Patents by Inventor Mwangi W. Mutahi
Mwangi W. Mutahi 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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Patent number: 8383818Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of heterocyclic derivatives as a2C adrenergic receptor agonists, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more conditions associated with the a2C adrenergic receptors using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Junying Zheng, Jianhua Chao, Kevin D. McCormick, Robert G. Aslanian, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Christopher W. Boyce, Walter S. Won
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Patent number: 7879880Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein M1 is M2 is N; X is a bond, optionally substituted alkylene, alkenylene, —O—, —CH2N(R12)—, —N(R12)CH2—, —N(R12)—, —NHC(O)—, —OCH2—, —CH2O—, or —S(O)0-2—; and Y is —(CH2)1-2—, —C(?O)—, —C(?NOR13)— or —SO0-2—; or M1 is N; M2 is N or CH; X is a bond, alkylene, alkenylene, —C(O)—, —NHC(O)—, —OC(O)— or —S(O)1-2—; Y is —(CH2)1-2—, —C(?O)— or —SO0-2—; and when M2 is CH, Y is also Y is —O— or —C(?NOR13)—; Z is a bond or optionally substituted alkylene or alkenylene; U and W are CH, or one is CH and one is N; R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl; R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; and compositions and methods of treating obesity, metabolic syndrome and a cognition deficit disorder, alone or in combinatType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Daniel M. Solomon, Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Wing C. Tom
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Patent number: 7846946Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: M1 and M3 are CH or N; M2 is CH, CF or N; Y is —C(?O)—, —C(?S)—, —(CH2)q—, —C(?NOR7)— or —SO1-2—; Z is a bond or optionally substituted alkylene or alkenylene; R1 is H, or alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, all optionally substituted, or a group of the formula: where ring A is a heteroaryl ring; R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; R3 is H, —C(O)NH2, or alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl, all optionally substituted; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; compositions and methods of treating allergy-induced airway responses, congestion, obesity, metabolic syndrome, alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatacellular carcinoma and cognition deficit disorders using said compounds, alone or in combination with otheType: GrantFiled: July 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Schering Plough CorporationInventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Christopher W. Boyce, Jianhua Chao, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Neng-Yang Shih, Daniel M. Solomon, Wing C. Tom, Henry A. Vaccaro, Junying Zheng, Xiaohong Zhu
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Patent number: 7638531Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein: M is CH or N; U and W are each CH, or one of U and W is CH and the other is N; X is a bond, alkylene, —C(O)—, —C(N—OR5)—, —C(N—OR5)—CH(R6)—, —CH(R6)—C(N—OR5)—, —O—, —OCH2—, —CH2O— or —S(O)0-2—; Y is —O—, —(CH2)2—, —C(?O)—, —C(?NOR7)— or —SO0-2—; Z is a bond, optionally substituted alkylene or alkylene interrupted by a heteroatom or heterocyclic group; R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, or benzimidazolyl or a derivative thereof; R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; compositions and methods for treating an allergy-induced airway response, congestion, diabetes, obesity, an obesity-related disorder, metabolic syndrome and a cognition deficit disorder using said compounds, alone or in combinatioType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Mwangi W. Mutahi, Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Christopher W. Boyce, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Kevin D. McCormick, Daniel M. Solomon, Henry A. Vaccaro, Junying Zheng, Purakkattle Biju, Younong Yu, Wei Zhou, Xiaohong Zhu
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Patent number: 7635705Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: M1 and M3 are CH or N; M2 is CH, CF or N; Y is —C(?O)—, —C(?S)—, —(CH2)q—, —C(?NOR7)— or —SO1-2—; Z is a bond or optionally substituted alkylene or alkenylene; R1 is H, or alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, all optionally substituted, or a group of the formula: where ring A is a heteroaryl ring; R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; R3 is H, —C(O)NH2, or alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl, all optionally substituted; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; compositions and methods of treating allergy-induced airway responses, congestion, obesity, metabolic syndrome, alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatacellular carcinoma and cognition deficit disorders using said compounds, alone or in combination with othType: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: December 22, 2009Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Christopher W. Boyce, Jianhua Chao, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Neng-Yang Shih, Daniel M. Solomon, Wing C. Tom, Henry A. Vaccaro, Junying Zheng, Xiaohong Zhu, Mwangi W. Mutahi
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HETEROATOM-LINKED SUBSTITUTED PIPERIDINES AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF USEFUL AS HISTAMINE H3 ANTAGONISTS
Publication number: 20090286830Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: M1 and M3 are CH or N; M2 is CH, CF or N; Y is —C(?O)—, —C(?S)—, —(CH2)q—, —C(?NOR7)— or —SO1-2—; Z is a bond or optionally substituted alkylene or alkenylene; R1 is H, or alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, all optionally substituted, or a group of the formula: where ring A is a heteroaryl ring; R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; R3 is H, —C(O)NH2, or alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl, all optionally substituted; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; compositions and methods of treating allergy-induced airway responses, congestion, obesity, metabolic syndrome, alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatacellular carcinoma and cognition deficit disorders using said compounds, alone or in combination with otheType: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Christopher W. Boyce, Jianhua Chao, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Neng-Yang Shih, Daniel M. Solomon, Wing C. Tom, Henry A. Vaccaro, Junying Zheng, Xiaohong Zhu, Mwangi W. Mutahi -
Patent number: 7408066Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: M1 and M3 are CH or N; M2 is CH, CF or N; Y is —C(?O)—, —C(?S)—, —(CH2)q—, —C(?NOR7)— or —SO1-2—; Z is a bond or optionally substituted alkylene or alkenylene; R1 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, or optionally substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl or a group of the formula: where ring A is a monoheteroaryl ring; R2 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; compositions and methods of treating allergy-induced airway responses, congestion, obesity, metabolic syndrome nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatacellular carcinoma or cognition deficit disorders using said compounds, alone or in combination with other agents.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Schering CorproationInventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Ying Huang, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Neng-Yang Shih, Pauline C. Ting, Wing C. Tom, Junying Zheng
