Patents Issued in January 6, 2015
  • Patent number: 8927548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted triazole compounds and compositions comprising substituted triazole compounds. The invention further relates to methods of inhibiting the activity of Hsp90 in a subject in need thereof and methods for preventing or treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a substituted triazole compound of the invention, or a composition comprising such a compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Weiwen Ying, David James, Shijie Zhang, Junghyun Chae, Teresa Kowalczyk-Przewloka, Howard P. Ng, Hao Li, Zachary Demko, Dinesh U. Chimmanamada, Chi-wan Lee, Zhenjian Du, Kevin Foley, Minghu Song, Lijun Sun, Keizo Koya, Dan Zhou, Shuzhen Qin
  • Patent number: 8927549
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide adamantyl benzamide derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising adamantyl benzamide derivatives. Methods of use of such compounds and compositions to modulate the activity of 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11?HSD1) in a subject are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: High Point Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Dharma Rao Polisetti, Suparna Gupta, Soren Ebdrup
  • Patent number: 8927550
    Abstract: Disclosed are CCR1 receptor antagonists of the formula (I) wherein Ar1, Ar2, R1-R3, X and L are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are compositions, methods of making and using compounds of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Brian Nicholas Cook, Daniel Kuzmich
  • Patent number: 8927551
    Abstract: The present invention provides isoxazoline FAAH inhibitors of the formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof, wherein each of G, Ra, Rb, Rc, and Rd are as defined herein. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The present invention also provides methods for treating an FAAH-mediated condition comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof, to a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark L. Behnke, Alfredo C. Castro, Lawrence K. Chan, Catherine A. Evans, Louis Grenier, Michael J. Grogan, Yves Leblanc, Tao Liu, Stephane Peluso, Daniel A. Snyder, Thomas T. Tibbitts
  • Patent number: 8927552
    Abstract: The invention relates to new crystalline modifications of the hydrochloride of 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine, crystalline modification of the dihydrochloride of 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine and amorphous 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine hydrochloride which are suitable in particular for the preparation of solid medicaments for the treatment or prevention of depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, mania, dementia, substance-related disorders, sexual dysfunctions, eating disorders, obesity, fibromyalgia, sleeping disorders, psychiatric disorders, cerebral infarct, tension, for the therapy of side-effects in the treatment of hypogonadism, secondary amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome and undesired puerperal lactation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Patentgesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Bathe, Bernd Helfert, Steffen Neuenfeld, Heike Kniel, Matthias Bartels, Susanne Rudolph, Henning Böttcher
  • Patent number: 8927553
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with deuterium-enriched sulfonamides of formula 1, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of use thereof for the treatment of anxiety disorders including, General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder (PD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Social Phobia (SP), Health Anxiety (Hypochondriasis), depression, major depressive disorders, unipolar depression, bipolar I depression disorder, bipolar II depression disorder, treatment-resistant depression, single episodic and recurrent major depressive disorders, depression in the medically ill, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), schizophrenia, psychosis, epilepsy, seizures, hot flashes due to menopause, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), premature ejaculation, male erectile dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, obesity, eating disorders, bulimia nervo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Daljit Singh Dhanoa
  • Patent number: 8927554
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions containing certain pyrimidine compounds such as minoxidil and/or certain pyrimidine sulfate (inner salt) compounds such as minoxidil sulfate and especially compositions containing pyrimidine compounds in combination with an admixtures comprising at least one antioxidant, at least one organic acid and a select fatty acid mixture. The present disclosure also relates to use of the compositions to grow and/or regrow hair and/or prevent hair loss in mammals and particularly in humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc.
