Patents Issued in August 7, 2007
  • Patent number: 7253161
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein: R1 represents aryl or heteroaryl, R2 represents hydrogen, halogen or hydroxy, A represents CR4R5 or NR4, R3 represents hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, R4 represents hydrogen or alkyl, or A represents nitrogen and, together with adjacent —CHR3—, forms the ring wherein m represents 1, 2 or 3, R5 represents hydrogen or halogen, their isomers and also their addition salts. Medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Les Laboratoires Servier
    Inventors: Alex Cordi, Patrice Desos, Pierre Lestage
  • Patent number: 7253162
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein: R1 represents hydrogen, a halogen or alkyl, R1a represents hydrogen or alkyl, R2 represents hydrogen, a halogen or hydroxy, A represents CR4R5 or NR4, R3 represents hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, R4 represents hydrogen or alkyl, or A represents nitrogen and, together with the adjacent —CHR3—, forms the ring ?wherein m represents 1, 2 or 3, R5 represents hydrogen or a halogen, X is as defined in the description, their isomers, and also addition salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Les Laboratoires Servier
    Inventors: Patrice Desos, Alex Cordi, Pierre Lestage
  • Patent number: 7253163
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I): wherein: R1 represents a heterocycle, R2 represents hydrogen, a halogen or hydroxy, A represents CR4R5 or NR4, R3 represents hydrogen, alkyl or cycloalkyl, R4 represents hydrogen or alkyl, or A represents nitrogen and, together with the adjacent —CHR3—, forms the ring wherein m represents 1, 2 or 3, R5 represents hydrogen or a halogen, their isomers, and also addition salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Les Laboratoires Servier
    Inventors: Patrice Desos, Alex Cordi, Pierre Lestagé
  • Patent number: 7253164
    Abstract: This invention is directed to novel bicyclic compounds, to the uses of these compounds in various medicinal applications, including treating disorders amenable to treatment by peptidyl deformylase inhibitors such as treatment of bacterial infections, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Valentina Molteni, Xiaohui He, Yun He, Andreas Kreusch, Juliet Nabakka, Kunyong Yang
  • Patent number: 7253165
    Abstract: The compounds are of the class of benzisoxazolyl-, pyridoisoxazolyl- and benzthienyl-phenoxy derivatives, useful as D4 antagonists. Said compounds are useful for the treatment of medical conditions mediated by inhibition of D4 receptor. These conditions comprise, for example, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Psychoses, Substance Abuse, Substance Dependence, Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, Tardive Diskinesia, Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, Conduct Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. A further aspect of the invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition, intermediates, and a method of making said class of compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory M. Shutske, James A. Hendrix, John G. Jurcak, Brian S. Freed, Nicholas J. Hrib, John D. Tomer, IV, Reda G. Hanna
  • Patent number: 7253166
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel class of compounds and compositions of Formula I: in which R1, R2 and R3 are defined herein, that are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with kinases, particularly GSK-3?, c-Abl, HER-1, HER-2, KDR, Flt-3, c-Raf-1, PDGFR-?, c-Kit, Flt-4, Flt-1, Tek, c-src, CDK1, PDK1, FGFR-1, FGFR-2, Fer, MAP3K13, EPHA7 and c-Met kinases. The invention further relates to the use of the compounds of the invention as potent inducers of neurogenesis in embryonic stem cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignees: IRM LLC, The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Sheng Ding, Tom Wu, Nathanael S. Gray, Peter Schultz
  • Patent number: 7253167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having the formula, wherein, Q is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl, R1 is hydrogen or C1-4alkyl, and R2, R3, R4 and R5 are hydrogen or optional substituents as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: James Lin, Stephen T. Wrobleski, Chunjian Liu, Katerina Leftheris
  • Patent number: 7253168
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are provided, in which variables are as described herein: Such compounds may be used to modulate MCH binding to MCH receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of metabolic, feeding and sexual disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting MCH receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Neurogen Corporation
    Inventors: Alan J. Hutchison, Bertrand L. Chenard, James G. Tarrant, Guiying Li, Manuka Ghosh, George P. Luke, John M. Peterson, Wallace C. Pringle, Mary-Margaret E. O'Donnell, Kyungae Lee, Linda M. Gustavson, Dario Doller
  • Patent number: 7253169
    Abstract: The present invention relates to N-substituted cyclic aza compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of their use for effecting neuronal activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Gliamed, Inc.
