watanabe, Yasuyo Sakata, Takumi Masumoto, Kohei Akazawa, Haruhiko Sugino, Naoki Amada, Satoshi Ohashi, Tomoichi Shinohara, Hirofumi Sasaki, Chisako Morita, Junko Yamashita, Satoko Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20170224713
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki ITO, Hirofumi SASAKI, Kuninori TAI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA
  • Publication number: 20170166524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki KURIMURA, Shinichi TAIRA, Takahiro TOMOYASU, Nobuaki ITO, Kuninori TAI, Noriaki TAKEMURA, Takayuki MATSUZAKI, Yasuhiro MENJO, Shin MIYAMURA, Yohji SAKURAI, Akihito WATANABE, Yasuyo SAKATA, Takumi MASUMOTO, Kohei AKAZAWA, Haruhiko SUGINO, Naoki AMADA, Satoshi OHASHI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Chisako MORITA, Junko YAMASHITA, Satoko NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 9611214
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki Kurimura, Shinichi Taira, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Nobuaki Ito, Kuninori Tai, Noriaki Takemura, Takayuki Matsuzaki, Yasuhiro Menjo, Shin Miyamura, Yohji Sakurai, Akihito Watanabe, Yasuyo Sakata, Takumi Masumoto, Kohei Akazawa, Haruhiko Sugino, Naoki Amada, Satoshi Ohashi, Tomoichi Shinohara, Hirofumi Sasaki, Chisako Morita, Junko Yamashita, Satoko Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20160229816
    Abstract: This invention relates to a cyanotriazole compound represented by the formula (1): wherein each symbols are defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. The compound or a salt thereof stimulates the citric acid cycle activity and/or improves hyperglycemia with less side effects, and excellent safety, and therefore, it is useful for treating and/or preventing diseases or disorders on which citric acid cycle activation and/or improvement of hyperglycemia has a prophylactic and/or therapeutic effect, for example, diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, hepatic steatosis, atherosclerosis and/or cardiovascular disease, as well as diseases or disorders that would benefit from stimulating energy expenditure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji SATO, Satoshi MATSUDA, Chiharu MATSUMURA, Motohire ITOTANI, Toshio SHINOHARA, Shigekazu FUJITA, Yohji SAKURAI, Kuninori TAI, Tae FUKUSHIMA, Naohide KANEMOTO, Takashi OKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160058757
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, I, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Nobuaki ITO, Hirofumi SASAKI, Kuninori TAI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA
  • Patent number: 9090572
    Abstract: A heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (1) or a salt thereof: wherein m, l, and n respectively represent an integer of 1 or 2; X represents —O— or —CH2—; R1 represents hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a hydroxy-lower alkyl group, a protecting group, or a tri-lower alkylsilyloxy-lower alkyl group; R2 and R3, which are the same or different, each independently represent hydrogen or a lower alkyl group; or R2 and R3 are bonded to form a cyclo-C3-C8 alkyl group; and R4 represents an aromatic group or a heterocyclic group, wherein the aromatic or heterocyclic group may have one or more arbitrary substituent(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuaki Ito, Hirofumi Sasaki, Kuninori Tai, Tomoichi Shinohara
  • Patent number: 9051333
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel 6,7-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine compound that has excellent bactericidal action against tubercle bacilli, multidrug-resistant tubercle bacilli, and atypical acid-fast bacilli. Specifically, the present invention provides a compound represented by Formula (1): or a salt thereof, wherein R1 represents tetrahydroisoquinolyl, tetrahydroquinolyl, tetrahydrobenzoazepinyl, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, indolyl, isoindolinyl, naphthyl, quinolyl, phenyl, biphenylyl, or pyridyl, these groups being optionally substituted, the phenyl, biphenylyl, and pyridyl represented by R1 each being substituted directly or via a linker with at least one group selected from the group consisting of tetrahydropyridyl, diazepanyl, diazabicycloheptanyl, tetrahydrotriazolopyrazinyl, tetrahydroimidazopyrazinyl, azabicyclooctanyl, oxazolyl, piperazinyl, piperidyl, thiazolyl, and the like, each of these groups being optionally substituted; and R2 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kawano, Yoshikazu Haraguchi, Hirofumi Sasaki, Yukitaka Uematsu, Hidetsugu Tsubouchi, Hiromi