Patents Issued in July 29, 2014
  • Patent number: 8791091
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are monoacylglycerol acyltransferase type 2 (MGAT2) inhibitors which may be used as medicaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Huji Turdi, Jon J. Hangeland, R. Michael Lawrence, Saleem Ahmad, Wei Meng, Robert Paul Brigance, Pratik Devasthale, Guohua Zhao
  • Patent number: 8791092
    Abstract: This invention provides novel compositions to inhibit the aggregation of amyloid proteins. In various embodiments the compositions comprise a molecular tweezers that binds lysine and/or arginine and thereby inhibits the aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignees: The Regents of the University of California, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Universitat Duisburg-Essen
    Inventors: Gal Bitan, Akila Shanmugam, Aleksey Lomakin, Thomas Schrader, Frank Gerrit Klarner, Peter Talbiersky, Jolanta Polkowska, Frank Bastkowski, Sharmistha Sinha, Sally Frautschy
  • Patent number: 8791093
    Abstract: Disclosed are injectable pharmaceutical compositions that contain a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-addictive agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable liquid carrier, methods of making the compositions, and uses thereof for treating addictions including substance abuse (or addiction to an abused substance) and addictive or compulsive behavior, by administering the composition to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventor: Lance L. Gooberman
  • Patent number: 8791094
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat androgen receptor mediated diseases or conditions. Such compounds include inhibitors of cytochrome C17?-hydroxylase/C17,20-lyase such as 3-?-Hydroxy-17-(1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)androsta-5,16-diene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jodie Pope Morrison, Cy Aaron Stein, David Scott Casebier
  • Patent number: 8791095
    Abstract: Steroidal C-17 nitrogen-containing heterocycles of Formula I: wherein: the ABCD ring structure is the nucleus of a steroid, or an analog thereof, X is a group capable of coordinating a heme group of CYP17, and Y is an hydroxyl functionality, a suitable ester, or a prodrug group, for the treatment of urogenital and/or androgen-related cancers, such as castration-resistant prostate cancer. The invention provides methods of synthesizing new chemical entities and methods of using the same in treating urogenital and/or androgen-related cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventor: David Casebier
  • Patent number: 8791096
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the sterilization of a labile glucocorticosteroid, which method comprises heat-treating by moist heat the labile glucocorticosteroid in the form of a suspension for a sterilizing-effective time. The methods and compositions according to the invention are useful as therapeutic tools to prevent, reverse, and/or reduce the symptoms of allergic and/or inflammatory conditions in a mammalian patient. The invention also provides methods and compositions, which may be manipulated and fine-tuned to fit the condition(s) to be treated while producing fewer side effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Norton Healthcare Ltd
    Inventors: Adrian Ashley, Paul Lamb, Donald MacDonald, John Miller, Martin J. Oliver, Mathew Pollard
  • Patent number: 8791097
    Abstract: This invention provides the method or use of CCI-779 in the treatment of papillary renal cell carcinoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Gary Dukart, James Joseph Gibbons, Jr., Anna Berkenblit, Jay Marshall Feingold
  • Patent number: 8791098
    Abstract: The invention relates to bioactive pre-tubulysin derivatives, their preparation and pharmacological use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Universitaet des Saarlandes
    Inventors: Yi Chai, Angelika Ullrich, Uli Kazmaier, Rolf Müller
  • Patent number: 8791099
    Abstract: Transition metal complexes of amphiphilic/bipolar corroles, optically active isomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful for prevention of a cardiovascular disease or disorder in a subject susceptible to develop such a cardiovascular disease or disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd.