    Inventors: Longsheng Hu, Virginia Streusand Goldman, Josephine A. Minerva, Susan Wendling
  • Patent number: 8927555
    Abstract: Thieno- and furo-pyrimidine compounds are described, which are useful as H4 receptor modulators. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the modulation of histamine H4 receptor activity and for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by H4 receptor activity, such as inflammation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV
    Inventors: James P. Edwards, Danielle K. Neff, Deborah M. Smith, Jennifer D. Venable
  • Patent number: 8927556
    Abstract: Optionally substituted (5- or 7-amino)-3,4-dihydro-(optionally 4-oxo, 4-thioxo or 4-imino)-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-2(6H)-ones, Compounds of Formula I, processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peng Li, Jun Zhao, Hailin Zheng, Lawrence P. Wennogle
  • Patent number: 8927557
    Abstract: The compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R21, R22, R23, R24, Y and R3 have the meanings as given in the description, the salts thereof, the stereoisomers of the compounds and the salts thereof are effective inhibitors of the type 5 phosphodiesterase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Takeda GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Stadlwieser, Beate Schmidt, Heiko Bernsmann, Torsten Dunkern, Ewald Benediktus, Andreas Pahl, Ragna Hussong, Olaf Nimz, Matthias Mueller, Martin Viertelhaus
  • Patent number: 8927558
    Abstract: Impurities of lapatinib such as N-{3-chloro-4-[(2-fluorobenzyl)oxy]phenyl}-6-[5-({[2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]amino}methyl)furan-2-yl]quinazoline-4-amine compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof: and analytical methods for identifying and quantifying such impurities of Lapatinib and salts thereof are provided. Also provided is Lapatinib containing less than about 0.05 percent of this and related impurities and methods for preparing such pure forms of Lapatinib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: F.I.S.—Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Fontana, Alessandro Leganza, Sergio Osti
  • Patent number: 8927559
    Abstract: This application provides for compounds of the formula Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the individual variables are defined herein, as well as processes to prepare these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and their use in treating disease state associated with the CRTH2 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Robert G. Aslanian, Christopher W. Boyce, Robert D. Mazzola, Jr., Brian A. McKittrick, Kevin D. McCormick, Anandan Palani, Jun Qin, Haiqun Tang, Dong Xiao, Younong Yu, John P. Caldwell, Elizabeth Helen Kelley, Hongjun Zhang, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Rachel N. MacCoss, Joey L. Methot, Jolicia Polivina Gauuan, Qin Jiang, Andrew J. Leyhane, Purakkattle Johny Biju, Li Dong, Xianhai Huang, Ning Shao, Wei Zhou, Pawan K. Dhondi, Ashwin U. Rao
  • Patent number: 8927560
    Abstract: The present invention provides 4-Aza-2,3-didehydropodophyllotoxin compound of general formula A (4a-4z and 4aa-4ae) as useful potential antitumour agents against human cancer cell lines. The present invention further provides a process for the synthesis of 4-Aza-2,3-didehydropodophyllotoxin compounds (4a-4z and 4aa-4ae).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Kamal Ahmed, Suresh Paidakula, Ashwini Kumar Banala, Mallareddy Adla, Venkat Reddy Papagari, Rasheed Tamboli Jaki
  • Patent number: 8927561
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and related compositions for the treatment of viral infection, including RNA viral infection, and compounds that can modulate the RIG-I pathway in vertebrate cells, including compounds that can activate the RIG-I pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kineta, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn P. Iadonato, Kristin Bedard
  • Patent number: 8927562
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel fused tricyclic compounds that are inhibitors of mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) kinase, which is also known as FRAP, RAFT, RAPT or SEP, and are useful in the treatment of cellular proliferative diseases, for example cancer and other proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Zhaoyang Meng, Panduranga Adulla Reddy, M. Arshad Siddiqui
  • Patent number: 8927563
    Abstract: There is provided a compound of formula I, which compound has antiinflammatory activity (e.g. through inhibition of one or more of members of: the family of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes; Syk kinase; and members of the Src family of tyrosine kinases, e.g., Src and Lck) and has use in therapy, including in pharmaceutical combinations, especially in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, including inflammatory diseases of the lung, eye and intestines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Respivert Limited, Topivert Pharma Limited
    Inventor: Matthew Colin Thor Fyfe
  • Patent number: 8927564
