Patents by Inventor Zhaoning Zhu

Zhaoning Zhu 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: 20070099875
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein W, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases, and the methods of inhibiting of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, plasmepins, cathepsin D and protozoal enzymes. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Andrew Stamford, Brian McKittrick
  • Publication number: 20070099898
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Andrew Stamford, Brian McKittrick
  • Publication number: 20070072852
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein W is a bond, —C(?S)—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(?O)—, —O—, —C(R6)(R7)—, —N(R5)— or —C(?N(R5))—; X is —O—, —N(R5)— or —C(R6)(R7)—; provided that when X is —O—, U is not —O—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(?O)— or —C(?NR5)—; U is a bond, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(O)—, —O—, —P(O)(OR15)—, —C(?NR5)—, —(C(R6)(R7))b— or —N(R5)—; wherein b is 1 or 2; provided that when W is —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—, U is not —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—; provided that when X is —N(R5)— and W is —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—, then U is not a bond; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Zhong-Yue Sun, Yuanzan Ye, Johannes Voigt, Corey Strickland, Elizabeth Smith, Andrew Stamford, William Greenlee, Robert Mazzola, John Caldwell, Jared Cumming, Lingyan Wang, Yusheng Wu, Ulrich Iserloh, Tao Guo, Thuy Le, Kurt Saionz, Suresh Babu, Rachael Hunter
  • Publication number: 20070060575
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein j, k, U, W, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7 and R7a are as described above in the specification. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Andrew Stamford, William Greenlee, Xiaoxiang Liu, Mihirbaran Mandal, Johannes Voigt, Corey Strickland
  • Publication number: 20070032433
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Anil Saksena, Viyyoor Girijavallabhan, Raymond Lovey, Edwin Jao, Frank Bennett, Jinping Mc Cormick, Haiyan Wang, Russell Pike, Stephane Bogen, Tin-Yau Chan, Yi-Tsung Liu, Zhaoning Zhu, F. Njoroge, Ashok Arasappan, Tejal Parekh, Ashit Ganguly, Kevin Chen, Srikanth Venkatraman, Henry Vaccaro, Patrick Pinto, Bama Santhanam, Scott Kemp, Odile Levy, Marguerita Lim-wilby, Susan Tamura, Wanli Wu, Siska Hendrata, Yuhua Huang, Jesse Wong, Latha Nair
  • Patent number: 7169760
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel peptide compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignees: Schering Corporation, Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Anil K. Saksena, Viyyoor Moopil Girijavallabhan, Stephane L. Bogen, Raymond G. Lovey, Edwin Jao, Frank Bennett, Jinping L. Mc Cormick, Haiyan Wang, Russell E. Pike, Yi-Tsung Liu, Tin-Yau Chan, Zhaoning Zhu, Ashok Arasappan, Kevin X. Chen, Srinkanth Venkatraman, Tejal Parekh, Patrick A. Pinto, Bama Santhanam, F. George Njoroge, Ashit K. Ganguly, Henry A. Vaccaro, Scott Jeffrey Kemp, Odile Esther Levy, Marguerita Lim-Wilby, Susan Y. Tamura
  • Publication number: 20070010667
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein A is a bond, —C(O)—, or —C(R3?)(R4?)—; X is —N(R1)— or —C(R6)(R7)—; Y is —S(O)2—, —C(?O)—, —PO(OR9) or —C(R6?R7?)—; is a single or double bond and R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R3?, R4?, R5, R6, R6?, R7 and R7? are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases, and the methods of inhibiting of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, plasmepins, cathepsin D and protozoal enzymes. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Brian McKittrick, Zhaoning Zhu, Andrew Stamford, Elizabeth Smith
  • Publication number: 20060287294
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein U, W, A, R, R1, R2, R6a and R7, are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Andrew Stamford, Tao Guo, Thuy Le
  • Publication number: 20060281729
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof, wherein U, W, X, L, Y, M, Z, c, d, e, f, g, h, s, t, R1, R2, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17 and R18 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Ulrich Iserloh, Zhaoning Zhu, Andrew Stamford, Johannes Voigt
  • Publication number: 20060281730
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein U, W, R, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I. Also disclosed is the method of inhibiting aspartyl protease, and in particular, the methods of treating cardiovascular diseases, cognitive and neurodegenerative diseases. Also disclosed are methods of treating cognitive or neurodegenerative diseases using the compounds of formula I in combination with a cholinesterase inhibitor or a muscarinic m1 agonist or m2 antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Andrew Stamford, Ying Huang, Elizabeth Smith
  • Publication number: 20060252778
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, ADAMs, TACE, TNF-? or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Zhuyan Guo, Peter Orth, Zhaoning Zhu, Robert Mazzola, Tin-Yau Chan, Henry Vaccaro, Brian McKittrick, Joseph Kozlowski, Brian Lavey, Guowei Zhou, Sunil Paliwal, Shing-Chun Wong, Neng-Yang Shih, Pauline Ting, Kristin Rosner, Gerald Shipps, M. Siddiqui, David Belanger, Chaoyang Dai, Dansu Li, Vinay Girijavallabhan, Janeta Popovici-Muller, Wensheng Yu, Lianyun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20060205672