    Inventors: Zeev Gross, Michael Aviram, Adi Haber, Bianca Fuhrman, Atif Mahammed, Raymond Coleman
  • Patent number: 8791100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted aryl-benzylamine compounds, to processes for their production, to their use as pharmaceuticals and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Daniela Angst, Birgit Bollbuck, Philipp Janser, Jean Quancard, Nikolaus Johannes Stiefl
  • Patent number: 8791101
    Abstract: The compounds of the present invention are represented by the following aryl- and heteroaryl-substituted tetrahydrobenzazepine and dihydrobenzazapine derivatives having formulae I(A-E) and formula (II): where the carbon atom designated * is in the R or S configuration, and the substituents X and R1-R9 are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignees: Albany Molecular Research, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Bruce F. Molino, Shuang Liu, Aruna Sambandam, Peter R. Guzzo, Min Hu, Congxiang Zha, Kassoum Nacro, David D. Manning, Matthew L. Isherwood, Kristen N. Fleming, Wenge Cui, Richard E. Olson
  • Patent number: 8791102
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor antagonists, compositions comprising the S1P receptor antagonists and methods for using and processes for making the S1P receptor antagonists. In particular, this disclosure relates to sphingosine-1-phosphate 1 (S1P1) receptor antagonists, compositions comprising the S1P1 receptor antagonist and methods for using the S1P1 receptor antagonist, such as in the treatment of cancer, and processes for making the S1P1 receptor antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Exelixis, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Abdulkader Ibrahim, Joon Won Jeong, Henry William Beecroft Johnson, Patrick Kearney, James W. Leahy, Gary L. Lewis, Robin Tammie Noguchi, John M. Nuss
  • Patent number: 8791103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new substituted carboxylic acid amides of general formula wherein A, B and R1 to R5 are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, which have valuable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Henning Priepke, Kai Gerlach, Roland Pfau, Norbert Hauel, Iris Kauffmann-Hefner, Georg Dahmann, Herbert Nar, Sandra Handschuh, Wolfgang Wienen, Annette Schuler-Metz
  • Patent number: 8791104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic use. In particular, the present invention provides novel 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-dione compounds, and methods of using novel 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,5-dione compounds as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions associated with the faulty regulation of the processes of programmed cell death, autoimmunity, inflammation, hyperproliferation, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventor: Gary D. Glick
  • Patent number: 8791105
    Abstract: Methods of improving performance, increasing weight gain, and decreasing incidence of disease in ruminant and pre-ruminant animals, such as cattle, after undergoing painful processing procedures, such as castration and dehorning, are provided. Veterinary formulations for use in methods of the invention are also provided. The formulations comprise a compound selected from the group consisting of meloxicam, gabapentin, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and combinations thereof. Methods of treating pathological pain in cattle are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Johann F. Coetzee, Stanley P. Kukanich
  • Patent number: 8791106
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a compound useful as a novel agent which is excellent in preventing and/or treating cannabinoid receptor type 2-related diseases, based on agonist action on a cannabinoid receptor type 2 [Means for Solution] The present inventors conducted thorough investigation regarding compounds having agonist action on a cannabinoid receptor type 2. They confirmed that the fused ring pyridine compound of the present invention has excellent agonist action on the cannabinoid receptor type 2, thereby completing the present invention. The fused ring pyridine compound of the present invention has agonist action on the cannabinoid receptor type 2, and can be used as an agent for preventing and/or treating cannabinoid receptor type 2-related diseases, for example, inflammatory diseases and pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Yuji Matsushima, Minoru Kameda, Shugo Honda, Yukihito Sugano, Hiroyuki Usuda, Tadashi Terasaka, Takeshi Terasawa, Fusako Nishigaki
  • Patent number: 8791107
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Ar, R1, R2, R3, G1, G2, and m are defined in the specification. This disclosure also relates to materials and methods for preparing compounds of Formula 1, to pharmaceutical compositions which contain them, and to their use for treating inflammatory disorders, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other conditions associated with PI3K?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Edcon Chang, Tony Gibson, Bohan Jin, Nicholas Scorah, Qing Dong
