Patents by Inventor Troy McCracken

Troy McCracken 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: 10358435
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrimidine carboxamide compounds of formula I which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Christopher J. Sinz, Alejandro Crespo, Johnathan E. Wilson, Troy McCracken, Shimin Xu, Haitang Li
  • Patent number: 10287269
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrimidine carboxamide compounds of formula I which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Jonathan E. Wilson, Meng Yang, Dann Parker, Zack Zhiqiang Guo, Alejandro Crespo, Deping Wang, Troy McCracken
  • Patent number: 10195201
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted pyrimidinone compounds of formula (I) which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Jonathan E. Wilson, Troy McCracken
  • Publication number: 20180280390
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted pyrimidinone compounds of formula (I) which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Jonathan E. Wilson, Troy McCracken
  • Publication number: 20180057480
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrimidine carboxamide compounds of formula I which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dong-Ming Shen, Jonathan E. Wilson, Meng Yang, Dann Parker, Zack Zhiqiang Guo, Alejandro Crespo, Deping Wang, Troy McCracken
  • Patent number: 9290517
    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: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Ashok Arasappan, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Erin Guidry, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Troy McCracken, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Publication number: 20150284411
    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: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: James M. Apgar, Ashok Arasappan, Tesfaye Biftu, Ping Chen, Danqing Feng, Erin Guidry, Jacqueline D. Hicks, Ahmet Kekec, Kenneth J. Leavitt, Bing Li, Troy McCracken, Iyassu Sebhat, Xiaoxia Qian, Lan Wei, Robert R. Wilkening, Zhicai Wu
  • Patent number: 8907086
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel bicyclic heterocycles of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. 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 the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Chad E. Bennett, Duane A. Burnett, Hongmei Li, Yonggang Chen, Troy McCracken, Monica Vicarel
  • Patent number: 8809318
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of heterocyclic compounds of the formula: as modulators of gamma secretase, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more disease associated with the central nervous system using such compounds or pharmaceutical compostions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, William J. Greenlee, Hongmei Li, Monica L. Vicarel, Jun Qin, Pawan Kumar Dhondi, Xianhai Huang, Anandan Palani, Xiaoxiang Liu, Zhong-Yue Sun, Hubert B. Josien, Ruo Xu, David James Cole, Duane A. Burnett, Chad E. Bennett, Troy McCracken, Malcolm MacCoss
  • Publication number: 20130324562
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel bicyclic heterocycles of structural formula (I) which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. 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 the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Chad E. Bennett, Duane A. Burnett, Hongmei Li, Yonggang Chen, Troy McCracken, Monica Vicarel
  • Patent number: 8450343
    Abstract: This invention provides novel compounds that are modulators of gamma secretase. The compounds have the formula (I) wherein R2 is a fused bicyclic ring of the formula (II). Also disclosed are methods of modulating gamma secretase activity and methods of treating Alzheimer's disease using the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventors: Xianhai Huang, Anandan Palani, Jun Qin, Robert G. Aslanian, Zhaoning Zhu, William Greenlee, Hubert Josien, Wei Zhou, Xiaohong Zhu, Chad E. Bennett, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Mihirbaran Mandal, Pawan Dhondi, Troy McCracken, Thomas Bara, Zhiqiang Zhao, Duane Burnett, John Clader
  • Publication number: 20120129846
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of heterocyclic compounds of the formula: as modulators of gamma secretase, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the central nervous system using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, William J. Greenlee, Mihir Baran Mandal, Duane A. Burnett, Chad E. Bennett, Troy McCracken
  • Publication number: 20110306593
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides a novel class of heterocyclic compounds of the formula: as modulators of gamma secretase, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more disease associated with the central nervous system using such compounds or pharmaceutical compostions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, William J. Greenlee, Hongmei Li, Monica L. Vicarel, Jun Qin, Pawan Kumar Dhondi, Xianhai Huang, Anandan Palani, Xiaoxiang Liu, Zhong-Yue Sun, Hubert B. Josien, Ruo Xu, David James Cole, Duane A. Burnett, Chad E. Bennett, Troy McCracken, Malcolm MacCoss
  • Publication number: 20110257156
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides novel heterocyclic compounds as modulators of gamma secretase, methods of preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more such compounds, methods of preparing pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more such compounds, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition, or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with the central nervous system using such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, William J. Greenlee, David James Cole, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Gioconda V. Gallo, Hongmei Li, Hubert B. Josien, Jun Qin, Chad E. Knutson, Mihirbaran Mandal, Monica L. Vicarel, Murali Rajagopalan, Pawan Kumar Dhondi, Ruo Xu, Zhong-Yue Sun, Thomas A. Bara, Xianhai Huang, Xiaohong Zhu, Zhiqiang Zhao, John W. Clader, Anandan Palani, Theodros Asberom, Troy McCracken, Chad E. Bennett
  • Publication number: 20110015190
    Abstract: This invention provides novel compounds that are modulators of gamma secretase. The compounds have the formula (I) wherein R2 is a fused bicyclic ring of the formula (II). Also disclosed are methods of modulating gamma secretase activity and methods of treating Alzheimer's disease using the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Xianhai Huang, Anandan Palani, Jun Qin, Robert Aslanian, Zhaoning Zhu, William Greenlee, Hubert Josien, Wei Zhou, Xiaohong Zhou, Chad E. Bennett, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Mihirbaran Mandal, Pawan Dhondi, Troy McCracken, Thomas Bara, Zhiqiang Zhao, Duane Burnett, John Clader