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments concern polycyclic alkaloid compounds and methods for their use and synthesis. Particular embodiments concern polycyclic alkaloids having a fused, six-membered ring, while other embodiments concern polycyclic alkaloids having a fused, five-membered ring. Methods for making the polycyclic alkaloids are disclosed, as well as methods for their use as prophylactics or treatments for certain diseases. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the polycyclic alkaloids and their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Goff, Donald G. Payan, Sylvia Braselmann
  • Patent number: 8927565
    Abstract: Compositions including polymeric dialdehydes and compounds of where R1, R2, R7, R8, R9, and R10 may be the same or different and are selected from H, CH3, OH, OCH3, C2H5, OC2H5OCH2Ph, OCH2PhNO2, F or Cl; R3, R4, R5, R6 may be the same or different and are selected from H, CH3, OCH3, C2H5, OC2H5OCH2Ph, OCH2PhNO2, F or Cl, or R5 and R6 are the same or different and are selected from H, CH3, OCH3, C2H5, OC2H5OCH2Ph, OCH2PhNO2, F or Cl and R3 and R4 together are ?O, or R4 and R6 are the same or different and are selected from H, CH3, OCH3, C2H5, OC2H5OCH2Ph, OCH2PhNO2, F or Cl and R3 and R5 together form a double bond or are ?O, or R3 and R4, are the same or different and are selected from H, CH3, OCH3, C2H5, OC2H5OCH2Ph, OCH2PhNO2, F or Cl and R5 and R6 together are ?O; R11 and R12 together form ?CH2, or R11 and R12 may be the same or different and are independently selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, CH2CH3 and CH2CH2CH3; and X is selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, SO4, I and R13COO,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Australian Biomedical Company Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Betty Jin, Wen-Yang Wu
  • Patent number: 8927566
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a norepinephrine and selective serotonin receptor blocker and the use thereof. The norepinephrine and selective serotonin receptor blocker is a compound of formula I, or isomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates thereof, wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, C6-10 aralkyl, C6-10 arylalkoxy, C1-6 haloalkyl and C1-6 haloalkoxy; and R2 is one or more groups each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, amino, hydroxyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, and C1-6 haloalkoxy. R3 is one or more groups each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, amino, hydroxyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, and C1-6 haloalkoxy. The compound of the present invention is effective norepinephrine and selective serotonin receptor blocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Beijing Medisan Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mingxin Wang, Jinai Liu, Fan Yang, Ailing Wang, Jiguo Sun, Yan Wang, Jin Cui, Lei Ji
  • Patent number: 8927567
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel fluoroergoline derivatives and compositions thereof. In other embodiments, provided herein are methods of treatment, prevention, or amelioration of a variety of medical disorders such as, for example, migraine using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of agonizing receptors such as, for example, the 5-HT1D and/or the 5-HT1B receptor, without agonizing the 5-HT2B receptor using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of antagonizing or inhibiting activity at receptors such as, for example, the adrenergic alpha2A and/or the alpha2B receptors using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Map Pharceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert O. Cook, Jian Zhang, Thomas A. Armer
  • Patent number: 8927568
    Abstract: The use of a dopamine agonist in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of endometriosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ferring International Center S.A.
    Inventors: Antonio Pellicer-Martinez, Carlos Simon-Valles, Edurne Novella-Maestre
  • Patent number: 8927569
    Abstract: A class of macrocyclic compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R3, R4, Ra, Rb, A, Z, Y, X, M, W, n and m are defined herein, that are useful as inhibitors of viral proteases, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, are provided. Also provided are processes 5 for the synthesis and use of such macrocyclic compounds for treating or preventing HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Steven Harper, Vincenzo Summa, Nigel J. Liverton, John A. McCauley, John W. Butcher, Marcello Di Filippo, Maria Emilia Di Francesco, Marco Ferrara, Joseph J. Romano, Michael T. Rudd
  • Patent number: 8927570
    Abstract: Provided are 1-aryl or 1-heteroaryl substituted beta-carboline compounds or indole analogs thereof having the structure: where X is NH, N—C1-C4 alkyl, S, or O; R1 is 1-naphthyl or 1-dihydroacenaphthenyl, each optionally substituted with a halogen; and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently H H, OH, halogen, CN, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, —C(O)OC1-C4 ester, —C1-C4—SO2—NH—C1-C4 sulfonamide, or phenyl with the proviso that X is NH, R1 is 1-naphthyl or 1-naphthyl substituted with a halogen and one of R5, R6, or R7 is C1-C4 alkoxy, then R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are independently H, OH, halogen, CN, C1-C4 haloalkoxy, —C(O)OC1-C4 ester, —C1-C4—SO2—NH—C1-C4 sulfonamide, or phenyl such that at least two of R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 are other than H. Also provided are methods for inhibiting proliferation of cells associated with a cell proliferative disease by contacting the cell with the compounds provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: John K. Buolamwini