  • Patent number: 8791108
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including compositions and methods for treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The disclosure provides novel inhibitors of HIV, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HIV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: B. Narasimhulu Naidu, Manoj Patel
  • Patent number: 8791109
    Abstract: Compositions, preferably pharmaceutical compositions, containing micronized tanaproget, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, sodium lauryl sulfate, butylated hydroxyanisole, povidone, and magnesium stearate, are provided. The compositions are useful in contraception and hormone replacement therapy and in the treatment and/or prevention of uterine myometrial fibroids, benign prostatic hypertrophy, benign and malignant neoplastic to disease, dysfunctional bleeding, uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, and carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the pituitary, endometrium, kidney, ovary, breast, colon, and prostate and other hormone-dependent tumors, and in the preparation of medicaments useful therefor. Additional uses include stimulation of food intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Wyeth LLC
    Inventors: Arwinder S. Nagi, Ramarao S. Chatlapalli, Shamim Hasan, Rolland W. Carson, Mohamed Ghorab
  • Patent number: 8791110
    Abstract: Described herein are 4-methyl-piperazine-1-carbothioic acid amide derivatives and analogs, as well as compositions containing the same, for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections and diseases associated therewith, particularly those viral infections and associated diseases caused by hemorrhagic fever viruses, such as Arenaviruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Siga Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean M. Amberg, Dongcheng Dai, Tove C. Bolken, Dennis E. Hruby
  • Patent number: 8791111
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, D, G, Q and W have the meanings indicated in Claim (1), can and be employed for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schiemann, Melanie Schultz, Andree Blaukat, Ingo Kober
  • Patent number: 8791112
    Abstract: Substituted 5-(pyrazin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine, 5-(pyrazin-2-yl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine and pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives according to formula I, II and VII, and methods for making same, which are inhibitors of constitutively activated Tyrosine Kinase-Like (TKL), CMGC protein kinases family members and can be useful in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Down's Syndrome, Huntington's disease, other neurodegenerative and central nervous system disorders, cancer, metabolic disorders and inflammatory diseases. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds and methods of inhibiting wild type and/or mutated protein kinase activities of these families and the treatment of disorders associated therewith using compounds and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Arrien Pharmaceuticals LLC
    Inventors: Hariprasad Vankayalapati, Rajendra P Appalaneni, Y. Vekata Krishna Reddy
  • Patent number: 8791113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel [1,8]naphthyridine derivatives of formula (I) and to the use of such compounds in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of signal transduction by ATP consuming proteins like kinases plays a role, particularly to inhibitors of TGF-beta receptor kinases, and to the use of such compounds for the treatment of kinase-induced diseases, in particular for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Dieter Dorsch, Alfred Jonczyk, Guenter Hoelzemann, Christiane Amendt, Frank Zenke
  • Patent number: 8791114
    Abstract: Novel dihydropyrazole derivatives of formula (I) wherein L, R, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, m and n have the meaning according to the claims, are positive allosteric modulators of the FSH receptor, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of fertility disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Henry Yu, Thomas E. Richardson, Robert James Foglesong, Lizbeth Celeste DeSelm, Andreas Goutopoulos
  • Patent number: 8791115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to combinations of triazine derivatives and of insulin sensitizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Poxel SAS
    Inventors: Gérard Moinet, Daniel Cravo, Didier Mesangeau
  • Patent number: 8791116
    Abstract: Pyridazinyl compounds, compositions and related methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Daniel Martin Watterson, Linda J. Van Eldik, Heather Behanna, Hantamalala Ralay Ranaivo
  • Patent number: 8791117
