Patents by Inventor Zhi-Fu Tao

Zhi-Fu Tao 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).

  • Patent number: 8580794
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Andrew J. Souers, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Robert Mantei, Todd M. Hansen
  • Patent number: 8563735
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which are expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Abbvie Inc.
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron Kunzer, Robert A. Mantei, William J. McClellan, Chang H. Park, Cheol-Min Park, Andrew M. Petros, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt
  • Patent number: 8557983
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Abbvie Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Doherty, Laura A. Hexamer, Robert A. Mantei, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Todd M. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20130267514
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Robert Mantei, Todd M. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20130267534
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Robert Mantei, Todd M. Hansen
  • Patent number: 8546399
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Abbvie Inc.
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Robert Mantei, Todd M. Hansen
  • Patent number: 8445679
    Abstract: Compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 protein, compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treating diseases involving overexpressed or unregulated Mcl-1 protein are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Xilu Wang, Xiaohong Song, Steven W. Elmore, Milan Bruncko, David J. Madar, Andrew J. Souers, Lisa A. Hasvold, Le Wang, Zhi-Fu Tao, Aaron K. Kunzer
  • Patent number: 8426422
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Abbvie Inc.
    Inventors: Laura A. Hexamer, Hong Ding, Steven W. Elmore, Aaron R. Kunzer, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Michael D. Wendt
  • Patent number: 8232273
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which the variable X1a, X1b, X1c, X1d, Q, A, R1, B, L, E, and the subscripts m and n have the meanings as described herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: Genentech, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Peter Czabotar, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A. Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Zhi-Fu Tao, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Kurt Deshayes
  • Publication number: 20120190688
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherly, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Robert A. Mantei, Todd M. Hansen
  • Patent number: 8148384
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I wherein A1, A2, and A3 are as defined herein are inhibitors of PIM kinase. The compounds of formula I are useful for the treatment of diseases such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Thomas D. Penning, Lisa A. Hasvold, Laura A. Hexamer, Vincent L. Giranda, Nan-horng Lin, Zhi-Fu Tao, Le Wang
  • Publication number: 20120028925
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Zhi-Fu Tao, Xilu Wang, Andrew J. Souers, Nathaniel D. Catron, Gerard M. Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20110263599
    Abstract: Compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 protein, compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treating diseases involving overexpressed or unregulated Mcl-1 protein are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Xiaohong Song, Hong Ding, Steven W. Elmore, Milan Bruncko, David J. Madar, Andrew J. Souers, Cheol-Min Park, Zhi-Fu Tao, Xilu Wang, Aaron R. Kunzer
  • Patent number: 7981888
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1 and L1 are as defined herein, which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 protein, compositions containing the compounds, and methods of treating diseases involving overexpressed or unregulated Mcl-1 protein, such as leukemia and lymphoma, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Xiaohong Song, Hong Ding, Steven W. Elmore, Milan Bruncko, David J. Madar, Andrew J. Souers, Cheol-Min Park, Zhi-Fu Tao, Xilu Wang, Aaron R. Kunzer
  • Patent number: 7956185
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) where X1, C1, and D1 are defined herein, are inhibitors of polo-like kinases. The compounds of formula (I) are useful for treatment of diseases of cellular proliferation, such as, for example, cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Robert B. Diebold, Stevan W. Djuric, Vincent L. Giranda, Laura A. Hexamer, Nan-Horng Lin, Julie M. Miyashiro, Thomas D. Penning, Magdalena Przytulinska, Thomas J. Sowin, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Yunsong Tong, Anil Vasudevan, Le Wang, Keith W. Woods, Zhiren Xia, Henry Q. Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110124628
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Robert Mantei, Todd M. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20100305122
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Robert A. Mantei, Todd M. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20100298321
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which are expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Robert A. Mantei, William J. McClellan, Chang H. Park, Cheol-Min Park, Andrew M. Petros, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Todd M. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20100298323
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Milan Bruncko, Yujia Dai, Hong Ding, George A. Doherty, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa Hasvold, Laura Hexamer, Aaron R. Kunzer, Robert A. Mantei, William J. McClellan, Chang H. Park, Cheol-Min Park, Andrew M. Petros, Xiaohong Song, Andrew J. Souers, Gerard M. Sullivan, Zhi-Fu Tao, Gary T. Wang, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Michael D. Wendt, Todd M. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20100210622
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides for a compound of Formula I in which the variable X1a, X1b, X1c, X1d, Q, A, R1, B, L, E, and the subscripts m and n have the meanings as described herein. In another aspect, the present invention provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I as well as methods for using compounds of Formula I for the treatment of diseases and conditions (e.g., cancer, thrombocythemia, etc) characterized by the expression or over-expression of Bcl-2 anti-apoptotic proteins, e.g., of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Jonathan Bayldon Baell, Chinh Thien Bui, Peter Colman, Peter Czabotar, Danette A. Dudley, Wayne J. Fairbrother, John A, Flygare, Guillaume Laurent Lessene, Chudi Ndubaku, George Nikolakopoulos, Brad Edmund Sleebs, Brian John Smith, Keith Geoffrey Watson, Steven W. Elmore, Lisa A. Hasvold, Andrew M. Petros, Andrew J. Souers, Zhi-Fu Tao, Le Wang, Xilu Wang, Kurt Deshayes