Patents by Inventor Wanying Sun

Wanying Sun 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: 20170197953
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I (The chemical formula should be inserted here.) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more said compounds, and methods for using said compounds for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of Factor XIa and plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Weiguo Liu, Scott D. Edmondson, Zhuyan Guo, Eric Mertz, Anthony K. Ogawa, Sung-Sau So, Wanying Sun, Linda L. Brockunier, Amjad Ali, Rongze Kuang, Heping Wu
  • Patent number: 9346825
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Pengcheng Patrick Shao, Wanying Sun, Revathi Reddy Katipally, Petr Vachal, Feng Ye, Jian Liu, Deyou Sha
  • Patent number: 9221834
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compound of Formula I, A3 is a substituted phenyl group or indanyl group. Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhijian Lu, Yi-Heng Chen, Cameron Smith, Hong Li, Christopher F. Thompson, Julianne Hunt, Florida Kallashi, Ramzi Sweis, Peter Sinclair, Samantha E. Adamson, Guizhen Dong, Debra L. Ondeyka, Xiaoxia Qian, Wanying Sun, Petr Vachal, Kake Zhao
  • Patent number: 9018200
    Abstract: Substituted piperidinyl compounds of the formula (I): are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts are included as well. The compounds are useful as agonists of the g-protein coupled receptor GPR-119.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Milana Maletic, Harold B. Wood, Wanying Sun
  • Patent number: 9006228
    Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Miller, Andrew Stamford, Kallol Basu, Harold B. Wood, Duane DeMong, Wanying Sun, Joie Garfunkle, Christopher Moyes, Zhiyong Hu, Ping Liu, Scott D. Edmondson, Xing Dai, Byron Gabriel DuBois
  • Patent number: 8957062
    Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott Edmondson, Zhiqiang Guo, Harold B. Wood, Andrew W. Stamford, Michael W. Miller, Duane E. DeMong, Gregori J. Morriello, Rajan Anand, Vincent J. Colandrea, Megan Macala, Milana Maletic, Cheng Zhu, Yuping Zhu, Wanying Sun, Kake Zhao, Yong Huang, Joel M. Harris, Lehua Chang, Nam Fung Kar, Zhiyong Hu, Liping Wang, Bowei Wang, Ping Liu, Jason W. Szewczyk, William B. Geiss
  • Publication number: 20140378493
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Pengcheng Patrick Shao, Wanying Sun, Revathi Reddy Katipally, Petr Vachal, Feng Ye, Jian Liu, Deyou Sha
  • Patent number: 8871738
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Pengcheng Patrick Shao, Wanying Sun, Revathi Reddy Katipally, Petr Vachal, Feng Ye, Jian Liu, Deyou Sha
  • Publication number: 20140296202
    Abstract: Substituted piperidinyl compounds of the formula (I): are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts are included as well. The compounds are useful as agonists of the g-protein coupled receptor GPR-119.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Milana Maletic, Harold B. Wood, Wanying Sun
  • Publication number: 20140128368
    Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Miller, Andrew Stamford, Kallol Basu, Harold B. Wood, Duane DeMong, Wanying Sun, Joie Garfunkle, Christopher Moyes, Zhiyong Hu, Ping Liu, Scott D. Edmondson, Xing Dai, Byron Gabriel DuBois
  • Publication number: 20140057893
    Abstract: Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott Edmondson, Zhiqiang Guo, Harold B. Wood, Andrew W. Stamford, Michael W. Miller, Duane E. DeMong, Gregori J. Morriello, Rajan Anand, Vincent J. Colandrea, Megan Macala, Milana Maletic, Cheng Zhu, Yuping Zhu, Wanying Sun, Kake Zhao, Yong Huang, Joel M. Harris, Lehua Chang, Nam Fung Kar, Zhiyong Hu, Liping Wang, Bowei Wang, Ping Liu, Jason W. Szewczyk, William B. Geiss
  • Publication number: 20130331372
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compound of Formula I, A3 is a substituted phenyl group or indanyl group. Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Zhijian Lu, Yi-Heng Chen, Cameron Smith, Hong Li, Christopher F. Thompson, Julianne Hunt, Florida Kallashi, Ramzi Sweis, Peter Sinclair, Samantha E. Adamson, Guizhen Dong, Debra L. Ondeyka, Xiaoxia Qian, Wanying Sun, Petr Vachal, Kake Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130109649
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Pengcheng Patrick Shao, Wanying Sun, Revathi Reddy Katipally, Petr Vachal, Feng Ye, Jian Liu, Deyou Sha
  • Patent number: 7923568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, metastatic bone disease, Paget's disease, periodontal disease, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restenosis, gynecomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, retinal degeneration and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark L. Greenlee, Dongfang Meng, Dann L. Parker, Jr., Wanying Sun, Kenneth J. Wildonger, Robert R. Wilkening