    Inventors: Yong-Qian Wu, Wei Huang, Gregory S. Hamilton
  • Patent number: 7253170
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyrazole derived compounds of formula (I) useful for treating p38 kinase-associated conditions, where W, X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and m are as defined herein. The invention further pertains to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound according to the invention useful for treating p38 kinase-associated conditions, and methods of inhibiting the activity of p38 kinase in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Alaric J. Dyckman, Jagabandhu Das, Katerina Leftheris, Chunjian Liu, Robert V. Moquin, Stephen T. Wrobleski
  • Patent number: 7253171
    Abstract: Novel antagonists of ?4?1 integrin and/or ?4?7 integrin of the general Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R5, L1, L2, Rb, W and Z are as defined in any one of claims 1 to 13, A represents —CH— or a nitrogen atom, and p is from 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Laboratorios Almirall, S.A.
    Inventors: Juan Miguel Jimenez Mayorga, Jordi Bach Tana, Jesus Maria Ontoria Ontoria, Eloisa Navarro Romero
  • Patent number: 7253172
    Abstract: Compounds having Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof: (I) are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme (DP-IV), and are useful in the treatment of DP-IV mediated diseases and conditions, such as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Brockunier, Emma Parmee, Ann E. Weber
  • Patent number: 7253173
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification, as well as salts, enantiomers thereof and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds are prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: William Brown, Andrew Griffin, Paul Jones, Daniel Pagé, Niklas Plobeck, Christopher Walpole
  • Patent number: 7253174
    Abstract: N-heterocyclic compounds that block cytokine production via inhibition of p38 kinase are disclosed. In one embodiment, compounds of the present invention are represented by Formula (I): Methods of production, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating conditions associated with inappropriate p38 kinase activity or TNF-? expression utilizing compounds of the present invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignees: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Pharmacopeia, Inc.
    Inventors: Gulzar Ahmed, Axel Metzger, Ian Henderson, David J. Diller, Jun Wen, Stephen T. Wrobleski, Katerina Leftheris, Chunjian Liu
  • Patent number: 7253175
    Abstract: A method of treating a patient having a fungal infection comprises administering an effective fungal infection treatment amount of an antiviral agent, such as valacyclovir, to eliminate the symptoms of the fungal infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventors: Barnet Liberman, Albert Lefkovits
  • Patent number: 7253176
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel use of 8-substituted xanthine derivatives for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of auto-immuno disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Mark Jozef Albert Waer, Piet André´ M. M. Herdewijn, Wolfgang Eugen Pfleiderer
  • Patent number: 7253177
    Abstract: The invention relates to derivatives of pyrroloquinazolinediamine, more specifically derivatives of 7-(substituted)-7H-pyrrolo[3,2-F] quinazoline-1,3-diamines that are non-toxic and are also effective in the treatment of malaria, including P. falciparum and P. vivax strains. The derivatives are certain carbamate derivatives, succinimide derivatives, alkylcarboxamides derivatives and acetamide derivative, phthalimides, alkylamines and all other amide and imide derivatives and their 1-hydroxy analogs. The derivatives of the present invention are also soluble in common organic solvents to facilitate the purification in a large scale synthesis of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Ai J. Lin, Jian Guan, Quan Zhang, Donald R. Skillman
  • Patent number: 7253178
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel carboxylic acid derivative, a salt thereof or a hydrate of them which is useful as an insulin sensitizer, and a medicament comprising the derivative as the effective ingredient. More specifically, it provides a carboxylic acid compound represented by the formula (I), a salt thereof or a hydrate of them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Eisai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hitoshi Harada, Masanobu Shinoda, Richard Clark, Fumiyoshi Matsuura, Eita Emori, Shunji Kasai, Hideki Yoshitomi, Kazuto Yamazaki, Takashi Inoue, Sadakazu Miyashita, Taro Hihara
