Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Aicher

Thomas D. Aicher 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).

  • Tetrahydroquinoline sulfonamide and related compounds for use as agonists of ROR? and the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9896441
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydroquinoline sulfonamide compounds, tetrahydronaphthalene sulfonyl compounds, and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting ROR? activity, methods of increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and methods of treating cancer and other medical disorders using such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: LYCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Clarke B. Taylor, Chad A. VanHuis
  • TETRAHYDRONAPHTHYRIDINE, BENZOXAZINE, AZA-BENZOXAZINE AND RELATED BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITION OF RORgamma ACTIVITY AND THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE
    Publication number: 20180030005
    Abstract: The invention provides certain bicylic heterocyclic compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Chad A. VanHuis, William D. Thomas, John K. MacLean, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth J. Barr, Corey E. Bienstock, Neville J. Anthony, Matthew Daniels, Kun Liu, Yuan Liu, Catherine M. White, Blair T. Lapointe, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov
  • Tetrahydronaphthyridine, benzoxazine, aza-benzoxazine and related bicyclic compounds for inhibition of RORgamma activity and the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9809561
    Abstract: The invention provides certain bicylic heterocyclic compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., LYCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Chad A. VanHuis, William D. Thomas, John K. MacLean, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth J. Barr, Corey E. Bienstock, Neville J. Anthony, Matthew Daniels, Kun Liu, Yuan Liu, Catherine M. White, Blair T. Lapointe, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov
  • TETRAHYDRONAPHTHYRIDINE AND RELATED BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITION OF RORgamma ACTIVITY AND THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE
    Publication number: 20170313722
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydronaphthyridine and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting ROR? activity, reducing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating immune disorders and inflammatory disorders using such tetrahydronaphthyridine and related compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Kenneth J. Barr, Blair T. Lapointe, Vladimir Simov, Karin A. Stein, William D. Thomas, Peter L. Toogood, Chad A. VanHuis, Catherine M. White
  • Tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine sulfonamide and related compounds for use as agonists of RORy and the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9802958
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting ROR? activity, increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating cancer using such tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine and related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LYCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Peter L. Toogood, Xiao Hu
  • Carbamate benzoxazine propionic acids and acid derivatives for modulation of RORgamma activity and the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9783511
    Abstract: The invention provides certain benzoxazine compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein R1, R2, Ra1, Ra2, Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Lycera Corporation, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Chad A. VanHuis, John MacLean, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth J. Barr, Corey Bienstock, Matthew Daniels, Kun Liu, Yuan Liu, Catherine White, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov
  • BENZENESULFONAMIDO AND RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS AGONISTS OF RORy AND THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE
    Publication number: 20170190659
    Abstract: The invention provides benzenesulfonamido and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting ROR? activity, increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating cancer using such benzenesulfonamido and related compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Donald J. Skalitzky, Clarke B. Taylor, Chad A. Van Huis
  • TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE SULFONAMIDE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS AGONISTS OF RORy AND THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE
    Publication number: 20170183331
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydroquinoline sulfonamide compounds, tetrahydronaphthalene sulfonyl compounds, and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting RORy activity, methods of increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and methods of treating cancer and other medical disorders using such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Clarke B. Taylor, Chad A. VanHuis
  • 2-Acylamidomethyl and sulfonylamidomethyl benzoxazine carbamates for inhibition of RORgamma activity and the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9663502
    Abstract: The invention provides certain benzoxazine compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Rg, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: Lycera Corporation, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Chad A. VanHuis, John MacLean, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth J. Barr, Corey Bienstock, Neville J. Anthony, Matthew Daniels, Yuan Liu, Catherine White, Blair T. Lapointe, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov, Wesley B. Trotter, Kun Liu
  • Tetrahydronaphthyridine and related bicyclic compounds for inhibition of ROR? activity and the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9657033
