Patents by Inventor Yeon-Hee Lim
Yeon-Hee Lim 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).
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Publication number: 20240327391Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Jianming Bao, James P. Roane
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Publication number: 20240254114Abstract: Provided are compounds of Formula I, Formula Ia and Formula Ib and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, Formula Ia and Formula Ib, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, Formula Ia and Formula Ib, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), hepatic fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I, Ia and Ib and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, to a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Cedric L. Hugelshofer, James P. Roane, Samantha E. Shockley
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Patent number: 11976061Abstract: Invented are compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme, LLCInventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Eric R. Ashley, Jianming Bao, Chen Cheng, James P. Roane, Emma Helen Southgate
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Publication number: 20240140938Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Jianming Bao, Chen Cheng, Faben A. Cruz, Yeon-Hee Lim, Cedric L. Hugelshofer, Jinlong Jiang, Victor W. Mak, Emma Helen Southgate
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Publication number: 20240059700Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Jianming Bao, Faben A. Cruz, Fa-Xiang Ding, Cedric Lorenz Hugelshofer, Victor W. Mak, James Patrick Roane, Jillian R. Sanzone, Samantha E. Shockley, Rose Yen
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Patent number: 11787810Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Cedric Lorenz Hugelshofer, Victor W. Mak, James Patrick Roane, Jillian R. Sanzone, Samantha E. Shockley, Rose Yen
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Publication number: 20230322785Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of the structural Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutically active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, as antagonists of A2a and/or A2b receptors, and in the treatment of a variety of diseases, conditions, or disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2a receptor and/or the adenosine A2b receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2022Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Amjad Ali, Christopher W. Boyce, Jared N. Cumming, Duane DeMong, Thomas H. Graham, Subrahmanyam Gudipati, Andrew J. Hoover, Xianhai Huang, Rongze Kuang, Jae-Hun Kim, Joseph M. Kelly, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Jesus Moreno, Jing Su, Heping Wu, Dong Xiao, Younong Yu, Xiaohong Zhu
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Publication number: 20230174521Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Jianming Bao, James Patrick Roane
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Publication number: 20230147170Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) 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 XI activation inhibitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Jacqueline D. Hicks, Amjad Ali, John S. Debenham, Anthony Donofrio, Wenlang Fu, Ying-Duo Gao, Alan Hruza, Yeon-Hee Lim, Matthew J. Lombardo, Peter Nizner, Sung-Sau So, Zheng Tan, Daniel A. Tatosian, Dong Xiao, Dexi Yang, Yang Yu
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Patent number: 11498923Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the structure of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any thereof: wherein: “Z” and R1 are defined herein, which compounds are believed suitable for use in selectively antagonizing the A2a receptors, for example, those found in high density in the basal ganglia. Such compounds and pharmaceutical formulations are believed to be useful in treatment or management of neurodegenerative diseases, for example, Parkinson's disease, or movement disorders arising from use of certain medications used in the treatment or management of Parkinson's disease.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCInventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Gioconda V. Gallo-Etienne, Joseph Michael Kelly, Michael Berlin, Pauline Ting, Hongwu Wang
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Publication number: 20220112181Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Jianming Bao, James P. Roane
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Publication number: 20220112182Abstract: Invented are compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Eric R. Ashley, Jianming Bao, Chen Cheng, James P. Roane, Emma Helen Southgate
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Publication number: 20220040184Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain substituted amino triazolopyrimidine and amino triazolopyrazine compounds of Formula (IA) and Formula (IB): and, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, R1, n, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutically active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, as antagonists of A2a and/or A2b receptors, and their use in the treatment of a variety of diseases, conditions, or disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2a receptor and/or the adenosine A2b receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Merck Sharp Dohme Corp.Inventors: Zachary G. Brill, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Gioconda V. Gallo-Etienne, Thomas H. Graham, Rongze Kuang, Matthew A. Larsen, Yeon-Hee Lim, Kun Liu, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Jesus Moreno, Brandon A. Vara, Huijun Wang, Yonglian Zhang