  • Patent number: 7253179
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of a condition or disorder mediated by a G-protein coupled receptor. In particular, the compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of eating disorders, obesity, anxiety disorders and mood disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Xi Chen, Xiaoqi Chen, Pingchen Fan, Juan Jaen, Leping Li, Jeffrey Thomas Mihalic
  • Patent number: 7253180
    Abstract: Tricyclic compounds according to the structure below, protected intermediates thereof, and methods for inhibition of HIV-integrase are disclosed. A1 and A2 are moieties forming a five, six, or seven membered ring. L is a bond or a linker connecting a ring atom of Ar to N. X is O, S, or substituted nitrogen. Ar is aryl or heteroaryl. Q is N, +NR, or CR4. The aryl carbons may be independently substituted with substituents other than hydrogen. The compounds may include prodrug moieties covalently attached at any site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Chen, Xiaowu Chen, Maria Fardis, Haolun Jin, Choung U. Kim, Laura N. Schacherer
  • Patent number: 7253181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrrolopyridine-3-yl group containing ?3 adrenergic receptor agonists or pharmaceutical salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Jolie Anne Bastian, Gerd Ruehter, Daniel Jon Sall, Theo Schotten
  • Patent number: 7253182
    Abstract: Disclosed are enantiomerically pure cyclic aminoalcohol esters of arylcycloalkylhydroxycarboxylic acids with at least 90% enantiomeric excess of the (3R,2?R), (3S,2?R), (3R,2?S), or (3S,2?S) configured enantiomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Sofotec GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Noe, Ernst Mutschler, Günter Lambrecht, Ruth Irene Elgert, legal representative, Sittah Czeche, Magali Waelbroeck, Michael Elgert, deceased
  • Patent number: 7253183
    Abstract: This invention comprises the use of compounds of formula (I) wherein the dotted line represents an optional bond; X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is hydrogen, C1-12alkyl, Ar1, Ar2C1-6alkyl, quinolinylC1-6alkyl, pyridylC1-6alkyl, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyl, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, aminoC1-6alkyl, or a radical of formula -Alk1-C(?O)—R9, -Alk1-S(O)—R9 or -Alk1-S(O)2—R9; R2, R3 and R16 each independently are hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxy, hydroxyC1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyloxy, aminoC1-6alkyloxy, mono- or di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyloxy, Ar1, Ar2C1-6alkyl, Ar2oxy, Ar2C1-6alkyloxy, hydroxycarbonyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, trihalomethyl, trihalomethoxy, C2-6alkenyl; R4 and R5 each independently are hydrogen, halo, Ar1, C1-6alkyl, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyloxy, C1-6alkylthio, amino, hydroxycarbonyl, C1-6alkyloxycarbonyl, C1-6alkylS(O)C1-6alkyl or C1-6alkylS(O)2C1-6alkyl; R6 and R7 each independently are hydrogen, halo, cyano, C1-6alkyl, 4
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: David William End, Michael J. Zelesko
  • Patent number: 7253184
    Abstract: The invention concerns compounds of formula (I), wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R8, R9, R10 m, n, p, X, Y and Z have any meanings defined in the description, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the manufacture of a medicament for use as an anti-proliferative agent in the treatment of solid tumour disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Francis Thomas Boyle, Keith Hopkinson Gibson
  • Patent number: 7253185
    Abstract: The present invention provides amino ceramide-like compounds which inhibit glucosyl ceramide (GlyCer) formation by inhibiting the enzyme GlyCer synthase, thereby lowering the level of glycosphingolipids. The compounds of the present invention have improved GlcCer synthase inhibition activity and are therefore useful in therapeutic methods for treating various conditions and diseases associated with altered glycosphingolipid levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Shayman, David J. Harris, Craig Siegel, Carol A. Nelson, Diane P. Copeland
  • Patent number: 7253186
