Patents by Inventor Neelima Bhat

Neelima Bhat 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: 7125855
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleoside compounds and certain derivatives thereof which are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection. They are particularly useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication, and/or for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. The invention also describes pharmaceutical compositions containing such nucleoside compounds alone or in combination with other agents active against RNA-dependent RNA viral infection, in particular HCV infection. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treating RNA-dependent RNA viral infection with the nucleoside compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Balkrishen Bhat, Neelima Bhat, Anne B. Eldrup, Thazha P. Prakash, Marija Prhavc, Quanlai Song, Phillip Dan Cook, Steven S. Carroll, Malcolm Maccoss, David B. Olsen
  • Publication number: 20060153854
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for inducing cell membrane wounding, cell permeabilization and cell killing are provided. The composition comprises a polyvalent agent that binds to a highly expressed cell surface antigen present on the surface of a cell. Preferably, the cell surface antigen is associated with the cytoskeleton of the cell. A preferred polyvalent agent is an IgM, and enhanced cell wounding and killing can be provided by the addition of a crosslinking agent. At sublethal concentrations in vivo, the cell wounding antibodies permeabilize cells and dramatically enhance response to chemotherapeutic agents, even in patients refractory to the chemotherapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Neelima Bhat, Marcia Bieber, Nelson Teng, Martin Sanders
  • Publication number: 20050112130
    Abstract: Formulations and methods of treating human patients suffering from a condition characterized by lymphoid cancer, autoimmune disease or B cell hyperproliferation are disclosed, the treatment comprising administering (1) a cytotoxic amount of an antibody having specific binding for CDIM epitopes on a B cell, and (2) a cytotoxic agent, including a chemotherapeutic agent, radioactive isotope, cytotoxic antibody, immunoconjugate, ligand conjugate, immunosuppressant, cell growth regulator and/or inhibitor, toxin, or mixtures thereof, including agents that disrupt the cytoskeleton of B cells, particularly vinca alkaloids or colchicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Neelima Bhat, Marcia Bieber, Nelson Teng, Martin Sanders
  • Patent number: 6777395
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleoside compounds and certain derivatives thereof which are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection. They are particularly useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication, and/or for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. The invention also describes pharmaceutical compositions containing such nucleoside compounds alone or in combination with other agents active against RNA-dependent RNA viral infection, in particular HCV infection. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treating RNA-dependent RNA viral infection with the nucleoside compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Balkrishen Bhat, Neelima Bhat, Anne B. Eldrup, Thazha P. Prakash, Marija Prhavc, Quanlai Song, Phillip Dan Cook, Steven S. Carroll, Malcolm Maccoss, David B. Olsen
  • Publication number: 20040110717
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleoside derivatives which are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection. They are particularly useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication, and/or for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. The invention also describes pharmaceutical compositions containing such nucleoside derivatives alone or in combination with other agents active against RNA-dependent RNA viral infection, in particular HCV infection. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treating RNA-dependent RNA viral infection with the nucleoside derivatives of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Steven S. Carroll, Robert L. LaFemina, Dawn L. Hall, Amy L. Himmelberger, Lawrence C. Kuo, David B. Olsen, Carrie A. Rutkowski, Joanne E. Tomassini, Malcolm MacCoss, Haoyun An, Balkrishen Bhat, Neelima Bhat, Phillip Dan Cook, Anne B. Eldrup, Thazha P. Prakash, Marija Prhavc, Charles J. Guinosso
  • Publication number: 20040067901
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleoside compounds and certain derivatives thereof which are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection. They are particularly useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication, and/or for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. The invention also describes pharmaceutical compositions containing such nucleoside compounds alone or in combination with other agents active against RNA-dependent RNA viral infection, in particular HCV infection. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treating RNA-dependent RNA viral infection with the nucleoside compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Balkrishen Bhat, Neelima Bhat, Anne B. Eldrup, Thazha P. Prakash, Marija Prhavc, Quanlai Song, Phillip Dan Cook, Steven S. Carroll, Malcolm Maccoss, David B. Olsen
  • Publication number: 20020147160
    Abstract: The present invention provides nucleoside compounds and certain derivatives thereof which are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral polymerase. These compounds are inhibitors of RNA-dependent RNA viral replication and are useful for the treatment of RNA-dependent RNA viral infection. They are particularly useful as inhibitors of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS5B polymerase, as inhibitors of HCV replication, and/or for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. The invention also describes pharmaceutical compositions containing such nucleoside compounds alone or in combination with other agents active against RNA-dependent RNA viral infection, in particular HCV infection. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, inhibiting RNA-dependent RNA viral replication, and/or treating RNA-dependent RNA viral infection with the nucleoside compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Balkrishen Bhat, Neelima Bhat, Anne B. Eldrup, Thazha P. Prakash, Marija Prhavc, Quanlai Song, Phillip Dan Cook, Steven S. Carroll, Malcolm Maccoss, David B. Olsen