Patents by Inventor Yongxin Han

Yongxin Han 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).

  • Sulfur transfer reagents for oligonucleotide synthesis
    Patent number: 6096881
    Abstract: In our research, two commercially available compounds, 3-amino-1,2,4-dithiazole-5-thione (1) and xanthane hydride (2), and their derivatives 3-6 are found to be potential sulfur-transfer reagents. The efficiency and optimization of these new sulfur-transfer reagents were investigated by solid-phase syntheses of dinudeotide and oligonucleotide phosphorothioates. The results show that both compounds 1 and 2 are highly efficient sulfurizing reagents, and better than 99% sulfur transfer efficiency can be achieved at each step. In contrast to Beaucage reagent, these novel sulfur-transfer reagents are very stable in various solvents, and are available in bulk quantities at low cost. Due to these advantages, compounds 1 and 2 can be considered alternatives to Beaucage reagent, especially in large-scale preparation of oligonucleotide phosphorothioates. Furthermore, compounds 1 and 2 were modified to enhance their solubility in acetonitrile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Hybridon, Inc.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Jimmy Tang, Zhoada Zhang, Jin-Yan Tang
  • 3,4-Diaryl-2-hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofurans as prodrugs to cox-2 inhibitors
    Patent number: 6057319
    Abstract: The invention encompasses the novel compound of formula (I) useful in the treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases. The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada & Co.
    Inventors: Cameron Black, Serge Leger, Petpiboon Prasit, Zhaoyin Wang, Pierre Hamel, Yongxin Han, Gregory Hughes
  • Aryl thiophene derivatives as PDE IV inhibitors
    Patent number: 6034089
    Abstract: The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I useful in the treatment of diseases, including asthma, by raising the level of cyclic adenosine-3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) through the inhibition of phosphodiesterase IV (PDE IV). ##STR1## The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment of diseases by inhibition of PDE IV, resulting in an elevation of cAMP, comprising the use of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Andre Giroux, Dwight MacDonald, Robert N. Young, Helene Perrier, Carole Lepine
  • Aryl furan derivatives as PDE IV inhibitors
    Patent number: 6020339
    Abstract: The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I useful in the treatment of diseases, including asthma, by raising the level of cyclic adenosine-3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) through the inhibition of phosphodiesterase IV (PDE IV). ##STR1## The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment of diseases by inhibition of PDE IV, resulting in an elevation of cAMP, comprising the use of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Helene Perrier, Yongxin Han, Christopher Bayly, Dwight Mac Donald, Andre Giroux, Robert N. Young
  • 3,4-diaryl-2-hydroxy-2,5-dihydrofurans as prodrugs to COX-2 inhibitors
    Patent number: 5698584
    Abstract: The invention encompasses the novel compound of Formula I useful in the treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases. ##STR1## The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated diseases comprising compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Merck Frosst Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Cameron Black, Serge Leger, Petpiboon Prasit, Zhaoyin Wang, Pierre Hamel, Yongxin Han, Gregory Hughes