Patents by Inventor Yongfu Liu

Yongfu Liu 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).

  • DIHYDROQUINOLINE PYRAZOLYL COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20170226085
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, m and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander V. Mayweg, Xuefei Tan, Lisha Wang, Dongbo Li, Jun Wu
  • SPIRODIAMINE DERIVATIVES AS ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20170204107
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R5, A1, A2, m, n and p are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt E. Amrein, Junli Chen, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Dongbo Li, Hans Peter Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander Mayweg, Xuefei Tan, Jun Wu, Jianhua Yu
  • 3,4-dihydro-2H-isoquinoline-1-one and 2,3-dihydro-isoindol-1-one compounds
    Patent number: 9695152
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, A, m, n and p are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Wenming Chen, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander Mayweg, Xuefei Tan, Lisha Wang, Mingwei Zhou
  • 3,4-dihydro-2H-isoquinoline-1-one and 2,3-dihydro-isoindol-1-one compounds
    Patent number: 9695151
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, A, m, n and p are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Wenming Chen, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander Mayweg, Xuefei Tan, Lisha Wang, Mingwei Zhou
  • 3,4-dihydro-2H-isoquinoline-1-one and 2,3-dihydro-isoindol-1-one compounds
    Patent number: 9505742
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, A, B, m, n and p are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Wenming Chen, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Dongbo Li, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander Mayweg, Xuefei Tan, Lisha Wang, Jun Wu, Mingwei Zhou
  • Bicyclic dihydroquinoline-2-one derivatives
    Patent number: 9353081
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, A1, A2 A3 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. The compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of aldosterone synthase. The compounds may be used, for example, in the treatment or prophylaxis of chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, primary aldosteronism and Cushing syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Serena Maria Fantasia, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Alexander V. Mayweg, Peter Mohr, Michelangelo Scalone, Xuefei Tan, Mingwei Zhou
  • NEW 3,4-DIHYDRO-2H-ISOQUINOLINE-1-ONE AND 2,3-DIHYDRO-ISOINDOL-1-ONE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20160075686
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, A, B, m, n and p are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Wenming Chen, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Dongbo Li, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander Mayweg, Xuefei Tan, Lisha Wang, Jun Wu, Mingwei Zhou
  • NEW 3,4-DIHYDRO-2H-ISOQUINOLINE-1-ONE AND 2,3-DIHYDRO-ISOINDOL-1-ONE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20160075688
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, A, m, n and p are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Wenming Chen, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander Mayweg, Xuefei Tan, Lisha Wang, Mingwei Zhou
  • NEW 3,4-DIHYDRO-2H-ISOQUINOLINE-1-ONE AND 2,3-DIHYDRO-ISOINDOL-1-ONE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20160075687
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, A, m, n and p are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Wenming Chen, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander Mayweg, Xuefei Tan, Lisha Wang, Mingwei Zhou
  • Dihydroquinoline-2-one derivatives
    Patent number: 9260408
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, A1, A2 and A3 are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. These compounds are useful for therapy or prophylaxis in a mammal, and in particular as aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2 or CYP11B1) inhibitors for the treatment or prophylaxis of chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, primary aldosteronism and Cushing syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Benoit Hornsperger, Henner Knust, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Alexander V. Mayweg, Peter Mohr, Xuefei Tan, Mingwei Zhou
  • Phenyl-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives
    Patent number: 9187429
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, A and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander V. Mayweg, Peter Mohr, Xuefei Tan
  • Bicyclic dihydroisoquinoline-1-one derivatives
    Patent number: 9133158
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are useful, for example, as aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2 or CYP11B1) inhibitors for the treatment or prophylaxis of chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, primary aldosteronism and Cushing syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Wenming Chen, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Alexander V. Mayweg, Peter Mohr, Xuefei Tan, Zhanguo Wang, Mingwei Zhou
  • Compounds for the treatment and prophylaxis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus disease
    Patent number: 8871756
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R10, A, Q, X and Y are as defined in the specification and claims, and their use as a pharmaceutical for the treatment or prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Song Feng, Lu Gao, Tao Guo, Mengwei Huang, Chungen Liang, Yongfu Liu, Lisha Wang, Jason Christopher Wong, Jim Zhen Wu, Xihan Wu, Hongying Yun, Xiufang Zheng
  • Tetrahydroquinoline derivatives
    Patent number: 8809369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein R1 to R8, A1 to A3 have the are as described herein and compositions including the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Lichun Feng, Mengwei Huang, Yongfu Liu, Guolong Wu, Shixiang Yan, Hongying Yun, Mingwei Zhou
  • Tetrahydro-quinoline derivatives
    Patent number: 8592594
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein A1 to A3 and R1 to R10 have the significance given in claim 1, can be used as a medicament. These compounds are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases that are related to AMPK regulation, such as obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, type 1 or type 2 diabetes and cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Yun He, Mengwei Huang, Yongfu Liu, Hongying Yun, Mingwei Zhou
  • 3,3-dimethyl tetrahydroquinoline derivatives
    Patent number: 8586747
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R5 have the significance given in claim 1, can be used as a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Mengwei Huang, Yongfu Liu, Guolong Wu, Jim Zhen Wu, Mingwei Zhou
  • PHENYL-TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20130274287
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, A and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Rainer E. Martin, Alexander V. Mayweg, Peter Mohr, Xuefei Tan
  • Tetrahydroquinoline derivatives
    Patent number: 8546427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof, wherein R1 to R7 have the significance given herein. The compounds are activators of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and are useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases that are related to AMPK regulation, such as obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, type 1 or type 2 diabetes and cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Lichun Feng, Mengwei Huang, Yongfu Liu, Guolong Wu, Mingwei Zhou
  • COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS DISEASE
    Publication number: 20130196974
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R10, A, Q, X and Y are as defined in the specification and claims, and their use as a pharmaceutical for the treatment or prophylaxis of respiratory syncytial virus disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Li Chen, Lichun Feng, Song Feng, Lu Gao, Tao Guo, Mengwei Huang, Chungen Liang, Yongfu Liu, Lisha Wang, Jason Christopher Wong, Jim Zhen Wu, Xihan Wu, Hongying Yun, Xiufang Zheng
  • NEW BICYCLIC DIHYDROQUINOLINE-2-ONE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20130079365
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, A1, A2 A3 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. The compounds of the present invention are useful as inhibitors of aldosterone synthase. The compounds may be used, for example, in the treatment or prophylaxis of chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, primary aldosteronism and Cushing syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Kurt Amrein, Serena Maria Fantasia, Benoit Hornsperger, Bernd Kuhn, Yongfu Liu, Hans P. Maerki, Alexander V. Mayweg, Peter Mohr, Michelangelo Scalone, Xuefei Tan, Mingwei Zhou