    Abstract: Embodiments of this invention provide methods for therapeutic use of cyclic G-2-Allyl Proline to treat cognitive disorders as well as manufacture of medicaments including tablets, capsules, injectable solutions that are useful for treatment of such conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Michael John Bickerdike, Jian Guan
  • Patent number: 8791118
    Abstract: The invention provides new pyridopyrazine compounds according to formula (I) which are highly selective as Ras-Raf-Mek-Erk signal transduction pathway inhibitors and in particular are highly selective Erk inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Aeterna Zentaris GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Gerlach, Irene Seipelt, Lars Blumenstein, Gilbert Mueller, Eckhard Guenther, Tilmann Schuster, Michael Teifel
  • Patent number: 8791119
    Abstract: Compounds corresponding to the general formula (I) wherein R2 represents a group C1-10-alkyl, C3-10-cycloalkyl, C3-7-cycloalkyl-C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-alkyl-C3-7-cycloalkyl, C3-7-cycloalkyl-C3-7-cycloalkyl, C1-6-alkylthio-C-1-10-alkyl, C1-6-alkoxy-C1-10-alkyl, hydroxy-C1-10-alkyl, hydroxy-C1-6-alkyl-C3-7-cycloalkyl-C1-6-alkyl, hydroxy-C3-10-cycloalkyl, C1-10-fluoroalkyl or C3-10-fluorocycloalkyl; an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; a group C1-10-alkyl substituted with an optionally substituted heterocyclic group; X6 represents a group chosen from hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine and bromine atoms or a group C1-6-alkyl, C3-7-cycloalkyl, C3-7-cycloalkyl-C1-6-alkyl, C1-6-fluoroalkyl or cyano; and R7 represents an aryl group such as phenyl or naphthyl, optionally substituted with one or more substituents, in the form of the base or of an acid-addition salt, and the therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Sylvain Cote Des Combes, Jacques Froissant, Jean-Francois Gibert, Frank Marguet, Christophe Pacaud, Frédéric Puech, Antoine Ravet
  • Patent number: 8791120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-aryl-6-piperazin-1-yl-3-substituted-pyridazines of formula (I) that are fast dissociating dopamine 2 receptor antagonists, processes for preparing these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds as an active ingredient. The compounds find utility as medicines for treating or preventing central nervous system disorders, for example schizophrenia, by exerting an antipsychotic effect without motor side effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Gregor James MacDonald, Xavier Jean Michel Langlois, José Manuel Bartolomé-Nebreda, Michiel Luc Maria Van Gool
  • Patent number: 8791121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oligooxopiperazines and their use. Methods for preparing oligooxopiperazines are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: Paramjit S. Arora, Petra Tosovska, Danielle Guarracino, Brooke Bullock
  • Patent number: 8791122
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide a novel crystal of 2-{4-[N-(5,6-diphenylpyrazin-2-yl)-N-isopropylamino]butyloxy}-N-(methylsulfonyl)acetamide (hereinafter referred to as “compound A”). A Form-I crystal of compound A shows diffraction peaks at 9.4 degrees, 9.8 degrees, 17.2 degrees and 19.4 degrees in the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum thereof. A Form-II crystal of compound A shows diffraction peaks at 9.0 degrees, 12.9 degrees, 20.7 degrees and 22.6 degrees in the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum thereof. A Form-III crystal of compound A shows diffraction peaks at 9.3 degrees, 9.7 degrees, 16.8 degrees, 20.6 degrees and 23.5 degrees in the powder X-ray diffraction spectrum thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideyuki Itou
  • Patent number: 8791123
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) and salts thereof in which R1, R2, R3, R4, X, Y and n have the meanings given in the specification, are inhibitors of Trk kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases which can be treated with a Trk kinase inhibitor such as pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases and certain infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Array Biopharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Shelley Allen, Steven Wade Andrews, Kevin Ronald Condroski, Julia Haas, Lily Huang, Yutong Jiang, Timothy Kercher, Jeongbeob Seo
  • Patent number: 8791124
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to the use of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase I, IV and V for the prophylaxis and treatment of prostatic diseases, in particular the use of a) 2-(2-propoxy-phenyl)-8-azapurin-6-one (zaprinast); b) dipyridamole; c) 1-(3-chlorophenylamino)-4-phenylphthalazine (M5445); d) 2-(N-(4-carboxypiperidine-6-chloro-4-(3,4-(methylendioxy)benzyl)amino)quinazoline (E 4021, ER 21355); e) 2,3-dihydro-8-hydroxy-7-nitro-1,4-benzodioxine-2-methanol, alpha-nitrate (E 4701); f) 4-((3,4-(methylendioxy)benzyl)amino)-6,7,8-trimethoxy-quinazoline; g) 1-methly-3-propyl-6-(5-(N-(4-methylmorpholino)sulfonyl)-2-ethoxyphenyl)pyrazole[4,5]pyrimidin-4(5H)one (sildenafil); i) 1-cyclopentyl-3-methyl-6-(4-pyridinyl)pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidin-4(5H)-one (WIN 58237); j) 7-(3-(4-acetyl-3-hydroxy-2-propyl-phenoxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy)-2-carboxy-2,3-didehydro-chronan-4-one (PPL-557212); k) quinazolines and their trimethoxy derivatives; l) Pyrazolopyrimidones; as well as pharmacologically compatible salts thereof, quinazolin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Uropep Biotech GBR
