Patents by Inventor Rajan Anand

Rajan Anand 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: 9676780
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula A: (structurally represented) where “RG1”, “RG2a”, “RG4”, “RG5”, “MG1”, “n” and “m” are defined herein which compounds are antagonists of A2A receptor. Disclosed herein also are uses of the compounds described herein as antagonists of the A2a receptor in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological disorders and diseases in which A2A receptors are involved. Disclosed herein also are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and uses of these pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Yeon-Hee Lim, Andrew Stamford, Rongze Kuang, Paul Tempest, Younong Yu, Michael Berlin, Pauline Ting, Gang Zhou, Tao Yu, Christopher Boyce, Joseph Michael Kelly, Jayaram R. Tagat, Junying Zheng, Xianhai Huang, Wei Zhou, Jae-Hun Kim, Nicolas Zorn, Dong Xiao, Gioconda V. Gallo, Walter Won, Heping Wu, Rajan Anand, Qiaolin Deng
  • Patent number: 9650375
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: John J. Acton, III, Rajan Anand, Ashok Arasappan, Qun Dang, Iyassu Sebhat, Zhifa Pu, Takao Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9637486
    Abstract: The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Jian Liu, Ronald M. Kim, Joseph Kozlowski, Arto D. Krikorian, Rajan Anand
  • Publication number: 20170044183
    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 thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of Factor XIa and plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Zhuyan Guo, Amjad Ali, Scott D. Edmondson, Weiguo Liu, Giocanda V. Gallo-Etienne, Heping Wu, Ying-Duo Gao, Andrew W. Stamford, Younong Yu, Nancy J. Kevin, Rajan Anand, Deyou Sha, Santhosh F. Neelamkavil, Zahid Hussain, Puneet Kumar, Remond Moningka, Joseph L. Duffy, Jiayi Xu, Yu Jiang, Anjan Chakrabarti, Hiroki Sone
  • Publication number: 20170008899
    Abstract: Provided are 6-5 membered fused pyridine ring compounds according to Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their use in therapy. In particular, provided is the use of 6-5 membered fused pyridine ring compounds in the treatment of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., MERCK SHARP & DOHME B.V.
    Inventors: ADRIANUS PETRUS ANTONIUS DE MAN, JAN-GERARD STERRENBURG, HANS C. A. RAAIJMAKERS, ALLARD KAPTEIN, ARTHUR A. OUBRIE, JOHANNES BERNARDUS MARI REWINKEL, CHRISTIAAN GERARDUS JOHANNES MARIA JANS, JACOBUS C.H.M. WIJKMANS, TJEERD A. BARF, ALAN B. COOPER, RONALD M. KIM, SOBHANA BABU BOGA, HUGH Y. ZHU, XIAOLEI GAO, XIN YAO, RAJAN ANAND, HAO WU, SHILAN LIU, CHUNDAO YANG, ABDUL-BASIT ALHASSAN, JAMES WANG, YOUNONG YU, JIAN LIU, HENRY M. VACCARO
  • Patent number: 9481682
    Abstract: The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Kim, Jian Liu, Xiaolei Gao, Sobhana Babu Boga, Deodialsingh Guiadeen, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Wensheng Yu, Rajan Anand, Younong Yu, Oleg B. Selyutin, Ying-Duo Gao, Hao Wu, Shilan Liu, Chundao Yang, Hongjian Wang
  • Publication number: 20160311820
    Abstract: The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: JIAN LIU, RONALD M. KIM, JOSEPH KOZLOWSKI, ARTO D. KRIKORIAN, RAJAN ANAND
  • Publication number: 20160194330
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula A: (structurally represented) where “RG1”, “RG2a”, “RG4”, “RG5”, “MG1”, “n” and “m” are defined herein which compounds are antagonists of A2A receptor. Disclosed herein also are uses of the compounds described herein as antagonists of the A2a receptor in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological disorders and diseases in which A2A receptors are involved. Disclosed herein also are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and uses of these pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Yeon-Hee Lim, Andrew Stamford, Rongze Kuang, Paul Tempest, Younong Yu, Michael Berlin, Pauline Ting, Gang Zhou, Tao Yu, Christopher Boyce, Joseph Michael Kelly, Jayaram R. Tagat, Junying Zheng, Xianhai Huang, Wei Zhou, Jae-Hun Kim, Nicolas Zorn, Dong Xiao, Gioconda V. Gallo, Walter Won, Heping Wu, Rajan Anand, Qiaolin Deng
  • Publication number: 20160002224
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: John J. Acton, III, Rajan Anand, Ashok Arasappan, Qun Dang, Iyassu Sebhat, Zhifa Pu, Takao Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20150353570
    Abstract: The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: RONALD M. KIM, JIAN LIU, XIAOLEI GAO, SOBHANA BABU BOGA, DEODIALSINGH GUIADEEN, JOSEPH A. KOZLOWSKI, WENSHENG WU, RAJAN ANAND, YOUNONG YU, OLEG B. SELYUTIN, YING-DUO GAO, HAO WU, SHILAN LIU, CHUNDAO YANG, HONGJIAN WANG
  • Patent number: 9126976
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula Ia, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and may be useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Rajan Anand, Vincent J. Colandrea, Maud Reiter, Petr Vachal, Aaron Zwicker, Jonathan E. Wilson, Fengqi Zhang, Kake Zhao
