Patents by Inventor Lichun Feng

Lichun Feng 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).

  • Publication number: 20120214789
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted tetrazolyl, R2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridinyl or optionally substituted thienyl, and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with the P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Dillon, Ronald Charles Hawley, Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Minmin Yang
  • Publication number: 20120190677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein R1 to R8, A1 to A3 have the are as described herein and compositions including the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Lichun Feng, Mengwei Huang, Yongfu Liu, Guolong Wu, Shixiang Yan, Hongying Yun, Mingwei Zhou
  • Patent number: 8222416
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Berthel, Li Chen, Wendy Lea Corbett, Lichun Feng, Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Robert Francis Kester, Sung-Sau So, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Patent number: 8193368
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted tetrazolyl, R2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridinyl or optionally substituted thienyl, and R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with the P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Michael Patrick Dillon, Ronald Charles Hawley, Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Minmin Yang
  • Publication number: 20120122886
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted thiadiazolyl, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Minmin Yang, Michael Patrick Dillon, Yingjie Lai
  • Publication number: 20120101127
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof, wherein R1 to R7 have the significance given herein. The compounds are activators of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases that are related to AMPK regulation, such as obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, type 1 or type 2 diabetes and cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Lichun Feng, Mengwei Huang, Yongfu Liu, Guolong Wu, Mingwei Zhou
  • Publication number: 20120083500
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventors: Li CHEN, Michael Patrick DILLON, Lichun FENG, Minmin YANG
  • Patent number: 8119644
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted thiadiazolyl, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLP
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Minmin Yang, Michael Patrick Dillon, Yingjie Lai
  • Publication number: 20120022067
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is a group of formula A or formula B, and X, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the subject compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Ronald Charles Hawley, Minmin Yang
  • Publication number: 20120015944
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted tetrazolyl, R2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridinyl or optionally substituted thienyl, and R3, R4, R5, R6 R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with the P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Ronald Charles Hawley, Minmin Yang
  • Patent number: 8093275
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Minmin Yang
  • Publication number: 20120004218
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein A1 to A3 and R1 to R10 have the significance given in claim 1, can be used as a medicament. These compounds are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases that are related to AMPK regulation, such as obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, type 1 or type 2 diabetes and cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Yun He, Mengwei Huang, Yongfu Liu, Hongying Yun, Mingwei Zhou
  • Patent number: 8048905
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted tetrazolyl, R2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridinyl or optionally substituted thienyl, and R3, R4, R5, R6 R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with the P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Ronald Charles Hawley, Minmin Yang
  • Publication number: 20110257151
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R5 have the significance given in claim 1, can be used as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Mengwei Huang, Yongfu Liu, Guolong Wu, Jim Zhen Wu, Mingwei Zhou
  • Publication number: 20110245271
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted triazolyl, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Ronald Charles Hawley, Minmin Yang
  • Patent number: 7989637
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted triazolyl, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonists and methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Ronald Charles Hawley, Minmin Yang
  • Publication number: 20110144105
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of metabolic diseases and disorders such as, for example, type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Steven Joseph Berthel, Li Chen, Wendy Lea Corbett, LiChun Feng, Nancy-Ellen Haynes, Robert Francis Kester, Sung-Sau So, Jefferson Wright Tilley
  • Publication number: 20110144106
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R4 have the significance given in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Yun He, Mengwei Huang, Hongying Yun
  • Publication number: 20110071195
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), as well as pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R7 have the significance given herein. The compounds are useful in the treatment of prophylaxis of diseases that are related to AMPK regulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Mengwei Huang, Jia Li, Fajung Nan, Tao Pang, Lifang Yu, Mei Zhang
  • Patent number: 7858654
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: wherein R1 is optionally substituted imidazolyl, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the subject compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Li Chen, Michael Patrick Dillon, Lichun Feng, Ronald Charles Hawley, Minmin Yang