  • Patent number: 8927571
    Abstract: New heterocyclic compounds that may be used to modulate a histamine receptor in an individual are described. Pyrido[4,3-b]indoles are described, as are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of therapeutic applications, including the treatment of a cognitive disorder, psychotic disorder, neurotransmitter-mediated disorder and/or a neuronal disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Medivation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajendra Parasmal Jain, Sarvajit Chakravarty
  • Patent number: 8927572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the crystal form I of salt of a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, and the preparation method and use thereof. In particular, it relates to the crystal form I of dihydrochloride salt of the compound (R)-2-[[7-(3-aminopiperidin-1-yl)-3,5-dimethyl-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-yl]methyl]benzonitrile represented by formula (1), which is a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, and the preparation method and use thereof. The crystal form I of dihydrochloride salt of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor represented by formula (1) is characterized in that it has characteristic peaks at 8.7±0.2°, 19.4±0.2°, 23.5±0.2° and 27.2±0.2° in X-ray powder diffraction indicated by an angle 2? (°) using Cu—K? irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Xuanzhu Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chutian Su
  • Patent number: 8927573
    Abstract: The invention provides novel 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, A, and G are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate thereof, that are antagonists at the mu opioid receptor. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat conditions associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel D. Long, John R. Jacobsen, Lan Jiang
  • Patent number: 8927574
    Abstract: Novel crystalline polymorphic forms, Forms A, B, C, D, and E of a compound of Formula I, which has been found to be a potent inhibitor of LFA-1, are disclosed. Methods of preparation and uses thereof in the treatment of LFA-1 mediated diseases are also disclosed in this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: SARcode Bioscience Inc.
    Inventor: John Burnier
  • Patent number: 8927575
    Abstract: (S)-2-(Diphenylacetyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6-methoxy-5-(phenylmethoxy)-3-isoquinoline carboxylic acid in substantially pure form is described together with its sodium salt and solvates. Methods for preparing the compound, its sodium salt and its solvates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Spinifex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas David McCarthy, Craig James Stewart Boyle, Alexander Redvers Eberlin, Peter Michael Kelly
  • Patent number: 8927576
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a combination product for treating or ameliorating hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection or disorders or symptoms associated therewith in a subject in need thereof comprising, a HCV inhibitor and one or more therapeutic agents selected from either or both a HCV protease inhibitor and one or more different therapeutic agents administered in combination in an effective amount to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: PTC Therpeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhengxian Gu
  • Patent number: 8927577
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 and B4 are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula I have been found to act as glucagon antagonists or inverse agonists. Consequently, the compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful for the treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions mediated by glucagon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Didiuk, Kevin J. Filipski, Angel Guzman-Perez, Esther C. Lee, Jeffrey A. Pfefferkorn, Benjamin Stevens, Meihua Tu
  • Patent number: 8927578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to treatment and/or prevention of one or more metabolic disorders utilizing fatostatin A and/or a derivative and/or analog thereof. In other aspects, the compound for treatment and/or prevention of one or more metabolic disorders utilizes an A-B-C tripartite structure, wherein A, B, and C are identical or non-identical structures and are described in detail herein. In specific aspects, the metabolic disorder includes obesity or diabetes, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Motonari Uesugi, Salih J. Wakil, Lutfi Abu-Elheiga, Qian Mao, Shinji Kamisuki, Akira Kugimiya
  • Patent number: 8927579
    Abstract: A compound having formula I. R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently H or lower alkyl. R5 is aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, cycloalkyloxy, heterocycloalkyloxy, arylamino, heteroarylamino, cycloalkylamino, heterocycloalkyl amino, arylthio, heteroarylthio, cycloalkylthio, heterocycloalkylthio, or cyclic olefin, any of which may be substituted or non-substituted; or substituted alkyl, substituted alkyl oxy or substituted alkyl amino wherein the substituent is an aryl, a heteroaryl, a cycloalkyl, a heterocycloalkyl or a cyclic olefin, any of which may be substituted or non-substituted. X is C or N. n and p are independently whole numbers selected from 0, 1 and 2. (CH2)n and (CH2)p may be substituted or non-substituted. Ar1 and Ar2 are independently aryl or heteroaryl groups which may be substituted or non-substituted. Certain specific compounds are excluded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventors: Nnae-Meka Ikechukwu Amobi, Christopher Smith
