Patents by Inventor Maneesh J. Nerurkar

Maneesh J. Nerurkar 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: 6355611
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the sodium salt of formula 5: which may be useful in the treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia. Also described are lyophilized formulations that comprise the sodium salt 5 or the corresponding free acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shyam B. Karki, Mark Cameron, David R. Lieberman, Joseph E. Lynch, Michael A. Robbins, Yao-Jun Shi, Örn Almarsson, Michael J. Kaufman, Maneesh J. Nerurkar
  • Patent number: 5952300
    Abstract: The invention is a pharmaceutical composition for intravenous administration to a patient comprisinga) a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound having the formula ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; b) a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of an excipient such as a bulking agent effective to form a lyophilized cake; andc) a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of acetate buffer effective to provide a pH of between about 4 and 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Maneesh J. Nerurkar, William A. Hunke, Michael J. Kaufman