Patents by Inventor Peter J. Sinclair

Peter J. Sinclair 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: 7781426
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), B or R2 is a phenyl group which has an ortho amine or aminomethyl substituent which is further substituted, and the other of B or R2 is also a cyclic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Cameron J. Smith, Adrian A. Dowst, Yi-Heng Chen
  • Publication number: 20100197630
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are potent CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In formula I, A-B is an arylamide moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Julianne A. Hunt, Rogelio L. Martinez, Peter J. Sinclair, Ramzi F. Sweis
  • Publication number: 20100184719
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are potent CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In formula I, A-B is an arylamide moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Julianne A. Hunt, Ramzi F. Sweis, Peter J. Sinclair
  • Publication number: 20100167986
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), A1 and A2 are each an aromatic ring, a 5-6-membered heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring fused to a heterocyclic ring, a phenyl ring fused to a heterocyclic ring, or a cycloalkyl ring, and Z is an aromatic or heterocyclic ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Peter J. Sinclair
  • Patent number: 7737295
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula 1, A1 and A2 are each an aromatic ring, a 5-6-membered heterocyclic ring, an aromatic ring fused to a heterocyclic ring, a phenyl ring fused to a heterocyclic ring, or a cycloalkyl ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Joann Bohn, Qiaolin Deng, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Nazia Quraishi
  • Publication number: 20100099716
    Abstract: Compounds having the structures of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis: In the compounds of Formula I, B or R2 is a phenyl group which has an ortho aryl, heterocyclic, benzoheterocyclic or benzocycloalkyl substituent, and one other position on the 5-membered ring has an aromatic, heterocyclic, cycloalkyl, benzoheterocyclic or benzocycloalkyl substituent connected directly to the ring or attached to the ring through a —CH2—.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Amjad ALI, Joann M. Napolitano, Qiaolin Deng, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Nazia Quraishi, Cameron J. Smith, Julianne A. Hunt, Adrian A. Dowst, Yi-Heng Chen, Hong Li
  • Patent number: 7652049
    Abstract: Compounds having the structures of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis: In the compounds of Formula I, B or R2 is a phenyl group which has an ortho aryl, heterocyclic, benzoheterocyclic or benzocycloalkyl substituent, and one other position on the 5-membered ring has an aromatic, heterocyclic, cycloalkyl, benzoheterocyclic or benzocycloalkyl substituent connected directly to the ring or attached to the ring through a —CH2—.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Joann M. Napolitano, Qiaolin Deng, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Nazia Quraishi, Cameron J. Smith, Julianne A. Hunt, Adrian A. Dowst, Yi-Heng Chen, Hong Li
  • Publication number: 20090264405
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Julianne A. Hunt, Florida Kallashi, Jennifer Kowalchick, Dooseop Kim, Cameron J. Smith, Peter J. Sinclair, Ramzi F. Sweis, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Liya Chen, Nazia Quraishi
  • Publication number: 20090137548
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. The compounds have 3 cyclic groups connected by single bonds, as for example triphenyl, which are attached directly to the ring of formula I or attached at the position B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Yi-Heng Chen, Cameron J. Smith, Hong Li
  • Publication number: 20090124689
    Abstract: Compounds having a biphenyl group substituted with a phenyl or heteroaromatic group, as shown in Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis:
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Yi-Heng Chen, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair
  • Publication number: 20090075979
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), B or R2 is a phenyl group which has an ortho amine or aminomethyl substituent which is further substituted, and the other of B or R2 is also a cyclic group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Cameron J. Smith, Adrian A. Dowst, Yi-Heng Chen
  • Publication number: 20090042892
