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).

  • Publication number: 20080280966
    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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Jaime Lynn Bunda, Robert J. DeVita, Jinlong Jiang, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7410961
    Abstract: The present invention is further directed to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21 and R22 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: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Lihu Yang, Sander G. Mills, Changyou Zhou, Stephen D. Goble, Alexander Pasternak
  • Patent number: 7393844
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula (1) Wherein A, B, D, X, Y, n, R1, R3, R4, R5, R15, R16, R17, R18 and the dashed line are as defined herein which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Goble, Alexander Pasternak, Sander G. Mills, Changyou Zhou, Lihu Yang
  • Publication number: 20080153851
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain piperidine 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: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Robert J. DeVita, Sander G. Mills, Ronsar Eid, Jonathan R. Young
  • Patent number: 7390803
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula (I) (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R27, R28, R29, R30, R31, X, m, n and the dashed line are defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Gabor Butora, Sander G. Mills, Alexander Pasternak, Kothandaraman Shankaran, Lihu Yang, Changyou Zhou, Stephen D. Goble
  • Publication number: 20080146588
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain piperidine 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: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Robert J. Devita, Sander G. Mills, Ronsar Eid, Jonathan R. Young
  • Publication number: 20080108689
    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: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Robert J. Devita, Jinlong Jiang, Sander G. Mills, Jonathan R. Young
  • Patent number: 7351725
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I) 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 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Zhen Li, Jeffrey J. Hale, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7345083
    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: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Lynn Bunda, Robert J. DeVita, Jinlong Jiang, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7309721
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds or Formula (I): 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: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Merck + Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Budhu, George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Christopher L. Lynch, Sander G. Mills, William E. Neway, III
  • Patent number: 7230008
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for treating, preventing, ameliorating, controlling or reducing the risk of an inflammatory or immunoregulatory disorder or disease, which method comprises the administration to a patient of an effective amount of the compound of formula I: (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X, n and the dashed line are defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of the chemokine receptor CCR-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Jiao, Gabor Butora, Stephen D. Goble, Deodialsingh Guiadeen, Sander G. Mills, Gregori Morriello, Alexander Pasternak, Cheng Tang, Lihu Yang, Changyou Zhou, Shankaran Kothandaraman, Christopher Moyes
  • Patent number: 7220734
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula (I): 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: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Jeffrey J. Hale, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7217731
    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: January 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jaime Lynn Bunda, Robert J. DeVita, Jinlong Jiang, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7199142
    Abstract: The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I: 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: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Weirong Chen, Jeffrey J. Hale, Zhen Li, Christopher L. Lynch, Sander G. Mills, William E. Neway, III
  • Patent number: 7196113
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain lactam 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: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Finke, Laura C. Meurer, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7166614
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula I: I(wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, X, n and the dashed line are defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Richard Jiao, Stephen D. Goble, Sander G. Mills, Gregori Morriello, Alexander Pasternak, Lihu Yang, Changyou Zhou, Gabor Butora, Shankaran Kothandaraman, Deodialsingh Guiadeen, Christopher Moyes
  • Patent number: 7125887
    Abstract: Pyrrolidine compounds of Formula (I), (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, R7 and R8 are defined herein) are described. The compounds are modulators of CCR5 chemokine receptor activity. The compounds are useful, for example, in the prevention or treatment of infection by HIV and the treatment of AIDS, as compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Hale, Charles G. Caldwell, Dooseop Kim, Dong-Ming Shen, Sander G. Mills, Kevin T. Chapman, Liya Chen, Malcolm MacCoss, Amy Gentry, Christopher L. Lynch, Yuan Cheng, legal representative, Christopher A. Willoughby, deceased
  • Patent number: 7091211
    Abstract: Cyclopentyl compounds of Formula (I) are modulators of chemokine receptor activity: wherein D, G, R2, R3 and R8 in Formula (I) are defined herein. The compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and individual diastereomers thereof, are useful in the treatment and prevention of HIV infection, in delaying the onset of AIDS, and in the treatment of AIDS. The compounds are also useful for treating other diseases and conditions mediated by chemokine receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Finke, Jennifer L. Loebach, Kerry A. Parker, Christopher W. Plummer, Sander G. Mills
  • Patent number: 7057051
    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: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Paul E. Finke, Sander G. Mills, Christopher W. Plummer, Shrenik K. Shah, Quang T. Truong
  • Patent number: 6903075
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or ?4?7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of asthma, allergies, inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe L. Durette, Malcolm MacCoss, William K. Hagmann, Sander G. Mills, Richard A. Mumford, Jack A. Schmidt, Gail A. Van Riper