Patents by Inventor Weiguo Lui

Weiguo Lui 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).

  • Benzoureas Having Anti-Diabetic Activity
    Publication number: 20080076810
    Abstract: Benzourea compounds of Formula I having aryl-(CH2)x-oxazolidinedione or aryl-(CH2)x-thiazolidinedione substituents on one of the N atoms of the benzourea ring, wherein x is 0 or 1, are PPAR gamma agonists or partial agonists and are useful in the treatment and control of type II diabetes, including hyperglycemia and other symptoms such as dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and obesity, that are often associated with type 2 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Weiguo Lui, Harold B. Wood, Fiona Wai-Yu Lau-Phua
  • Therapeutic compounds for treating dyslipidemic conditions
    Patent number: 6908934
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein Z is selected from the group consisting of: (a) Formula Ia ?and (b) Formula Ib are novel LXR agonists and are useful in the treatment of dyslipidemic conditions particularly depressed levels of HDL cholesterol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Alan D. Adams, Aileen Bouffard, James F. Dropinski, Clare E. Gutteridge, A. Brian Jones, Weiguo Lui, John George Ondeyka, Ali Shiafee, Sheo Bux Singh
  • Therapeutic compounds for treating dyslipidemic conditions
    Publication number: 20030125357
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Alan D. Adams, Aileen Bouffard, James F. Dropinski, Clare E. Gutteridge, A. Brian Jones, Weiguo Lui, John George Ondeyka, Ali Shiafee, Sheo Bux Singh