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, amide, ester, or prodrug thereof. Also disclosed are methods of inhibiting an activity of a monoamine receptor comprising contacting the monoamine receptor or a system containing the monoamine receptor with an effective amount of one or more of the compounds of Formula I. Disclosed are also methods of inhibiting an activation of a monoamine receptor comprising contacting the monoamine receptor or a system containing the monoamine receptor with an effective amount of one or more of the compounds of Formula I. Furthermore, methods of treating psychotic disease using a compound of Formula I are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Inventors: Carl-Magnus Andersson, Nathalie Schlienger, Alma Fejzic, Eva Louise Hansen, Jan Pawlas
  • Patent number: 7253187
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are useful as protein kinase inhibitors having the formula: wherein Z1 and Z2 are each independently nitrogen or CH and Ring A, TmR1, QR2, UnR3, and Sp are as described in the specification. The compounds are especially useful as inhibitors of ERK2 and for treating diseases in mammals that are alleviated by a protein kinase inhibitor, particularly diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, restenosis, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jingrong Cao, Jeremy Green, Michael Hale, Francois Maltais, Judy Straub, Qing Tang, Alex Aronov
  • Patent number: 7253188
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel compound represented by the formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 is —S(O)p-A, —S—(O)q-B or —O-D, wherein p and q, which are the same or different, each represent an integer from 0 to 2, A is a straight chain C1-C10 alkyl group which may be substituted by R10, and B and D each independently represent R12 which may be substituted by R10; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a straight chain or branched C1-C6 alkyl group which may be substituted by R10; X1 and X2 each independently represent N or CH, but cannot both be N; the formula (II): shows a monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl group which has a nitrogen atom adjacent to the carbon atom bonded to the amide group, and the heteroaryl group may be substituted by R10; R10 is R11, or a hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by R11; R11 is, for example, a hydrogen atom or amino; and R12 is, for example, phenyl, thiazolyl, pyridyl or methylene dioxyphenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruyuki Nishimura, Tomoharu Iino, Yasufumi Nagata, Jun-ichi Eiki
  • Patent number: 7253189
    Abstract: A compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein: R1, R2, L1, L2, M1, M2, n, p, q, A, D, X, Y and Z are as described in the specification; pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of making said pharmaceutical compositions; and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Ling Tong, Lei Chen, Bandarpalle B. Shankar, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Neng-Yang Shih
  • Patent number: 7253190
    Abstract: Tetrazole compounds substituted directly, or by a bridge, with a heteroaryl moiety containing N adjacent to the point of connection of the heteroaryl, are mGluR5 modulators useful in the treatment of psychiatric and mood disorders such as, for example, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and panic, as well as in the treatment of pain and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. P. Cosford, Chixu Chen, Thomas S. Reger, Jeffrey R. Roppe, Nicholas D. Smith
  • Patent number: 7253191
    Abstract: The invention relates to 2-thio-substituted imidazole derivatives of the formula I in which the radicals R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the description. The compounds according to the invention have immunomodulating and/or cytokine-release-inhibiting action and are therefore suitable for treating disorders associated with a disturbed immune system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Merckle GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Laufer, Dunja Kotschenreuther, Philipp Merckle, Karola Tollmann, Hans-Guenter Striegel
  • Patent number: 7253192
    Abstract: This invention is concerned with compounds of the formula I: wherein one of R5, R6 and R7 is and X1, X2, R1 to R12, m, n and o are as defined in the description, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or esters thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are modulated by PPAR? and/or PPAR? agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Ackermann, Johannes Aebi, Alfred Binggeli, Uwe Grether, Bernd Kuhn, Hans-Peter Maerki, Markus Meyer
  • Patent number: 7253193
