Patents by Inventor Qingyian Liu
Qingyian Liu 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: 9556135Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, R1, R2, R3, R7 and n of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formula II and sub-formula embodiments thereof, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-II.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Amgen, Inc.Inventors: Richard T. Lewis, Jennifer R. Allen, Yuan Cheng, Deborah Choquette, Oleg Epstein, Angel Guzman-Perez, Paul E. Harrington, Zihao Hua, Randall W. Hungate, Jason Brooks Human, Ted Judd, Qingyian Liu, Patricia Lopez, Ana Elena Minatti, Philip Olivieri, Karina Romero, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Laurie Schenkel, John Stellwagen, Ryan White, Qiufen Xue, Xiao Mei Zheng, Wenge Zhong
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Patent number: 9550762Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, and each of Ra, Rb, R1, R2, R3 and R7 of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formulas II and III, and sub-formula embodiments thereof, intermediates and methods for preparing compounds of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Amgen, Inc.Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Albert Amegadzie, Matthew P. Bourbeau, James A. Brown, Jian J. Chen, Yuan Cheng, Michael J. Frohn, Angel Guzman-Perez, Paul E. Harrington, Longbin Liu, Qingyian Liu, Jonathan D. Low, Vu Van Ma, James Manning, Ana Elena Minatti, Thomas T. Nguyen, Nobuko Nishimura, Mark H. Norman, Liping H. Pettus, Alexander J. Pickrell, Wenyuan Qian, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Aaron C. Siegmund, Markian M. Stec, Ryan D. White, Qiufen Xue
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Patent number: 9493459Abstract: Azetidine and piperidine compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds and intermediates thereof. Provided herein also are methods of treating cognitive disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as Huntington's Disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: AMGEN INC.Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Jian J. Chen, Michael J. Frohn, Matthew R. Kaller, Qingyian Liu, Thomas T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Pickrell, Wenyuan Qian, Robert M. Rzasa, Wenge Zhong
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Publication number: 20160176874Abstract: Azetidine and piperidine compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds and intermediates thereof. Provided herein also are methods of treating cognitive disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as Huntington's Disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Jennifer R. ALLEN, Jian J. CHEN, Michael J. FROHN, Matthew R. KALLER, Qingyian LIU, Thomas T. NGUYEN, Alexander J. PICKRELL, Wenyuan QIAN, Robert M. RZASA, Wenge ZHONG
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Publication number: 20160102075Abstract: Unsaturated nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, Huntington's Disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: AMGEN INC.Inventors: Jennifer R. ALLEN, Jian J. CHEN, Michael J. FROHN, Essa Hu HARRINGTON, Qingyian LIU, Alexander J. PICKRELL, Shannon RUMFELT, Robert M. RZASA, Wenge ZHONG
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Patent number: 9303028Abstract: Azetidine and piperidine compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds and intermediates thereof. Provided herein also are methods of treating cognitive disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as Huntington's Disease, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: AMGEN INC.Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Jian J. Chen, Michael J. Frohn, Matthew R. Kaller, Qingyian Liu, Thomas T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Pickrell, Wenyuan Qian, Robert M. Rzasa, Wenge Zhong
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Patent number: 9296734Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, each of R1 and R2, R3 and R7 of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formulas II and III, and sub-formula embodiments thereof, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-III.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Amgen Inc.Inventors: Ana Elena Minatti, Jonathan D. Low, Jennifer R. Allen, Jian Chen, Ning Chen, Yuan Cheng, Ted Judd, Qingyian Liu, Patricia Lopez, Wenyuan Qian, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Nuria A. Tamayo, Qiufen Xue, Bryant Yang, Wenge Zhong
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Publication number: 20160046618Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, and each of Ra, Rb, R1, R2, R3 and R7 of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formulas II and III, and sub-formula embodiments thereof, intermediates and methods for preparing compounds of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: AMGEN INC.Inventors: Jennifer R. ALLEN, Albert AMEGADZIE, Matthew P. BOURBEAU, James A. BROWN, Jian J. CHEN, Yuan CHENG, Michael J. FROHN, Angel GUZMAN-PEREZ, Paul E. HARRINGTON, Longbin LIU, Qingyian LIU, Jonathan D. LOW, Vu Van MA, James MANNING, Ana Elena MINATTI, Thomas T. NGUYEN, Nobuko NISHIMURA, Mark H. NORMAN, Liping H. PETTUS, Alexander J. PICKRELL, Wenyuan QIAN, Shannon RUMFELT, Robert M. RZASA, Aaron C. SIEGMUND, Markian M. STEC, Ryan D. WHITE, Qiufen XUE
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Patent number: 9174992Abstract: Heterobicyclic compounds of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, tautomer, or stereoisomer thereof, as defined in the specification, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Huntington's Disease, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Amgen Inc.Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Albert Amegadzie, Kristin L. Andrews, James Brown, Jian J. Chen, Ning Chen, Essa Hu Harrington, Qingyian Liu, Thomas T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Pickrell, Wenyuan Qian, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Chester Chenguang Yuan, Wenge Zhong
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Publication number: 20150307521Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, L, R2, R7, X, Y and Z of Formula I are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions related to and/or caused by the formation and/or deposition of plaque on the brain. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula I, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Ryan WHITE, Oleg EPSTEIN, Jason B. HUMAN, Xiao Mei ZHENG, Yuan CHENG, Kelvin SHAM, Qingyian Liu, Ning CHEN
