Patents by Inventor Shimin Xu

Shimin Xu 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: 20120065185
    Abstract: Selected heterocyclic compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as angiogenesis mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Guoqing CHEN, Jeffrey Adams, Jean Bemis, Shon Booker, Guolin Cai, Lucian Di Pietro, Celia Dominguez, Daniel Elbaum, Julie Germain, Stephanie Geuns-Meyer, Michael Handley, Qi Huang, Joseph L. Kim, Tae-Seong Kim, Alexander Kiselyov, Xiaohu Ouyang, Vinod F. Patel, Leon M. Smith, Markian Stec, Andrew Tasker, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu, Chester Chenguang Yuan, Michael Croghan
  • Patent number: 8101612
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of p38 kinase mediated diseases and related inflammatory conditions. The compounds have a general Formula II wherein L1, L2, R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R3, R3a, R4, R5 and p are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of p38 kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other inflammation disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tasker, Dawei Zhang, Liping H. Pettus, Rob M. Rzasa, Kelvin K. C. Sham, Shimin Xu, Partha Chakrabarti
  • Patent number: 8080546
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of pro-inflammatory cytokine mediated diseases, and in particular, p38 activity mediated inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping H. Pettus, Andrew Tasker, Shimin Xu, Ryan Wurz
  • Publication number: 20110294805
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, B, R1, R2, R4, R5, R6 and Z are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of P38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pain and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping H. PETTUS, Andrew Tasker, Shimin Xu, Ryan Wurz
  • Patent number: 8026241
    Abstract: Therapeutic benzimidazoles and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Chenera Balan, Yunxin Bo, Celia Dominguez, Christopher H. Fotsch, Vijay K. Gore, Vu Van Ma, Mark H. Norman, Vassil I. Ognyanov, Yi-xin Qian, Xianghong Wang, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu
  • Patent number: 8022085
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, B, R1, R2, R4, R5, R6 and Z are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of P38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pain and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping H. Pettus, Andrew Tasker, Shimin Xu
  • Publication number: 20110105498
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, B, R1, R2, R4, R5, R6 and Z are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of P38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pain and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping H. Pettus, Andrew Tasker, Shimin Xu, Ryan Wurz
  • Patent number: 7915287
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Bellon, Shon Booker, Noel D'Angelo, Julie Germain, Jean-Christophe Harmange, Tae-Seong Kim, Matthew Lee, Longbin Liu, Mark H. Norman, Elizabeth Rainbeau, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu
  • Patent number: 7846944
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of P38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pain and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping Pettus, Andrew Tasker, Shimin Xu, Ryan Wurz
  • Publication number: 20100292234
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for modulating the activity of p38 MAP kinase. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, R1 and R5 are defined herein. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, use of such compounds and compositions for treatment of p38 MAP kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping H. Pettus, Kelvin K.C. Sham, Andrew Tasker, Shimin Xu
  • Patent number: 7759337
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are d.efined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other inflammation disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Tasker, Dawei Zhang, Guo-Qiang Cao, Partha Pratim Chakrabarti, James Richard Falsey, Bradley J. Herberich, Randall W. Hungate, Liping H. Pettus, Anthony Reed, Robert M. Rzasa, Kelvin K. C. Sham, Maya C. Thaman, Shimin Xu
  • Patent number: 7626030
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Seong Kim, Jean-Christophe Harmange, David Bauer, Shon Booker, Yuan Cheng, Shimin Xu, Ning Xi, Joseph L. Kim, Andrew Tasker
  • Patent number: 7582761
    Abstract: Therapeutic benzimidazoles having the general structure: and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gas
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Chenera Balan, Yunxin Bo, Celia Dominguez, Christopher H. Fotsch, Vijay K. Gore, Vu Van Ma, Mark H. Norman, Vassil I. Ognyanov, Yi-xin Qian, Xianghong Wang, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu
  • Patent number: 7560460
    Abstract: Selected substituted piperazine compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as obesity and the like. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving activation of the melanocortin receptor. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher H. Fotsch, Michael G. Kelly, Mark H. Norman, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu
  • Publication number: 20090176774
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Michele Potashman, Tae-Seong Kim, Steven Bellon, Shon Booker, Yuan Cheng, Joseph L. Kim, Andrew Tasker, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu, Jean-Christophe Harmange, George Borg, Matthew Weiss, Brian L. Hodous, Russell Graceffa, William H. Buckner, Craig E. Masse, Deborah Choquette, Matthew W. Martin, Julie Germain, Lucian V. DiPietro, Stuart C. Chaffee, Joseph J. Nunes, John L. Buchanan, David C. McGowan, Douglas A. Whittington, Gregory J. Habgood, Vinod F. Patel, Daniel La
  • Publication number: 20090143575
    Abstract: Therapeutic benzimidazoles and compositions containing them, for the treatment of acute, inflammatory and neuropathic pain, dental pain, general headache, migraine, cluster headache, mixed-vascular and non-vascular syndromes, tension headache, general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, inflammatory pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, neuropathic pain and associated hyperalgesia and allodynia, diabetic neuropathy pain, causalgia, sympathetically maintained pain, deafferentation syndromes, asthma, epithelial tissue damage or dysfunction, herpes simplex, disturbances of visceral motility at respiratory, genitourinary, gastrointestinal or vascular regions, wounds, burns, allergic skin reactions, pruritus, vitiligo, general gastrointestinal disorders, gastric ulceration, duodenal ulcers,
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Chenera Balan, Yunxin Bo, Celia Dominguez, Christopher H. Fotsch, Vijay K. Gore, Vu Van Ma, Mark H. Norman, Vassil I. Ognyanov, Yi-xin Qian, Xianghong Wang, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu
  • Publication number: 20090137582
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of pro-inflammatory cytokine mediated diseases, and in particular, p38 activity mediated inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and other disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping H. Pettus, Andrew Tasker, Shimin Xu, Ryan Wurz
  • Patent number: 7524873
    Abstract: The compounds of the invention are represented by the following general structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and compositions containing them, wherein the variables are defined herein, and their use to reduce or inhibit PTH secretion, including methods for reducing or inhibiting PTH secretion and methods for treatment or prophylaxis of diseases associated with bone disorders, such as osteoporosis, or associated with excessive secretion of PTH, such as hyperparathyroidism. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Michael G. Kelly, Shimin Xu, Ning Xi, Philip Miller, John F. Kincaid, Chiara Ghiron, Thomas S. Coulter
  • Patent number: 7514564
    Abstract: Selected amines are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as angiogenesis mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Guoqing Chen, Jeffrey Adams, Jean Bemis, Lucian Di Pietro, Celia Dominguez, Daniel Elbaum, Julie Germain, Qi Huang, Joseph L. Kim, Xiaohu Ouyang, Vinod F. Patel, Leon M. Smith, Andrew Tasker, Ning Xi, Shimin Xu, Chester Chenguang Yuan, Michael Croghan, Tae-Seong Kim
  • Publication number: 20090012299
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of P38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pain and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Liping Pettus, Andrew Tasker, Shimin Xu, Ryan Wurz