    Inventors: Wolf-Georg Forssmann, Christian Georg Stief, Michael Carsten Truβ, Stefan Uckert, Udo Jonas
  • Patent number: 8791125
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of a general formula (I): wherein Ar1 is an optionally-substituted aryl or heteroaromatic group; R1 is an optionally-substituted lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl or cyclo-lower alkyl group, or is an aryl, aralkyl or heteroaromatic group optionally having a substituent; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkenyl group or a lower alkynyl group, or is an aryl, aralkyl or heteroaromatic group optionally having a substituent; R3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkyl group or a group of —N(R1k)R1m; T and U are a nitrogen atom or a methine group, etc. The compounds of the invention have excellent Weel kinase-inhibitory effect and are therefore useful in the field of medicines, especially treatment of various cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: MSD K.K.
    Inventors: Takeshi Sagara, Sachie Otsuki, Satoshi Sunami, Toshihiro Sakamoto, Kenji Niiyama, Fuyuki Yamamoto, Takashi Yoshizumi, Hidetomo Furuyama, Yasuhiro Goto, Makoto Bamba, Keiji Takahashi, Hiroshi Hirai, Toshihide Nishibata
  • Patent number: 8791126
    Abstract: In the present invention, a novel 2-alkynyl-N9-propargyladenine represented by formula (I) wherein R1 represents a halogen atom, a furyl group, or a triazolyl group; R2 and R3 each represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-8 alkyl group, or form a cycloalkyl group by bonding to each other; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, has a stronger and longer-lasting effect as a therapeutic agent for Parkinsonian syndromes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Yamasa Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Endo, Kohei Yamada, Kazuki Deguchi
  • Patent number: 8791127
    Abstract: A mucosal bioadhesive slow release carrier comprising an active principle and devoid of starch, lactose, which can release the active principal for a duration of longer than 20 hours. This bioadhesive carrier contains a diluent, an alkali metal alkylsulfate, a binding agent, at least one bioadhesive polymer and at least one sustained release polymer, as well as a method for its preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: BioAlliance Pharma
    Inventors: Dominique Costantini, Caroline Lemarchand
  • Patent number: 8791128
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing hair loss in patients. Specifically exemplified herein are compositions containing a modified pyrimidine that are topically applied to a scalp of an patient. Typically, the patient has androgenic alopecia, alopecia greata, postpartum alopecia or telogen effluvium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kiminobu Sugaya, Stephanie Merchant
  • Patent number: 8791129
    Abstract: Novel quinazolinamide derivatives of the formula (I), in which R1-R43 and X have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are HSP90 inhibitors and can be used for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases in which the inhibition, regulation and/or modulation of HSP90 plays a role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Michael Eggenweiler, Christian Sirrenberg, Hans-Peter Buchstaller
  • Patent number: 8791130
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, n. X, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds and using the compounds for treatment of diseases associated with LRRK2 receptor, such as Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Baker-Glenn, Mark Chambers, Bryan K. Chan, Anthony Estrada, Zachary Kevin Sweeney
  • Patent number: 8791131
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of Formula (I), and to salts thereof, their synthesis, and their use as PI3-K? inhibitors and/or PI3-K?/mTOR dual inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Hengmiao Cheng, Ted William Johnson, Jacqui Elizabeth Hoffman, Lisa Chen Guo, Zhengyu Liu
  • Patent number: 8791132
