Patents by Inventor Manuel de Lera Ruiz
Manuel de Lera Ruiz 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).
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Publication number: 20250066379Abstract: Provided are methods of treating malaria comprising administration of compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are uses of the compounds of Formula (I), as defined herein, for inhibiting plasmepsin X, plasmepsin IX or plasmepsin X and IX activity, for treating a Plasmodium infection, and for treating malaria. Also provided are methods of treatment further comprising administration of one or more additional anti-malarial compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd.Inventors: John A. McCauley, Manuel De Lera Ruiz, Zhuyan Guo, Philippe Nantermet, Michael J. Kelly, III, Alvaro Gutierrez Bonet, Lianyun Zhao, Zhiyu Lei, Bin Hu, Dongmei Zhan, Anthony Hodder
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Publication number: 20240228535Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and subscripts x and n are as described herein and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for the treatment, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more disease states that could benefit from inhibition of a coronavirus, including SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. The compounds of this invention could further be used in combination with other therapeutically effective agents, including but not limited to, other drugs useful for the treatment of coronavirus infection. The invention furthermore relates to processes for preparing compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: John J. Acton, III, Mayuri Gupta, Michael J. Kelly, III, Franca-Maria Klingler, Mark Eric Layton, John A. McCauley, Gregori J. Morriello, Christopher Charles Nawrat, Craig A. Parish, Anthony J. Roecker, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Jing Su, Valerie W. Shurtleff, Quang T. Truong
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Publication number: 20240131028Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of chemovaccination against Plasmodium infection comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a selective inhibitor of plasmepsin X, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchInventors: Justin A. Boddey, David B. Olsen, Ryan Steel, John A. McCauley, Manuel De Lera Ruiz
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Publication number: 20240076297Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the structural Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutically active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, as antagonists of A2a and/or A2b receptors, and in the treatment of a variety of diseases, conditions, or disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2a receptor and/or the adenosine A2b receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Amjad Ali, Jared N. Cumming, Manuel De Lera Ruiz, Duane DeMong, Thomas H. Graham, Elisabeth T. Hennessy, Joseph M. Kelly, Rongze Kuang, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jesus Moreno, Uma Swaminathan, Heping Wu, Yingchun Ye, Younong Yu
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Publication number: 20240018145Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing influenza. The compounds are cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, COCRYSTAL PHARMA, INC.Inventors: Yonglian Zhang, John A. McCauley, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Liangqin Guo, Kake Zhao, Frank Bennett, Ronald M. Kim, Reynalda Keh DeJesus, Valerie W. Shurtleff, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Michael Plotkin, Hua Su, James Fells, Brendan M. Crowley, Harry R. Chobanian, Mark W. Embrey, Gregori J. Morriello
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Patent number: 11826375Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful for the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase. The compounds may also be useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antiviral agents, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Manuel De Lera Ruiz, Izzat Raheem, Michael T. Rudd
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Publication number: 20230139282Abstract: Provided are methods of treating malaria comprising administration of compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are uses of the compounds of Formula (I), as defined herein, for treating a Plasmodium infection, and for treating malaria. Also provided are methods of treatment further comprising administration of one or more additional anti-malarial compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Paola Favuzza, Zhuyan Guo, Bin Hu, Michael J. Kelly, III, Zhiyu Lei, John A. McCauley, David B. Olsen, Brad Sleebs, Tony Triglia, Dongmei Zhan, Lianyun Zhao
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Publication number: 20230013692Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating malaria comprising administration of compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. The invention also provides uses of the compounds of Formula (I), as defined herein, for the possible inhibition of plasmepsin X, plasmepsin IX or plasmepsin X and IX activity, for treating a Plasmodium infection, and for treating malaria. Also provided are methods of treatment further comprising administration of one or more additional anti-malarial compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, MSD R&D (China) Co. Ltd., The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical ResearchInventors: John A. McCauley, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Zhuyan Guo, Bin Hu, Michael J. Kelly, III, Zhiyu Lei, David B. Olsen, Brad Sleebs, Dongmei Zhan, Lianyun Zhao
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Publication number: 20220331321Abstract: Methods of treating malaria comprising administration of compounds of Formula (I?) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. It also provides uses of the compounds of Formula (I), as defined herein, for inhibiting plasmepsin X, plasmepsin IX or plasmepsin X and IX activity, for treating a Plasmodium infection, and for treating malaria. Also provided are methods of treatment further comprising administration of one or more additional anti-malarial compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, MSD R & D (China) Co. LTD.Inventors: John A. McCauley, Alan F. Cowman, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Paola Favuzza, Zhuyan Guo, Bin Hu, Michael J. Kelly, III, Zhiyu Lei, David B. Olsen, Brad Sleebs, Jennifer K. Thompson, Tony Triglia, Dongmei Zhan, Cailing Zhang, Lianyun Zhao
