Patents by Inventor Mark W. Embrey

Mark W. Embrey 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: 20240018145
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: 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
  • Publication number: 20230303625
    Abstract: Provided herein are cyclic polypeptide compounds that can, e.g., bind specifically to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and optionally also inhibit interaction between human PCSK9 and human low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Also provided are methods of reducing LDL cholesterol level in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject one or more of the cyclic polypeptide compounds or a pharmaceutical composition provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Alonso Ricardo, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Nicolas Cedric Boyer, Joseph R. Stringer, Derek M. LaPlaca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Chengwei Wu, Sookhee Nicole HA, Hyewon Youm, Mark W. EMBREY, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Raffaele Ingenito, Willy Costantini, Alessia Santoprete, Roberto Costante, Immacolata Conte, Stefania Colarusso, Eric J. GILBERT, Aurash Shahripour, Yusheng Xiong
  • Patent number: 11530244
    Abstract: Provided herein are cyclic polypeptide compounds that can, e.g., bind specifically to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and optionally also inhibit interaction between human PCSK9 and human low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Also provided are methods of reducing LDL cholesterol level in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject one or more of the cyclic polypeptide compounds or a pharmaceutical composition provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Alonso Ricardo, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Nicolas Cedric Boyer, Joseph R. Stringer, Derek M. LaPlaca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Chengwei Wu, Sookhee Nicole Ha, Hyewon Youm, Mark W. Embrey, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Raffaele Ingenito, Willy Costantini, Alessia Santoprete, Roberto Costante, Immacolata Conte, Stefania Colarusso, Eric J. Gilbert, Aurash Shahripour, Yusheng Xiong
  • Patent number: 11413292
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tricyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1 and n are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Tricyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Tricyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Timothy John Hartingh, Marc Labroli, Izzat T. Raheem
  • Publication number: 20210361662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Tricyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1 and n are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Tricyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Tricyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Timothy John Hartingh, Marc Labroli, Izzat T. Raheem
  • Publication number: 20210284694
    Abstract: Provided herein are cyclic polypeptide compounds that can, e.g., bind specifically to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and optionally also inhibit interaction between human PCSK9 and human low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Also provided are methods of reducing LDL cholesterol level in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject one or more of the cyclic polypeptide compounds or a pharmaceutical composition provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Alonso Ricardo, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Nicolas Cedric Boyer, Joseph R. Stringer, Derek M. LaPlaca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Chengwei Wu, Sookhee Nicole Ha, Hyewon Youm, Mark W. Embrey, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Raffaele Ingenito, Willy Costantini, Alessia Santoprete, Roberto Costante, Immacolata Conte, Stefania Colarusso, Eric J. Gilbert, Aurash Shahripour, Yusheng Xiong
  • Patent number: 10221186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2 and R4 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Thomas H. Graham, Izzat T. Raheem, John D. Schreier, Sherman T. Waddell, John S. Wai, Lihong Hu, Xuanjia Peng
  • Patent number: 10150780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, Mark W. Embrey, Abbas Walji, Sherman T. Waddell
  • Patent number: 9951079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivatives of Formula (I): (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, X, Y, m, R1, R5, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivative, and methods of using the Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Kerim Babaoglu, Abbas Walji, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman
  • Publication number: 20170362252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, Mark W. Embrey, Abbas Walji, Sherman T. Waddell
  • Publication number: 20170334924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2 and R4 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Thomas H. Graham, Izzat T. Raheem, John D. Schreier, Sherman T. Waddell, John S. Wai, Lihong Hu, Xuanjia Peng
  • Publication number: 20170305923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivatives of Formula (I): (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, X, Y, m, R1, R5, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivative, and methods of using the Fused Tricyclic Heterocycle Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, John M. Sanders, Kerim Babaoglu, Abbas Walji, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman
  • Patent number: 9714243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-Pyridinonetriazine Derivatives of Formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, X, Y, R1, R2, R3 and R5 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 4-Pyridinonetriazine Derivative, and methods of using the 4-Pyridinonetriazine Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Thomas H. Graham, Abbas Walji, Sherman T. Waddell, Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Wensheng Liu, Paul J. Coleman, John Wai, Thomas Steele, Christina Di Marco
  • Patent number: 9707234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2 and R11 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, Wensheng Liu, Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Sherman T. Waddell, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman, John M. Sanders, Mark W. Embrey, Abbas M. Walji, Ronald Dale Ferguson, II, Christine Ng Di Marco, Thomas G. Steele, Lihong Hu, Xuanjia Peng
  • Publication number: 20160317543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, B, X, Y, R1, R2 and R11 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Spirocyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Graham, Wensheng Liu, Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Sherman T. Waddell, John S. Wai, Paul J. Coleman, John M. Sanders, Mark W. Embrey, Abbas M. Walji, Ronald Dale Ferguson, II, Christine Ng Di Marco, Thomas G. Steele, Lihong Hu, Xuanjia Peng
  • Publication number: 20150329539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-Pyridinonetriazine Derivatives of Formula (I); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A, X, Y, R1, R2, R3 and R5 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one 4-Pyridinonetriazine Derivative, and methods of using the 4-Pyridinonetriazine Derivatives for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark W. Embrey, Thomas H. Graham, Abbas Walji, Sherman T. Waddell, Tao Yu, Yonglian Zhang, Wensheng Liu, Paul J. Coleman, John Wai, Thomas Steele, Christina Di Marco
  • Publication number: 20130338141
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein X1, X2, Y, R1A, R1B, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se (or as hydrates or solvates thereof) or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Processes for making compounds of Formula I and intermediates thereof are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Richard C. Isaacs, Wayne J. Thompson, Peter D. Williams, Dai-Shi Su, Shankar Venkatraman, Mark W. Embrey, Thorsten E. Fisher, John S. Wai, David C. Dubost, Richard G. Ball, Eric J. Choi, Tao Pei, Sarah L. Trice, Neil Campbell, Matthew Maddes, Peter E. Maligres, Michael Shevlin, Zhiguo Jake Song, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Neil A. Strotman, Jingjun Yin
  • Patent number: 8513234
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: wherein X1, X2, Y, R1A, R1B, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se (or as hydrates or solvates thereof) or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. Processes for making compounds of Formula I and intermediates thereof are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Richard C. A. Isaacs, Wayne J. Thompson, Peter D. Williams, Dai-Shi Su, Shankar Venkatraman, Mark W. Embrey, Thorsten E. Fisher, John S. Wai, David C. Dubost, Richard G. Ball, Eric J. Choi, Tao Pei, Sarah L. Trice, Neil Campbell, Matthew Maddess, Peter E. Maligres, Michael Shevlin, Zhiguo Jake Song, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Neil A. Strotman, Jingjun Yin
  • Publication number: 20120022045
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication: the asterisk * in Q denotes the point of attachment to the rest of the compound; and n, L1, L2, X1, X2, ?3, Y, Z, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The N compounds are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and the prophylaxis, treatment, or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se (or as hydrates or solvates thereof) or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Shankar Venkatraman, John S. Wai, Wayne Thompson, Boyoung Kim, Richard C.A. Isaacs, H. Marie Loughran, Dai-Shi Su, John Lim, Mark W. Embrey, Peter D. Williams
  • Patent number: 7820680
    Abstract: Bicyclic uracils and related compounds are inhibitors of HIV integrase and inhibitors of HIV replication. In one embodiment, the compounds are of Formula I: wherein a, b, Y, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined herein. The compounds are useful in the prevention and treatment of infection by HIV and in the prevention, delay in the onset, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Williams, John S. Wai, Mark W. Embrey, Donnette D. Staas, Linghang Zhuang