Patents by Inventor Sander G. Mills

Sander G. Mills 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: 8354454
    Abstract: The compounds of Formula I are pro-drugs of CETP inhibitors having a central oxazolidinone ring. The compounds cyclize by the elimination of HX to form an oxazolidinone ring after administration to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Sander G. Mills, Amjad Ali, Cameron Smith
  • Patent number: 8124633
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydroxymethyl ether hydroisoindoline compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, LUTS, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Robert J. DeVita, Sander G. Mills, Jinlong Jiang, Andrew J. Kassick, Jianming Bao
  • Publication number: 20110218177
    Abstract: The compounds of Formula I are pro-drugs of CETP inhibitors having a central oxazolidinone ring. The compounds cyclize by the elimination of HX to form an oxazolidinone ring after administration to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Sander G. Mills, Amjad Ali, Cameron Smith
  • Publication number: 20100113469
    Abstract: This invention concerns compositions for the treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), and especially LUTS which results from benign prostatic hypertrophy. The compositions of the invention comprise a Beta-3 agonist described below, optionally in combination with a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, or an NK-1 antagonist or an alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist or an anti-muscarinic agent. The invention also includes compositions comprising a beta-3 agonist and two additional active agents selected from a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor, an NK-1 antagonist, an alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist or an anti-muscarinic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: MERCK & CO., INC.
    Inventors: Tara Frenkl, Stuart A. Green, Enan Macintyre, Sander G. Mills
  • Publication number: 20100105747
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydroxymethyl ether hydroisoindoline compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, LUTS, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Robert J. DeVita, Sander G. Mills, Jinlong Jiang, Andrew J. Kassick, Jianming Bao
  • Patent number: 7700591
    Abstract: Cyclopentyl compounds linked to a benzoxazinyl group through an amido moiety utilizing the ring nitrogen of the benzoxazine, and further substituted with a heterocyclic moiety, such compounds represented by formula I: which are used to modulate the CCR-2 chemokine receptor to prevent or treat inflammatory and immunoregulatory disorders and diseases, allergic diseases, atopic conditions including allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Goble, Sander G. Mills, Lihu Yang, Alexander Pasternak, Celine Bonnefous, Theodore M Kamenecka, Jean-Michel Vernier, John H. Hutchinson, Essa Hu, Steven Govek
  • Patent number: 7700772
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I and Formula II: (wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R24, R25, R26, R27, R28, R29, R30, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R38, A, j, k, m, n, X, Y and Z are as defined herein) which are modulators of chemokine receptor activity and are useful in the prevention or treatment of certain inflammatory and immunoregulatory disorders and diseases, allergic diseases, atopic conditions including allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which chemokine receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Lihu Yang, Alexander Pasternak, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7683068
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydroisoindoline compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jinlong Jiang, Robert J. DeVita, Sanjeev Kumar, Sander G. Mills, Richard A. Tschirret-Guth
  • Patent number: 7652058
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydropyranopyrrolidine compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Robert J. DeVita, Jinlong Jiang, Sander G. Mills, Jonathan R. Young
  • Patent number: 7645790
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydroisoindoline compounds of formula I which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jaime Lynn Bunda, Robert J. DeVita, Jinlong Jiang, Sander G. Mills
  • Publication number: 20090286777
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain 5,6-fused pyrrolidine compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Jianming Bao, Robert J. DeVita, Sander G. Mills, Gregori J. Morriello
  • Publication number: 20090253673
    Abstract: Certain novel N-acylated spiropiperidine derivatives are ligands of the human ghrelin receptor(s) and, in particular, are antagonists/inverse agonists of the human ghrelin receptor. They are therefore useful for the treatment, control, or prevention of diseases and disorders responsive to the modulation of the ghrelin receptor, such as obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Min Ge, Eric Cline, Lihu Yang, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7572785
    Abstract: The use of compounds of the present invention as antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor particularly in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor. The invention is concerned with the use of these novel compounds to selectively antagonize the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor. As such, compounds of the present invention are useful as psychotropic drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, particularly to opiates, alcohol, and nicotine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Finke, Sander G. Mills, Christopher W. Plummer, Shrenik K. Shah, Quang T. Truong
  • Patent number: 7566726
    Abstract: (wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R15, R16, R17, R18, Y and Z are defined herein) which are modulators of chemokine receptor activity and are useful in the prevention or treatment of certain inflammatory and immunoregulatory disorders and diseases, allergic diseases, atopic conditions including allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which chemokine receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co. Inc.
    Inventors: Lihu Yang, Sander G. Mills, Kothandaraman Shankaran
  • Patent number: 7557124
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I: (wherein n, R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R15, R16, Y and Z are as defined herein) which are modulators of chemokine receptor activity and are useful in the prevention or treatment of certain inflammatory and immunoregulatory disorders and diseases, allergic diseases, atopic conditions including allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which chemokine receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Lihu Yang, Sander G. Mills, Richard Jiao
  • Publication number: 20090054462
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydroisoindoline compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Jinlong Jiang, Robert J. DeVita, Sanjeev Kumar, Sander G. Mills, Richard A. Tschirret-Guth
  • Publication number: 20090048248
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydropyranopyrrolidine compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Robert J. DeVita, Jianming Bao, Sander G. Mills
  • Publication number: 20090042854
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hexahydrpyrrolidinone compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, urinary incontinence, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Jianming Bao, Robert J. DeVita, Huagang Lu, Sander G. Mills, Gregori J. Morriello
  • Patent number: 7479504
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula 1: as well as the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and hydrates thereof. The compounds are useful for treating immune mediated diseases and conditions, such as bone marrow, organ and tissue transplant rejection. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Bugianesi, George A. Doherty, Amy Gentry, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christopher L. Lynch, Sander G. Mills, William E. Neway, III
  • Patent number: 7468437
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain phenyl pyrrolidine ether compounds which are useful as neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonists, and inhibitors of tachykinin and in particular substance P. The invention is also concerned with pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds as active ingredients and the use of the compounds and their formulations in the treatment of certain disorders, including emesis, depression, and anxiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. DeVita, Peter Lin, Sander G. Mills, Jonathan R. Young