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Patent number: 11123355Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful for the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase. The compounds may also be useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antiviral agents, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignees: Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLC, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Timothy J. Hartingh, Izzat Raheem, John Schreier, Jean-Laurent Paparin
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Publication number: 20210260082Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful for the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase. The compounds may also be useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antiviral agents, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Manuel De Lera Ruiz, Izzat Raheem, Michael T. Rudd
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Patent number: 11046714Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds that are antagonists of A2A receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological disorders and diseases in which A2A receptor are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which A2A receptors are involved.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ali Amjad, Gioconda V. Gallo, Timothy J. Henderson, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Edward Metzger, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Andrew Stamford, Paul Tempest, Brent Whitehead, Heping Wu
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Publication number: 20190321380Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful for the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase. The compounds may also be useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antiviral agents, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Idenix Pharmaceuticals LLCInventors: Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Timothy J. Hartingh, Izzat Raheem, John Schreier, Jean-Laurent Paparin
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Patent number: 10351558Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing unstable angina, refractory angina, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attacks, atrial fibrillation, thrombotic stroke, embolic stroke, deep vein thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, ocular build up of fibrin, and reocclusion or restenosis of recanalized vessels. The compounds are selective Factor IXa inhibitors.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Dongfang Meng, Hong Li, Meng Yang, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Sunita V. Dewnani, Tianying Jian, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Ting Zhang, Louis-Charles Campeau, Harold B. Wood, Jiayi Xu, Richard Berger, Jane Yang Wu, Robert K. Orr, Shawn P. Walsh, Bart Harper
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Patent number: 10138212Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of generic formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are believed to be useful as an A2A-receptor antagonist.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Amjad Ali, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Pauline C. Ting, Purakkattle Biju, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Sylvia J. Degrado, Alexander L. Tung, Timothy J. Henderson, Liwu Hong, Jae-Hun Kim, Dong Won-Shik Kim, Joe Lee, Jie Wu, Heping Wu, Yushi Xiao, Tao Yu, Gang Zhou, Xiaohong Zhu, Kevin D. McCormick, Jayaram R. Tagat, Dong Xiao, Tanweer Khan, Jianhua Cao, Michael Berlin, Yonglian Zhang
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Publication number: 20180037554Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of generic formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are believed to be useful as an A2A-receptor antagonist.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Amjad Ali, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Pauline C. Ting, Purakkattle Biju, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Sylvia J. Degrado, Alexander L. Tung, Timothy J. Henderson, Liwu Hong, Jae-Hun Kim, Dong Won-Shik Kim, Joe Lee, Jie Wu, Heping Wu, Yushi Xiao, Tao Yu, Gang Zhou, Xiaohong Zhu, Kevin D. McCormick, Jayaram R. Tagat, Dong Xiao, Tanweer Khan, Jianhua Cao, Michael Berlin, Yonglian Zhang
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Publication number: 20180022747Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing unstable angina, refractory angina, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attacks, atrial fibrillation, thrombotic stroke, embolic stroke, deep vein thrombosis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, ocular build up of fibrin, and reocclusion or restenosis of recanalized vessels. The compounds are selective Factor IXa inhibitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Dongfang Meng, Hong Li, Meng Yang, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Sunita V. Dewnani, Tianying Jian, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Ting Zhang, Louis-Charles Campeau, Harold B. Wood, Jiayi Xu, Richard Berger, Jane Yang Wu, Robert K. Orr, Shawn P. Walsh, Bart Harper
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Publication number: 20160214997Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds that are antagonists of A2A receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological disorders and diseases in which A2A receptor are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which A2A receptors are involved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ali Amjad, Gioconda V. Gallo, Timothy J. Henderson, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Edward Metzger, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Andrew Stamford, Paul Tempest, Brent Whitehead, Heping Wu
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Patent number: 8569312Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of biaryl spiroaminooxazoline analogues as modulators of ?2C adrenergic receptor agonists, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more conditions associated with the ?2C adrenergic receptors using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Kevin D. McCormick, Li Dong, Christopher W. Boyce, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Salem Fevrier, Jie Wu, Junying Zheng, Younong Yu, Jianhua Chao, Walter S. Won, Ashwin U. Rao, Rongze Kuang, Pauline C. Ting, Xianhai Huang, Ning Shao, Anandan Palani, Michael Y. Berlin, Robert G. Aslanian
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Patent number: 8501747Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of biaryl compounds as inhibitors of ÿ2C adrenergic receptor agonists, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more conditions associated with the ÿ2C adrenergic receptors using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Manuel de lera Ruiz, Kevin D. McCormick, Christopher W. Boyce, Robert G. Aslanian, Younong Yu, Pietro Mangiaracina, Junying Zheng, Michael Y. Berlin, Stephanie Louise Ciesla, Chia-Yu Huang, Bo Liang