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Publication number: 20210395255Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain substituted amino triazolopyrimidine and amino triazolopyrazine compounds of Formula (IA) and Formula (IB): or and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other therapeutically active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents, as antagonists of A2a and/or A2b receptors, and their use in the treatment of a variety of diseases, conditions, or disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by the adenosine A2a receptor and/or the adenosine A2b receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Zachary G. Brill, Amjad Ali, Jared Cumming, Duane DeMong, Qiaolin Deng, Thomas H. Graham, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Christopher W. Plummer, Jenny Lorena Rico Duque, Huijun Wang, Yonglian Zhang, Kake Zhao
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Publication number: 20210363147Abstract: Invented are compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof, which are DGAT2 inhibitors. Also provided are methods of making compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, and methods of using these compounds to treat hepatic steatosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, type-2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, cognitive decline, dementia, cardiorenal diseases such as chronic kidney diseases and heart failure and related diseases and conditions, comprising administering a compound of Formula I to a patient in need thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Yeon-Hee Lim, Jianming Bao, Faben A. Cruz, Fa-Xiang Ding, Cedric Lorenz Hugelshofer, Victor W. Mak, James Patrick Roane, Jillian R. Sanzone, Samantha E. Shockley, Rose Yen
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Patent number: 11046714Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds that are antagonists of A2A receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological disorders and diseases in which A2A receptor are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which A2A receptors are involved.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Ali Amjad, Gioconda V. Gallo, Timothy J. Henderson, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Edward Metzger, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Andrew Stamford, Paul Tempest, Brent Whitehead, Heping Wu
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Publication number: 20210053973Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the structure of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any thereof: wherein: “Z” and R1 are defined herein, which compounds are believed suitable for use in selectively antagonizing the A2a receptors, for example, those found in high density in the basal ganglia. Such compounds and pharmaceutical formulations are believed to be useful in treatment or management of neurodegenerative diseases, for example, Parkinson's disease, or movement disorders arising from use of certain medications used in the treatment or management of Parkinson's disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Amjad ALI, Yeon-Hee LIM, Gioconda V. GALLO-ETIENNE, Joseph Michael KELLY, Michael BERLIN, Pauline TING, Jayaram R. TAGAT, Dong XIAO, Rongze KUANG, Heping WU, Hongwu WANG
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Patent number: 10822338Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of generic formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are believed to be useful as an A2A-receptor antagonist. The invention is further directed to methods of treating a patient (preferably a human) for diseases or disorders in which the A2A-receptor is involved. The invention further involves use of the compounds as an A2A-receptor antagonist and/or inhibitor for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases associated with inhibiting the receptor, which includes central nervous system disorders such as Parkinson's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions which include an effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and the use of the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of the invention in the treatment of such diseases.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Amjad Ali, Xianhai Huang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Rongze Kuang, Heping Wu, Rajan Anand, Younong Yu, Edward Metzger, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Pauline C. Ting, Andrew W. Stamford, Paul Tempest
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Patent number: 10472347Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula A and Formula A-1, or a salt thereof, and pharmaceutical formulations (pharmaceutical compositions) comprising those compounds, or a salt thereof; wherein “R1”, “RA-1”, “R2”, “R3”, and “Het” are defined herein above, which compounds are believed suitable for use in selectively antagonizing the A2a receptors, for example, those found in high density in the basal ganglia. Such compounds and pharmaceutical formulations are believed to be useful in treatment or management of neurodegenerative diseases, for example, Parkinson's disease, or movement disorders arising from use of certain medications used in the treatment or management of Parkinson's disease.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Rongze Kuang, Pauline Ting, Amjad Ali, Heping Wu, Michael Berlin, Andrew Stamford, Hongwu Wang, Gang Zhou, David Kim, Qiaolin Deng, Yeon-Hee Lim, Younong Yu
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Patent number: 10344039Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said stereoisomers, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for using said compounds and compositions 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: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Inventors: Amjad Ali, Yeon-Hee Lim, Jiayi Xu, Wei Zhou