    Abstract: Pyridyl cyanoguanidine compounds of the general formula I wherein A, X1, X2, X3, Y1, Y2, Y3, R1, R2, R5, R6 and n are as indicated in the description are suitable as prodrugs in human and veterinary therapy of proliferative diseases such as cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: LEO Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Ernst Torndal Binderup, Tore Duvold
  • Patent number: 7253194
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to amino acid derivatives and to methods of making the same. In particular, the invention relates to compounds bearing a stereochemical identity, that is, the same stereochemistry, with the chiral ?-carbon of D-?-amino acids and their use in methods of therapy, including the treatment of inflammatory diseases, and to compositions and enantiomeric mixtures containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: The University of Queensland
    Inventors: Robert C Reid, Christopher I Clark, Karl Hansford, Martin J Stoermer, Ross P McGeary, David P Fairlie, Karl Schafer
  • Patent number: 7253195
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula wherein R3, R5, R7, U, X, Y and Z are as defined. Compounds of the Formula I have activity inhibiting production of A?-peptide. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating diseases, for example, neurodegenerative diseases, e.g., Alzheimer's disease, in a mammal comprising compounds of the Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventor: Yuhpyng L. Chen
  • Patent number: 7253196
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds with the formula (I), (II), (III) or (IV): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X and Z are as defined herein, and also to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, as well as methods of use of the compounds for treatment of disorders associated with human 11-?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme and for the preparation of a medicament which acts on the human 11-?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignees: Amgen, Inc., Biovitrum AB
    Inventors: Martin Henriksson, Evert Homan, Lars Johansson, Jerk Vallgarda, Meredith Williams, Eric A. Bercot, Christopher H. Fotsch, Aiwen Li, Guolin Cai, Randall W. Hungate, Chester Chenguang Yuan, Christopher Tegley, David J. St. Jean, Jr., Nianhe Han, Qi Huang, Qingyian Liu, Michael D. Bartberger, George A. Moniz, Matthew J. Frizzle
  • Patent number: 7253197
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, wherein R1 to R4 have the significance given in the specification, and the compounds, salts and esters can be used for the treatment of obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Guba, Patrizio Mattei, Werner Neidhart, Matthias Heinrich Nettekoven, Philippe Pflieger
  • Patent number: 7253198
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel hydroxyethylamine compounds having Asp2 (?-secretase, BACE1 or Memapsin) inhibitory activity, processes for their preparation, to compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of diseases characterised by elevated ?-amyloid levels or ?-amyloid deposits, particularly Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Emmanuel H Demont, Andrew Faller, David Timothy MacPherson, Peter Henry Milner, Alan Naylor, Sally Redshaw, Steven James Stanway, David R Vesey, Daryl S Walter
  • Patent number: 7253199
    Abstract: The invention provides substituted pyrazolidinone compounds, and methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions that utilize or comprise one or more such compounds. Compounds of the invention are useful for a variety of therapies, including treating or preventing various cancers, inflammation, septic shock, preterm labor, infertility, pain, and ischemia, and other diseases and disorders associated with MEK-1 and/or ERK-2 activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Applied Research Systems ARS Holding N.V.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Arkinstall, Antonio Arulanandam, Xuliang Jiang, Sharad Magar, Roustem Nabioullin, John Yingsheng Zhang, Peter Blume-Jensen
  • Patent number: 7253200
    Abstract: Imidazole compounds, compositions, and methods of using them in leukocyte recruitment inhibition, in modulating H4 receptor expression, and in treating conditions such as inflammation, H4 receptor-mediated conditions, and related conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Buzard, James P. Edwards, David E. Kindrachuk, Jennifer D. Venable
  • Patent number: 7253201
    Abstract: The invention features methods for decreasing necrosis. The invention also features methods for treating a subject with a condition in which necrosis occurs. The invention further features chemical compounds used to decrease necrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Junying Yuan, Alexei Degterev, Timothy J. Mitchison