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Publication number: 20080119487Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, for example, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of Formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, for example, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of Formula I in combination with a H1 receptor antagonist.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Neng-Yang Shih, Pauline C. Ting, Michael Y. Berlin, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Kevin D. McCormick, Wing C. Tom, Christopher W. Boyce, Pietro Mangiaracina, Mwangi W. Mutahi, John J. Piwinski
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Patent number: 7300941Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, for example, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of Formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, for example, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of Formula I in combination with a H1 receptor antagonist.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2003Date of Patent: November 27, 2007Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Neng-Yang Shih, Pauline C. Ting, Michael Y. Berlin, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Kevin D. McCormick, Wing C. Tom, Christopher W. Boyce, Pietro Mangiaracina, Mwangi W. Mutahi, John J. Piwinski
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Patent number: 7220735Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula wherein R1 is benzimidazolone derivative, M1 and M2 are optionally substituted carbon or nitrogen, R2 includes optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification, and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I and methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of formula I, as well as methods of treating said diseases or conditions using the compounds of formula I in combination with an H1 receptor antagonist.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Pauline C. Ting, Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Christopher W. Boyce, Jianhua Cao, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Neng-Yang Shih, Daniel M. Solomon, Wing C. Tom, Qingbei Zeng
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Patent number: 7105505Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula wherein R1 is optionally substituted benzimidazolyl or a derivative thereof; R2 is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; M1 and M2 are C(R3) or N; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification; also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I and methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of formula I, as well as methods of treating said diseases or conditions using the compounds of formula I in combination with an H1 receptor antagonist.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Qingbei Zeng, Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Christopher W. Boyce, Jianhua Cao, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Neng-Yang Shih, Daniel M. Solomon, Wing C. Tom
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Patent number: 6951871Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula wherein M1 is CH or N and M2 is C(R3) or N; R1 is optionally substituted indolyl or an aza derivative thereof; R2 is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, for example, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of Formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, for example, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of formula I in combination with a H1 receptor antagonist.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2003Date of Patent: October 4, 2005Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Stuart B. Rosenblum
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Publication number: 20040097483Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Qingbei Zeng, Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Christopher W. Boyce, Jianhua Cao, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Neng-Yang Shih, Daniel M. Solomon, Wing C. Tom
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Publication number: 20040097513Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2003Publication date: May 20, 2004Inventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Neng-Yang Shih, Pauline C. Ting, Michael Y. Berlin, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Kevin D. McCormick, Wing C. Tom, Christopher W. Boyce, Pietro Mangiaracina, Mwangi W. Mutahi, John J. Piwinski
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Patent number: 6720328Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula In Formula I, M1 is carbon, M2, M3 and M4 are carbon or nitrogen and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, for example, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of Formula I. Also disclosed are methods of treating various diseases or conditions, such as, for example, allergy, allergy-induced airway responses, and congestion (e.g., nasal congestion) using the compounds of Formula I in combination with a H1 receptor antagonist.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Schering CorporationInventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Neng-Yang Shih, Pauline C. Ting, Michael Y. Berlin, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Kevin D. McCormick, Wing C. Tom, Christopher W. Boyce, Pietro Mangiaracina, Mwangi W. Mutahi, John J. Piwinski
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Publication number: 20040048843Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2003Publication date: March 11, 2004Applicant: Schering CorporationInventors: Pauline C. Ting, Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Christopher W. Boyce, Jianhua Cao, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Neng-Yang Shih, Daniel M. Solomon, Wing C. Tom, Qingbei Zeng
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Publication number: 20040019099Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2003Publication date: January 29, 2004Applicant: Schering CorporationInventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Michael Y. Berlin, Pietro Mangiaracina, Kevin D. McCormick, Mwangi W. Mutahi, Stuart B. Rosenblum
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Publication number: 20030045519Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of the formula 1Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2001Publication date: March 6, 2003Inventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Neng-Yang Shih, Pauline C. Ting, Michael Y. Berlin, Stuart B. Rosenblum, Kevin D. McCormick, Wing C. Tom, Christopher W. Boyce, Pietro Mangiaracina, Mwangi W. Mutahi, John J. Piwinski