  • Patent number: 8927580
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dipyridyl thiosemicarbazone compounds of formula (I): wherein R1 is cyclohexyl or ethyl; as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing those compounds, and the use of those compounds and compositions in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Oncochel Therapeutics LLC
    Inventors: Des R. Richardson, David B. Lovejoy
  • Patent number: 8927581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fungicide N-(2-pyridylpropyl)carboxamide derivative and its oxa, aza and thia analogs of formula (I), their process of preparation and intermediate compound for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions. wherein A, T, W, X, n and Z3 to Z7 represent various substituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Samir Bennabi, Pierre-Yves Coqueron, Philippe Desbordes, Stéphanie Gary, Rachel Rama, Philippe Rinolfi, Jürgen Benting, Peter Dahmen
  • Patent number: 8927582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, R, R1, R2 are as defined above. The compounds have apoptosis signal-regulating kinase (“ASK1”) inhibitory activity, and are thus useful in the treatment of ASK1-mediated conditions, including autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, diabetic nephropathy, cardio-renal diseases, including kidney disease, fibrotic diseases, respiratory diseases, COPD, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung injury, acute and chronic liver diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the compounds of Formula (I), and to methods of preparing the compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Britton Corkey, Gregory Notte, Jeff Zablocki
  • Patent number: 8927583
    Abstract: A composition comprising at least a pyridylmethylbenzamide derivative of general formula (I) (A) and an insecticide compound (B) in a (A)/(B) weight ratio of from 1/1000 to 1000/1; a composition further comprising an additional fungicidal compound and a method for preventively or curatively combating the pests and diseases of crops by using this composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Heike Hungenberg, Wolfgang Thielert, Alexander Buschermoehle
  • Patent number: 8927584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a photodynamic therapy to a patient having at least one tumor comprising the steps of: administering a compound of formula 6 (wherein R1 and R2 are defined as the above) in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to the patient; waiting for a sufficient time to allow the administered compound to be taken up by a target tissue having the at least one tumor; and irradiating a region of the patient containing the target tissue, wherein growth of the tumor is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kaohsiung Medical University
    Inventors: Jeh-Jeng Wang, Chao-Cheng Liao, Wan-Ping Hu, Ho-Chuan Shen
  • Patent number: 8927585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spirocarbamate analogs, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as TRPV4 antagonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property (NO.2) Limited
    Inventors: Carl Brooks, Mui Cheung, Krista B. Goodman, Marlys Hammond
  • Patent number: 8927586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel TP receptor antagonists, which optionally cross the blood-brain barrier of a mammal. The invention also provides methods for treating a disorder related to activation of TP receptor utilizing the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: John Q. Trojanowski, Virginia M. Y. Lee, Kurt R. Brunden, Amos B. Smith, Donna M. Huym, Carlo Ballatore, Anne-Marie Hogan, Francesco Piscitelli, Sugiyama Shimpei, Xiaozhao Wang
  • Patent number: 8927587
    Abstract: The invention relates to benzimidazole and imidazopyridine derivatives, to their use in medicine, to compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation and to intermediates used in such processes. More particularly the invention relates to new Nav1.8 modulators of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7. X and Y are as defined in the description. Nav1.8 modulators are potentially useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders, particularly pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Pfizer LImited
    Inventors: Sharanjeet Kaur Bagal, Alan Daniel Brown, Mark Ian Kemp, Wolfgang Klute, Laia Malet Sanz, Brian Edward Marron, Duncan Charles Miller, Sarah Elizabeth Skerratt, Mark J. Suto, Christopher William West
  • Patent number: 8927588