  • Patent number: 7253202
    Abstract: Benzodioxepines of the formula (I) and physiologically tolerated salts and solvates thereof, in which R1, R2, R3, R4, A, B, a and b have the meanings indicated in claim 1, are ligands of the 5HT1A receptors and/or the 5HT4 receptors with simultaneously strong serotonin reuptake inhibition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Timo Heinrich, Henning Böttcher, Kai Schiemann, Günter Hölzemann, Christoph van Amsterdam, Gerd Bartoszyk, Hartmut Greiner, Christoph Seyfried, Michel Brunet, Jean Zeiller, Jean Berthelon
  • Patent number: 7253203
    Abstract: This invention relates to substituted indoline derivative compounds which are antagonists of the progesterone receptor, their preparation and pharmaceutical utility, particularly including contraception and treatment of benign or malignant neoplastic diseases, having the general structure: wherein R1 and R2 may be single substituents or fused to form spirocyclic rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Andrew Fensome, Lori L. Miller, John W. Ullrich, Reinhold H. W. Bender, Puwen Zhang, Jay E. Wrobel, Lin Zhi, Todd K. Jones, James P. Edwards, Christopher M. Tegley
  • Patent number: 7253204
    Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of histone deacetylase. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymatic activity. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: MethylGene Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Delorme, Arkadii Vaisburg, Oscar Moradei, Silvana Leit, Stephane Raeppel, Sylvie Frechette, Giliane Bouchain, Zhihong Zhou, Isabelle Paquin, Frederic Gaudette, Ljubomir Isakovic
  • Patent number: 7253205
    Abstract: The present invention relates compounds of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 represent a variety of substituents, ring A is a phenyl or pyridyl ring; d is zero, 1 or 2; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and N-oxides thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Jose Luis Castro Pineiro, Kevin Dinnell, Jason Matthew Elliott, Gregory John Hollingworth, Duncan Edward Shaw, Christopher John Swain
  • Patent number: 7253206
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel phenalenone derivatives of formula (I) which are formed by the microorganism Penicillium herquei Bainer & Sartory, DSM 14142, during fermentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Laszlo Vertesy, Michael Kurz, Ziyu Li, Luigi Toti
  • Patent number: 7253207
    Abstract: Novel quinones are provided, as well as compositions comprising these novel quinones. Methods of using the novel quinones in treatment of various indications including cancer are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Cellgate, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrei V. Blokhin, Benjamin Frydman, Laurence J. Marton, Karen M. Neder, Jerry Shunneng Sun
  • Patent number: 7253208
    Abstract: The subject invention provides anticoagulant compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R3, n and Ar are as defined herein. The compounds of the subject invention can be used to treat at-risk populations thereby bringing relief of symptoms, improving the quality of life, preventing acute and long-term complications, reducing mortality and treating accompanying disorders. The invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and salts of the invention, as well as methods of using the compounds, salts, and compositions of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Aryx Therapeutics
    Inventors: Pascal Druzgala, Cyrus Becker
  • Patent number: 7253209
    Abstract: Preparation of a lipophilic platinum complex being dissolved or suspended in an iodized poppyseed oil fatty acid ethyl ester is useful as an agent for treatment of cisplatin-resistant cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Kishimoto, Shoji Fukushima, Yoshikazu Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 7253210
    Abstract: This invention provides a class of androgen receptor targeting agents (ARTA). The agents define a new subclass of compounds, which are selective androgen receptor modulators (SARM). Several of the SARM compounds have been found to have an unexpected androgenic and anabolic activity of a nonsteroidal ligand for the androgen receptor. Other SARM compounds have been found to have an unexpected antiandrogenic activity of a nonsteroidal ligand for the androgen receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventors: James T. Dalton, Duane D. Miller, Igor Rakov