Yata, Hiroshi Shimizu, Kazuho Kohashi, Motohiro Itotani, Kuninori Tai, Isao Takemura, Mikayo Hayashi, Hiroyuki Hashizume, Miki Matsuba, Izuru Nakamura, Xiuhao Chen, Makoto Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20140343277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel diazepine compound that blocks the IKur current or the Kv1.5 channel potently and more selectively than other K+ channels. The present invention relates to a diazepine compound represented by General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, cyclo lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl; R2 and R3 may be linked to form lower alkylene; A1 is lower alkylene optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and oxo; Y1 and Y2 are each independently —N? or —CH?; and R5 is group represented by wherein R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or organic group; R6 and R7 may be linked to form a ring together with the neighboring group —XA—N—XB—; XA and XB are each independently a bond, lower alkylene, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Shinichi TAIRA, Kunio OSHIMA, Takashi OSHIYAMA, Yasuhiro MENJO, Yasuo KOGA, Hokuto YAMABE, Sunao NAKAYAMA, Kenji TSUJIMAE, Toshiyuki ONOGAWA, Kuninori TAI, Motohiro ITOTANI
  • Publication number: 20140288065
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Muneaki KURIMURA, Shinichi TAIRA, Takahiro TOMOYASU, Nobuaki ITO, Kuninori TAI, Noriaki TAKEMURA, Takayuki MATSUZAKI, Yasuhiro MENJO, Shin MIYAMURA, Yohji SAKURAI, Akihito WATANABE, Yasuyo SAKATA, Takumi MASUMOTO, Kohei AKAZAWA, Haruhiko SUGINO, Naoki AMADA, Satoshi OHASHI, Tomoichi SHINOHARA, Hirofumi SASAKI, Chisako MORITA, Junko YAMASHITA, Satoko NAKAJIMA
  • Patent number: 8822453
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel diazepine compound that blocks the IKur current or the Kv1.5 channel potently and more selectively than other K+ channels. The present invention relates to a diazepine compound represented by General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, cyclo lower alkyl or lower alkoxy lower alkyl; R2 and R3 may be linked to form lower alkylene; A1 is lower alkylene optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and oxo; Y1 and Y2 are each independently —N? or —CH?; and R5 is group represented by wherein R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or organic group; R6 and R7 may be linked to form a ring together with the neighboring group —XA—N—XB—; XA and XB are each independently a bond, lower alkylene, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuuji Matsumura, Hokuto Yamabe, Naohiro Isono, Noriaki Takemura, Takashi Oshiyama, Tsuyoshi Nagase, Masataka Ueda, Kuninori Tai
  • Patent number: 8815871
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrolidine compound of General Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a phenyl group or a pyridyl group, the phenyl group or the pyridyl group may have one or more substituents selected from halogen atoms and lower alkyl groups optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc. The pyrrolidine compound or a salt thereof of the present invention is usable to produce a pharmaceutical preparation having a wider therapeutic spectrum and being capable of exhibiting sufficient therapeutic effects after short-term administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Muneaki Kurimura, Shinichi Taira, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Nobuaki Ito, Kuninori Tai, Noriaki Takemura, Takayuki Matsuzaki, Yasuhiro Menjo, Shin Miyamura, Yohji Sakurai, Akihito Watanabe, Yasuyo Sakata, Takumi Masumoto, Kohei Akazawa, Haruhiko Sugino, Naoki Amada, Satoshi Ohashi, Tomoichi Shinohara, Hirofumi Sasaki, Chisako Morita, Junko Yamashita, Satoko Nakajima
  • Patent number: 8664217
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel benzodiazepine compound that blocks the IKur current or the Kv1.5 channel potently and more selectively than other K+ channels. The benzodiazepine compound of the invention is represented by General Formula (1) wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrogen or lower alkyl; R2 and R3 may be linked to form lower alkylene; Al is lower alkylene optionally substituted with one or more hydroxy; and R5 is group represented by wherein R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or organic group; XA and XB are each independently bond, lower alkylene, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Oshima, Takashi Oshiyama, Shinichi Taira, Yasuhiro Menjo, Hokuto Yamabe, Shuuji Matsumura, Masataka Ueda, Yasuo Koga, Kuninori Tai, Sunao Nakayama, Toshiyuki Onogawa, Kenji Tsujimae