    Abstract: To develop an antibiotic having a novel mechanism of action, the present inventors have searched for a compound that has weak cytotoxicity, the physical property of high solubility in water, the effect of inhibiting both DNA gyrase GyrB and topoisomerase IV ParE subunits, and sufficient antibacterial activity. As a result, the present inventors have completed the present invention by finding that a compound of the present invention represented by the general formula (1), a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and a prodrug thereof have desirable properties. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition (particularly, a preventive or therapeutic composition for infectious disease) comprising a compound represented by the formula (1), a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Soneda, Hiroshi Takeshita, Yoshiko Kagoshima, Yuko Yamamoto, Takafumi Hosokawa, Toshiyuki Konosu, Nobuhisa Masuda, Takuya Uchida, Issei Achiwa, Junichi Kuroyanagi, Tetsunori Fujisawa, Aki Yokomizo, Tetsuji Noguchi
  • Patent number: 8927589
    Abstract: Compounds of Formulas 1 and 2 where the variables have the meaning disclosed in the specification, have analgesic and in some cases immunostimulant activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Bertrand Leblond, Eric Beausoleil, Thierry Taverne, John E. Donello
  • Patent number: 8927590
    Abstract: Provided are methods for the preparation of certain substituted pyrrolidine compounds, forms of (2S,4R)-1-(2-aminoacetyl)-4-benzamidopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid hydrochloride, and methods for preparing and using these forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Zealand Pharma A/S
    Inventors: Asaf R. Alimardanov, Lalitha Krishnan, Maotang Zhou, Ting-Zhong Wang, Jianxin Ren, John Leo Considine, Charles C. Wu, Jason Brazzillo, Panolil Raveendranath, Karen Sutherland, Mahmoud Mirmehrabi, Subodh S. Deshmukh, Girija Raveendranath, Vijay Raveendranath, Sanjay Raveendranath
  • Patent number: 8927591
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, methods, and compositions capable of decreasing HIF hydroxylase enzyme activity, thereby increasing the stability and/or activity of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Fibrogen, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Bin Ho, Lee R. Wright, Eric D. Turtle, Craig Mossman, Lee A. Flippin
  • Patent number: 8927592
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula: which may be in base form or in the form of a hydrate or a solvate, in combination with prednisone or prednisolone, for its use as a medicament in the treatment of prostate cancer, particularly metastatic prostate cancer, especially for patients who are not catered for by a taxane-based treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Aventis Pharma SA
    Inventor: Sunil Gupta
  • Patent number: 8927593
    Abstract: The present invention features compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and uses of such compounds in treating or preventing viral infections, such as HCV infections, and diseases associated with such infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Pek Yoke Chong, John Brad Shotwell
  • Patent number: 8927594
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds from the soft coral and the generation thereof. The invention also relates to the uses of the compounds from the soft coral in inhibiting inducible nitric oxide synthase and/or cyclooxygenase-2 and in treating the diseases associated with inducible nitric oxide synthase and/or cyclooxygenase-2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: National Sun Yat-Sen University, National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium
    Inventors: Jyh-Horng Sheu, Wei-Hsien Wang, Zhi-Hong Wen, Bo-Wei Chen, Ping-Jyun Sung
  • Patent number: 8927595
    Abstract: An avermectin-based topical formulation is disclosed which is useful for prevention and treatment of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis). This topical formulation may be formulated as a shampoo-condition which comprises an effective amount of avermectin, solubilizers, suspending agents, preservatives, non-ionic surfactants, humectants, a silicone compound, and water. Also disclosed are methods of using the topical formulations disclosed within this specification to treat either a susceptible or treatment-resistant strain of lice, as well as uses in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing a lice infestation from a susceptible or treatment-resistant strain in a human patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Sanofi-Topaz, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Spring, Garry T. Gwozdz
  • Patent number: 8927596
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel antischistosomal agent, and more specifically, to provide a novel drug capable of inhibiting a growth of schistosomes in vivo to prevent development of liver dysfunction due to eggs of the schistosomes in the case of infection with the schistosomes. The novel antischistosomal agent includes as an active ingredient a peroxide derivative. Specifically, the novel antischistosomal agent includes as an active ingredient a peroxide derivative represented by the general formula (I): where C represents an alicyclic hydrocarbon ring group which may be substituted, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: National University Corporation Okayama University
    Inventors: Yusuke Wataya, Hye-Sook Kim, Akiko Hiramoto, Akira Sato, Nobuo Ota, Takashi Kumagai, Rieko Shimogawara, Toshie Taniguchi
  • Patent number: 8927597
    Abstract: In general, the invention features compounds useful for the synthesis of analogs of halichondrin B, such as eribulin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, e.g., eribulin mesylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Endo, Charles E. Chase, Francis G. Fang