  • Patent number: 9067921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I: wherein variable substituents are defined herein, that modulate the activity of or bind to chemokine receptors such as CCR5. In some embodiments, the compounds of the invention are selective for CCR5. The compounds can be used, for example, to treat diseases associated with chemokine receptor expression or activity such as inflammatory diseases, immune diseases and viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Chu-Biao Xue, Ganfeng Cao, Taisheng Huang, Lihua Chen, Ke Zhang, Anlai Wang, David J. Meloni, Rajan Anand, Joseph Glenn, Brian W. Metcalf
  • Patent number: 8957062
    Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott Edmondson, Zhiqiang Guo, Harold B. Wood, Andrew W. Stamford, Michael W. Miller, Duane E. DeMong, Gregori J. Morriello, Rajan Anand, Vincent J. Colandrea, Megan Macala, Milana Maletic, Cheng Zhu, Yuping Zhu, Wanying Sun, Kake Zhao, Yong Huang, Joel M. Harris, Lehua Chang, Nam Fung Kar, Zhiyong Hu, Liping Wang, Bowei Wang, Ping Liu, Jason W. Szewczyk, William B. Geiss
  • Publication number: 20140357632
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula Ia, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and may be useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Rajan Anand, Vincent J. Colandrea, Maud Reiter, Petr Vachal, Aaron Zwicker, Jonathan E. Wilson, Fengqi Zhang, Kake Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140221333
    Abstract: Provided are 6-5 membered fused pyridine ring compounds according to Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their use in therapy. In particular, provided is the use of membered fused pyridine ring compounds in the treatment of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Adrianus Petrus Antonius De Man, Jan-Gerard Sterrenburg, Han C.A. Raaijmakers, Allard Kaptein, Arthura A. Oubrie, Johannes Bernardus Maria Rewinkel, Christiaan Gerardus Johannes Maria Jans, Jacobus C.H.M. Wijkamans, Tjeerd A. Barf, Alan B. Cooper, Ronald M. Kim, Sobhana Babu Boga, Hugh Y. Zhu, Xiaolei Gao, Xin Yao, Rajan Anand, Hao Wu, Shilan Liu, Chundao Yang, Abdul-Basit Alhassan, James Wang, Younong Yu, Jian Liu, Henry M. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 8796258
    Abstract: Novel compounds of structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Rajan Anand, James M. Apgar, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Lin Chu, Vincent J. Colandrea, Guizhen Dong, James F. Dropinski, Danqing Feng, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Jinlong Jiang, Alexander J. Kim, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Xiaoxia Qian, Iyassu Sebhat, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Publication number: 20140206681
    Abstract: The present invention provides Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (Btk) inhibitor compounds according to Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to their use in therapy. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of Btk inhibitor compounds in the treatment of Btk mediated disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: RONALD M. KIM, Jian Liu, Xiaolei Gao, Sobhana Babu Boga, Deodialsingh Guiadeen, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Wensheng Yu, Rajan Anand, Younong Yu, Oleg B. Selyutin, Ying-Duo Gao, Hao Wu, Shilan Liu, Chundao Yang, Hongjian Wang
  • Publication number: 20140155404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I: wherein variable substituents are defined herein, that modulate the activity of or bind to chemokine receptors such as CCR5. In some embodiments, the compounds of the invention are selective for CCR5. The compounds can be used, for example, to treat diseases associated with chemokine receptor expression or activity such as inflammatory diseases, immune diseases and viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: INCYTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chu-Biao Xue, Genfeng Cao, Taisheng Huang, Lihua Chen, Ke Zhang, Anlai Wang, David J. Meloni, Rajan Anand, Joseph Glenn, Brian W. Metcalf
  • Patent number: 8680104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I: wherein variable substituents are defined herein, that modulate the activity of or bind to chemokine receptors such as CCR5. In some embodiments, the compounds of the invention are selective for CCR5. The compounds can be used, for example, to treat diseases associated with chemokine receptor expression or activity such as inflammatory diseases, immune diseases and viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Chu-Biao Xue, Genfeng Cao, Taisheng Huang, Lihua Chen, Ke Zhang, Anlai Wang, David J. Meloni, Rajan Anand, Joseph Glenn, Brian W. Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20140057893
    Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott Edmondson, Zhiqiang Guo, Harold B. Wood, Andrew W. Stamford, Michael W. Miller, Duane E. DeMong, Gregori J. Morriello, Rajan Anand, Vincent J. Colandrea, Megan Macala, Milana Maletic, Cheng Zhu, Yuping Zhu, Wanying Sun, Kake Zhao, Yong Huang, Joel M. Harris, Lehua Chang, Nam Fung Kar, Zhiyong Hu, Liping Wang, Bowei Wang, Ping Liu, Jason W. Szewczyk, William B. Geiss