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicants: Schering Corporation, Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Anil Saksena, Viyyoor Girijavallabhan, Raymond Lovey, Edwin Jao, Frank Bennett, Jinping McCormick, Haiyan Wang, Russell Pike, Stephane Bogen, Tin-Yau Chan, Yi-Tsung Liu, Zhaoning Zhu, F. Njoroge, Ashok Arasappan, Tejal Parekh, Ashit Ganguly, Kevin Chen, Srikanth Venkatraman, Henry Vaccaro, Patrick Pinto, Bama Santhanam, Scott Kemp, Odile Levy, Marguerita Lim-Wilby, Susan Tamura, Wanli Wu, Siska Hendrata, Yuhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20060111370
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein W is a bond, —C(?S)—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(?O)—, —O—, —C(R6)(R7)—, —N(R5)— or —C(?N(R5))—; X is —O—, —N(R5)— or —C(R6)(R7)—; provided that when X is —O—, U is not —O—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(?O)— or —C(?NR5)—; U is a bond, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —C(O)—, —O—, —P(O)(OR15)—, —C(?NR5)—, —(C(R6)(R7))b— or —N(R5)—; wherein b is 1 or 2; provided that when W is —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—, U is not —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—; provided that when X is —N(R5)— and W is —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, —O—, or —N(R5)—, then U is not a bond; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Brian McKittrick, Zhong-Yue Sun, Yuanzan Ye, Johannes Voigt, Corey Strickland, Elizabeth Smith, Andrew Stamford, William Greenlee, Robert Mazzola, John Caldwell, Jared Cumming, Lingyan Wang, Yusheng Wu, Ulrich Iserloh, Tao Guo, Thuy Le, Kurt Saionz, Suresh Babu, Rachael Hunter, Michelle Morris, Huizhong Gu, Gang Qian, Dawit Tadesse
  • Publication number: 20060089351
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds, which are novel receptor antagonists for NPY Y1 as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such NPY Y1 receptor antagonists as well as methods of using them to treat obesity, metabolic disorders, eating disorders such as hyperphagia, and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Zhong-Yue Sun, Yuanzan Ye, Deborra Mullins, Brian McKitrtick, Andrew Stamford, William Greenlee
  • Patent number: 7034057
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, TNF-? or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Robert Mazzola, Zhuyan Guo, Brian J. Lavey, Lisa Sinning, Joseph Kozlowski, Brian McKittrick, Neng-Yang Shih
  • Publication number: 20060063843
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, TNF-? or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Robert Mazzola, Zhuyan Guo, Brian Lavey, Lisa Sinning, Joseph Kozlowski, Brian McKittrick, Neng-Yang Shih
  • Patent number: 7012066
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignees: Schering Corporation, Dendreon Corporation
    Inventors: Anil K. Saksena, Viyyoor Moopil Girijavallabhan, Raymond G. Lovey, Edwin Jao, Frank Bennett, Jinping L. Mc Cormick, Haiyan Wang, Russell E. Pike, Stephane L. Bogen, Tin-Yau Chan, Yi-Tsung Liu, Zhaoning Zhu, F. George Njoroge, Ashok Arasappan, Tejal Parekh, Ashit K. Ganguly, Kevin X. Chen, Srikanth Venkatraman, Henry A. Vaccaro, Patrick A. Pinto, Bama Santhanam, Scott Jeffrey Kemp, Odile Esther Levy, Marguerita Lim-Wilby, Susan Y. Tamura, Wanli Wu, Siska Hendrata, Yuhua Huang
  • Publication number: 20050176648
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel peptide compounds which have HCV protease inhibitory activity as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds as well as methods of using them to treat disorders associated with the HCV protease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: Schering-Plough Corporation
    Inventors: Anil Saksena, Viyyoor Girijavallabhan, Stephane Bogen, Raymond Lovey, Edwin Jao, Frank Bennett, Jinping McCormick, Haiyan Wang, Russell Pike, Yi-Tsung Liu, Tin-Yau Chan, Zhaoning Zhu, Ashok Arasappan, Kevin Chen, Srikanth Venkatraman, Tejal Parekh, Patrick Pinto, Bama Santhanam, F. Njoroge, Ashit Ganguly, Henry Vaccaro, Scott Kemp, Odile Levy, Marguerita Lim-Wilby, Susan Tamura
  • Patent number: 6911428
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain diaryl amide compounds as NS3-Serine protease inhibitors of hepatitis C virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Zhaoning Zhu, Zhong-Yue Sun, Srikanth Venkatraman, F. George Njoroge, Ashok Arasappan, Bruce A. Malcolm, Viyyoor M. Girijavallabhan, Raymond G. Lovey, Kevin X. Chen
  • Publication number: 20050075325
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, which, are novel antagonists for D1/D5 receptors as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such D1/D5 receptor antagonists as well as methods of using them to treat CNS disorders, obesity, metabolic disorders, eating disorders such as hyperphagia, and diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Duane Burnett, William Greenlee, Brian McKirtrick, Jing Su, Zhaoning Zhu, Thavalakulamgara Sasikumar, Robert Mazzola, Li Qiang, Yuanzan Ye