    Abstract: Hydrogenated pyrido[4,3-b]indoles, pyrido[3,4-b]indoles and azepino[4,5-b]indoles are described. The compounds may bind to and are adrenergic receptor ?2B antagonists. The compounds may also bind to and antagonize adrenergic receptor ?1B. The compounds may find use in therapy, e.g., to (i) reduce blood pressure and/or (ii) promote renal blood flow and/or (iii) decrease or inhibit sodium reabsorption. The compounds may also be used to treat diseases or conditions that are, or are expected to be, responsive to a decrease in blood pressure. Use of the compounds to treat cardiovascular and renal disorders is particularly described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Medivation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Asher Protter, Sarvajit Chakravarty, Rajendra Parasmal Jain, Michael John Green
  • Patent number: 8791133
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds of formula I: wherein the groups R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X are as defined in the disclosure, having antithrombotic activity, which in particular inhibits the protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR1). The disclosure further relates to methods for producing the same and to the use thereof as a pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventors: Karl Schoenafinager, Henning Steinhagen, Bodo Scheiper, Uwe Heinelt, Volkmar Wehner, Matthias Herrmann, Jacques Mauger, Pavel Safar
  • Patent number: 8791134
    Abstract: The invention relates to nitroso derivatives including carboxylic acid and phosphoric acid esters of hydroxy nitroso compounds that donate nitroxyl (HNO) under physiological conditions. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in treating and/or preventing the onset and/or development of diseases or conditions that are responsive to nitroxyl therapy, including heart failure, ischemia/reperfusion injury and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Marie Frost, Stephen Martin Courtney, Frederick Arthur Brookfield, Vincent Jacob Kalish
  • Patent number: 8791135
    Abstract: Novel compounds and compositions for treating patients in need of relief from HIV, AIDS, and AIDS-related diseases are described. Methods for treating HIV, AIDS, and AIDS-related diseases using the compounds described herein are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Arun K. Ghosh
  • Patent number: 8791136
    Abstract: Disclosed are substituted pyridine compounds as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. One embodiment is a compound having the structure wherein E, J, T, the ring system denoted by “B”, T, R3, R4, w and x are as described herein. In certain embodiments, a compound disclosed herein activates the AMPK pathway, and can be used to treat metabolism-related disorders and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Goff, Donald Payan, Rajinder Singh, Simon Shaw, David Carroll, Yasumichi Hitoshi
  • Patent number: 8791137
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein R1-R6, X, Y, and B have any of the values described herein, as well as salts of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and therapeutic methods that comprise the administration of such compounds. The compounds are inhibitors of MAO-B enzyme function and are useful for improving cognitive function and for treating psychiatric disorders in animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Dart Neuroscience (Cayman) Ltd.
    Inventors: Xianbo Zhou, Roderick E. M. Scott, Rusiko Bourtchouladze, Alan P Kaplan, Terence P Keenan, Andrew McRiner
  • Patent number: 8791138
    Abstract: This application describes compositions of receptor inhibitors, including antipsychotic agents, for example haloperidol, and methods of use for alleviating clinical depression, improving cognition and/or treating other syndromes, conditions or diseases for which anti-depressant agents are prescribed. Furthermore, this application describes compositions and methods to induce supersensitivity in dopamine D2 and other receptors involved in depression and/or cognition as a means of alleviating clinical depression or improving cognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Clera Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Seeman, Philip M. Tokeikis
  • Patent number: 8791139
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel anthranilic acid derivatives of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A, Q and n have the meanings given in the description, to their use as insecticides and acaricides for controlling animal pests, also in combination with other agents for activity boosting, and a plurality of processes for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Rüdiger Fischer, Christoph Grondal, Markus Heil, Heinz-Juergen Wroblowsky, Ernst Rudolf Gesing, Christian Funke, Eva-Maria Franken, Olga Malsam, Arnd Voerste, Ulrich Görgens, Tetsuya Murata
  • Patent number: 8791140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline polymorphic and amorphous form of 6-[2-(methylcarbamoyl)phenyl sulfanyl]-3-E-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)ethenyl]indazole and to methods for their preparation. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one polymorphic form and to the therapeutic or prophylactic use of such polymorphic forms and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Michael Campeta, Brian Patrick Chekal, Robert Alan Singer