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydronaphthyridine and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting ROR? activity, reducing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating immune disorders and inflammatory disorders using such tetrahydronaphthyridine and related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: Lycera Corporation, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Kenneth J. Barr, Blair T. Lapointe, Vladimir Simov, Karin A. Stein, William D. Thomas, Peter L. Toogood, Chad A. Van Huis, Catherine M. White
  • MITOTIC KINESIN INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170066733
    Abstract: This invention relates to inhibitors of mitotic kinesins, particularly KSP, and methods for producing these inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hans, Eli M. Wallace, Qian Zhao, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Thomas D. Aicher, Ellen Laird, John Robinson, Shelley Allen
  • Adoptive Cellular Therapy Using an Agonist of Retinoic Acid Receptor-Related Orphan Receptor Gamma & Related Therapeutic Methods
    Publication number: 20170007686
    Abstract: The invention relates to medical therapy using an agonist of the retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor gamma (ROR?) and provides adoptive cellular therapies using an agonist of ROR?, populations of lymphocyte cells that have been exposed to an agonist of ROR?, populations of dendritic cells that have been exposed to an agonist of ROR?, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for enhancing therapeutic effects of lymphocyte cells and/or dendritic cells in a patient by administering an agonist of ROR? to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gary D. Glick, Peter L. Toogood, Xiao Hu, Thomas D. Aicher, Laura Lee Celeste, Xikui Liu, Clarke B. Taylor, Chad A. Van Huis
  • N-sulfonylated tetrahydroquinolines and related bicyclic compounds for inhibition of ROR? activity and the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9512111
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydroquinoline and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of inhibiting ROR? activity, reducing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating immune disorders and inflammatory disorders using such tetrahydroquinoline and related compounds are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Lycera Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Glick, Peter L. Toogood, Arthur G. Romero, Chad A. Van Huis, Thomas D. Aicher, Carl Kaub, Matthew N. Mattson, William D. Thomas, Karin A. Stein, Erik Krogh-Jespersen, Zhan Wang
  • Mitotic kinesin inhibitors and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 9499503
    Abstract: This invention relates to inhibitors of mitotic kinesins, particularly KSP, and methods for producing these inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Hans, Eli M. Wallace, Qian Zhao, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Thomas D. Aicher, Ellen R. Laird, John Robinson, Shelley Allen
  • Tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine Sulfonamide And Related Compounds for Use as Agonists of RORy and the Treatment of Disease
    Publication number: 20160318951
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting ROR? activity, increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating cancer using such tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine and related compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Peter L. Toogood, Xiao Hu
  • CARBAMATE BENZOXAZINE PROPIONIC ACIDS AND ACID DERIVATIVES FOR MODULATION OF RORgamma ACTIVITY AND THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE
    Publication number: 20160311787
    Abstract: The invention provides certain benzoxazine compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein R1, R2, Ra1, Ra2, Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Chad A. VanHuis, John MacLean, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth J. Barr, Corey Bienstock, Matthew Daniels, Kun Liu, Yuan Liu, Catherine White, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov
  • N-SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLYL GUANIDINE F1F0-ATPASE INHIBITORS AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160304464
    Abstract: The invention provides pyrazolyl guanidine compounds that inhibit F1F0-ATPase, and methods of using pyrazolyl guanidine compounds as therapeutic agents to treat medical disorders, such as an immune disorder, inflammatory condition, or cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Donald J. Skalitzky, Clarke B. Taylor
  • TETRAHYDRONAPHTHYRIDINE, BENZOXAZINE, AZA-BENZOXAZINE AND RELATED BICYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR INHIBITION OF RORgamma ACTIVITY AND THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE
    Publication number: 20160304476
    Abstract: The invention provides certain bicylic heterocyclic compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Chad A. VanHuis, William D. Thomas, John K. MacLean, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth J. Barr, Corey E. Bienstock, Neville J. Anthony, Matthew Daniels, Kun Liu, Yuan Liu, Catherine M. White, Blair T. Lapointe, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov
  • 2-ACYLAMIDOMETHYL AND SULFONYLAMIDOMETHYL BENZOXAZINE CARBAMATES FOR INHIBITION OF RORgamma ACTIVITY AND THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE
    Publication number: 20160304505
    Abstract: The invention provides certain benzoxazine compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Rg, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Chad A. VanHuis, John MacLean, Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth J. Barr, Corey Bienstock, Neville J. Anthony, Matthew Daniels, Yuan Liu, Catherine White, Blair T. Lapointe, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov, Wesley B. Trotter, Kun Liu
  • Tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine sulfonamide and related compounds for use as agonists of ROR? and the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9394315
    Abstract: The invention provides tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of promoting ROR? activity, increasing the amount of IL-17 in a subject, and treating cancer, bacterial infections, and fungal infections using such tetrahydro[1,8]naphthyridine and related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Lycera Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas D. Aicher, Peter L. Toogood, Xiao Hu