  • Publication number: 20100168188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and derivatives thereof, their synthesis, and their use as estrogen receptor modulators. The compounds of the instant invention are ligands for estrogen receptors and as such may be useful for treatment or prevention of a variety of conditions related to estrogen functioning including: bone loss, bone fractures, osteoporosis, metastatic bone disease, Paget's disease, periodontal disease, cartilage degeneration, endometriosis, uterine fibroid disease, hot flashes, increased levels of LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, impairment of cognitive functioning, cerebral degenerative disorders, restenosis, gynecomastia, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, obesity, incontinence, inflammation, inflammatory bowel disease, sexual dysfunction, hypertension, retinal degeneration and cancer, in particular of the breast, uterus and prostate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Mark L. Greenlee, Dongfang Meng, Dann L. Parker, JR., Wanying Sun, Kenneth J. Wildonger, Robert R. Wilkening
  • Patent number: 6399597
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I are disclosed. as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The naphthosultam is substituted with various substituent groups including at least one cationic group —A—Q—L—B. The carbapenems of the invention are effective against susceptible bacterial organisms, including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE), and methicillin resistant coagulase negative Staphylococci (MRCNS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Lovji D. Cama, Ronald W. Ratcliffe, Robert R. Wilkening, Kenneth J. Wildonger, Wanying Sun
  • Patent number: 6294185
    Abstract: Cyclic amine monomers and polymers and N-halamine biocidal polymer compounds are provided. Methods of making and using the same wherein the functional groups unhalogenated or halogenated hydantoins, triazine diones, imidazolidinones, and pyrimidinones are substituted onto inexpensive polymer units such as polystyrene, polyethylene, and modified polymethacrylamide are provided. The cyclic amine monomers and polymers can be utilized to form the biocidal N-halamine polymers. These N-halamine polymers are stable, insoluble biocides which release only small amounts of free halogen and other impurities. They can be useful as disinfectants for potable water, swimming pools, hot tubs, industrial water systems, cooling towers, air-conditioning systems, gas streams, paints, oils, ointments, fabrics, rubber materials, sterile bandages, coatings, hard surfaces, liners of containers, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: Shelby D. Worley, Gang Sun, Wanying Sun, Tay-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 6294529
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I are disclosed. as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Lovji D. Cama, Ronald W. Ratcliffe, Robert R. Wilkening, Kenneth J. Wildonger, Wanying Sun
  • Patent number: 6140318
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I are disclosed. ##STR1## as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The naphthosultam is substituted with various substituent groups including at least one cationic group -A-Q-L-B.The carbapenems of the invention are effective against susceptible bacterial organisms, including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE), and methicillin resistant coagulase negative Staphylococci (MRCNS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Lovji D. Cama, Robert R. Wilkening, Ronald W. Ratcliffe, Kenneth J. Wildonger, Wanying Sun
  • Patent number: 6020491
    Abstract: Cyclic amine monomers and polymers and N-halamine biocidal polymer compounds are provided. Representative monomers have the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and from C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sup.10 is a bond or parasubstituted phenyl; and R.sup.11 is cyclic amine unit of a 5- to 6-membered heterocyclic ring selected from the group consisting of: (a) 1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dione; (b) 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro(1H)pyrimidin-2-one; and (c) 2-oxazolidinone; R.sup.10 is attached to a linkage carbon of R.sup.11, wherein said linkage carbon of R.sup.11 is a carbon located on the ring of R.sup.11 and is substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, benzyl, and alkyl-substituted benzyl; from 0 to 2 non-linkage carbon members are a carbonyl group; and from 0 to 1 non-linkage carbon member is substituted with a moiety selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: Shelby D. Wonley, Gang Sun, Wanying Sun, Tay-Yuan Chen