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Publication number: 20150259308Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, R1, R2, R3, R7 and n of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formula II and sub-formula embodiments thereof, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-II.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Applicant: AMGEN INC.Inventors: Richard T. Lewis, Jennifer R. Allen, Yuan Cheng, Deborah Choquette, Oleg Epstein, Angel Guzman-Perez, Paul E. Harrington, Zihao Hua, Randall W. Hungate, Jason Brooks Human, Ted Judd, Qingyian Liu, Patricia Lopez, Ana Elena Minatti, Philip Olivieri, Karina Romero, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Laurie Schenkel, John Stellwagen, Ryan White, Qiufen Xue, Xiao Mei Zheng, Wenge Zhong
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Publication number: 20150252059Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, R1, R2, R3, R7 and n of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formula II and sub-formula embodiments thereof, compounds of Formula III, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-III, and sub-Formulas thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Richard T. LEWIS, Jennifer R. ALLEN, James BROWN, Angel GUZMAN-PEREZ, Zihao HUA, Ted JUDD, Qingyian LIU, Philip R. OLIVIERI, Karina ROMERO, Laurie SCHENKEL, John STELLWAGEN, Ryan WHITE
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Patent number: 9096527Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful as antagonists of TRPM8. Such compounds are useful in treating a number of TRPM8 mediated disorders and conditions and may be used to prepare medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating such disorders and conditions. Examples of such disorders include, but are not limited to, migraines and neuropathic pain. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: AMGEN INC.Inventors: Kaustav Biswas, James Brown, Jian J. Chen, Vijay Keshav Gore, Scott Harried, Daniel B. Horne, Matthew R. Kaller, Qingyian Liu, Vu Van Ma, Holger Monenschein, Thomas T. Nguyen, David J. St. Jean, Jr., Chester Chenguang Yuan, Wenge Zhong
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Patent number: 9096615Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, R1, R2, R3, R7 and n of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formula II and sub-formula embodiments thereof, compounds of Formula III, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-III, and sub-Formulas thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: AMGEN INC.Inventors: Richard T. Lewis, Jennifer R. Allen, James Brown, Angel Guzman-Perez, Zihao Hua, Ted Judd, Qingyian Liu, Philip R. Olivieri, Karina Romero, Laurie Schenkel, John Stellwagen, Ryan White
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Patent number: 8957073Abstract: Unsaturated nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, Huntington's Disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Amgen Inc.Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Jian J. Chen, Michael J. Frohn, Essa Hu, Qingyian Liu, Alexander J. Pickrell, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Wenge Zhong
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Publication number: 20150038497Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, R1, R2, R3, R7 and n of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formula II and sub-formula embodiments thereof, compounds of Formula III, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-III, and sub-Formulas thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Richard T. LEWIS, Jennifer R. ALLEN, James BROWN, Angel GUZMAN-PEREZ, Zihao HUA, Ted JUDD, Qingyian LIU, Philip R. OLIVIERI, Karina ROMERO, Laurie SCHENKEL, John STELLWAGEN, Ryan WHITE
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Patent number: 8883782Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, R2, R7, X and Y of Formula I are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions related to and/or caused by the formation and/or deposition of plaque on the brain. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula I, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Amgen Inc.Inventors: Yuan Cheng, Ryan White, Albert Amegadzie, James Brown, Alan C. Cheng, Erin F. Dimauro, Thomas Dineen, Oleg Epstein, Vijay Keshav Gore, Jason Brooks Human, Ted Judd, Charles Kreiman, Qingyian Liu, Patricia Lopez, Vu Van Ma, Isaac Marx, Ana Minatti, Hanh Nho Nguyen, Nick A. Paras, Vinod F. Patel, Wenyuan Qian, Matthew Weiss, Qiufen Xue, Xiao Mei Zheng, Wenge Zhong
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Publication number: 20140249104Abstract: The present invention provides a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of beta-secretase enzyme (BACE) activity. The compounds have a general Formula I: wherein variables A4, A5, A6, A8, each of R1 and R2, R3 and R7 of Formula I, independently, are defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and corresponding uses of the compounds and compositions for treatment of disorders and/or conditions related to A-beta plaque formation and deposition, resulting from the biological activity of BACE. Such BACE mediated disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairments, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions. The invention further provides compounds of Formulas II and III, and sub-formula embodiments thereof, intermediates and processes and methods useful for the preparation of compounds of Formulas I-III.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Inventors: Ana Elena MINATTI, Jonathan D. LOW, Jennifer R. ALLEN, Jian CHEN, Ning CHEN, Yuan CHENG, Ted JUDD, Qingyian LIU, Patricia LOPEZ, Wenyuan QIAN, Shannon RUMFELT, Robert M. RZASA, Nuria A. TAMAYO, Qiufen XUE, Bryant YANG, Wenge ZHONG
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Publication number: 20140235642Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are useful as antagonists of TRPM8. Such compounds are useful in treating a number of TRPM8 mediated disorders and conditions and may be used to prepare medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating such disorders and conditions. Examples of such disorders include, but are not limited to, migraines and neuropathic pain. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: AMGEN INC.Inventors: James Brown, Jian J. Chen, Vijay Keshav Gore, Scott Harried, Daniel B. Horne, Matthew R. Kaller, Qingyian Liu, Holger Monenschein, Thomas T. Nguyen, Nobuko Nishimura, Wenge Zhong
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Publication number: 20140213572Abstract: Unsaturated nitrogen heterocyclic compounds of formula (I): as defined in the specification, compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, Huntington's Disease, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: AMGEN INC.Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Jian J. Chen, Michael J. Frohn, Essa Hu Harrington, Qingyian Liu, Alexander J. Pickrell, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Wenge Zhong