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), B is a cyclic group other than phenyl, and B has a cyclic substituent at a position that is ortho to the position at which B is connected to the remainder of the structure of Formula (I). The 5-membered ring of Formula (I) has a second cyclic substituent in addition to B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Yi-Heng Chen, Cameron J. Smith, Hong Li, Christopher F. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20090018054
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), A1 is a cyclic group, and B is a cyclic group which is attached to the heterocyclic ring directly or through a methylene group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20080119476
    Abstract: Compounds having the structures of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors, and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis: In the compounds of Formula I, B or R2 is a phenyl group which has an ortho aryl, heterocyclic, benzoheterocyclic or benzocycloalkyl substituent, and one other position on the 5-membered ring has an aromatic, heterocyclic, cycloalkyl, benzoheterocyclic or benzocycloalkyl substituent connected directly to the ring or attached to the ring through a —CH2—.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Joann M. Napolitano, Qiaolin Deng, Zhijian Lu, Peter J. Sinclair, Gayle E. Taylor, Christopher F. Thompson, Nazia Quraishi, Cameron J. Smith, Julianne A. Hunt, Adrian A. Dowst, Yi-Heng Chen, Hong Li
  • Patent number: 6852727
    Abstract: Benzimidazo[4,5-f]isoquinolinone derivatives are inhibitors of Janus protein tyrosine kinases (Jak), and as such are useful as immunosuppressants, and in the treatment of diseases including asthma, allergies, autoimmune diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Joung L. Goulet, Rose M. Cubbon, Richard T. Cummings, Xingfang Hong, Peter J. Sinclair, James E. Thompson
  • Patent number: 6809199
    Abstract: Compounds described by the chemical formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: are inhibitors of p38 useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: James B. Doherty, John E. Stelmach, Meng-Hsin Chen, Luping Liu, Julianne A. Hunt, Rowena D. Ruzck, Joung L. Goulet, David D. Wisnoski, Swaminathan Ravi Natarajan, Kathleen M. Rupprecht, Jianming Bao, Shouwu Miao, Xingfang Hong, Peter J. Sinclair, Florida Kallashi
  • Publication number: 20040176601
    Abstract: Benzimidazo[4,5-f]isoquinolinone derivatives are inhibitors of Janus protein tyrosine kinases (Jak), and as such are useful as immunosuppressants, and in the treatment of diseases including asthma, allergies, autoimmune diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Joung L. Goulet, Rose M Cubbon, Richard T Cummings, Xingfang Hong, Peter J Sinclair, James E Thompson
  • Publication number: 20030092712
    Abstract: Compounds described by the chemical formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: James B. Doherty, John E. Stelmach, Meng-Hsin Chen, Luping Liu, Julianne A. Hunt, Rowena D. Ruzck, Joung L. Goulet, David D. Wisnoski, Swaminathan Ravi Natarajan, Kathleen M. Rupprecht, Jianming Bao, Shouwu Miao, Xingfang Hong, Peter J. Sinclair, Florida Kallashi
  • Patent number: 6498165
    Abstract: Pyrimidine compounds (Formula I), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, crystal forms and individual diastereomers, and pharmaceutical compositions including the same, which are inhibitors of tyrosine kinase enzymes, and as such are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of protein tyrosine kinase-associated disorders, such as immune diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and other diseases in which inappropriate protein kinase action is believed to play a role, such as cancer, angiogensis, atheroscelerosis, graft rejection, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Helen M. Armstrong, Richard Beresis, Joung L. Goulet, Mark A. Holmes, Xingfang Hong, Sander G. Mills, William H. Parsons, Peter J. Sinclair, Mark G. Steiner, Frederick Wong, Dennis M. Zaller
  • Patent number: 6329380
    Abstract: Pyrimidine compounds (Formula I), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, crystal forms and individual diastereomers, and pharmaceutical compositions including the same, which are inhibitors of tyrosine kinase enzymes, and as such are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of proteins tyrosine kinase-associated disorders, such as immune diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and other diseases in which inappropriate protein kinase action is believed to play a role, such as cancer, angiogensis, atheroscelerosis, graft rejection, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Joung L. Goulet, Mark A. Holmes, Julianne A. Hunt, Sander G. Mills, William H. Parsons, Peter J. Sinclair, Dennis M. Zaller