Patents Issued in March 20, 2018
  • Patent number: 9919999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cyanated perylene compound of the formula I in which one of the Z substituents and one of the Z* substituents are cyano and the other Z substituent and the other Z* substituent are each independently CO2R9, CONR10R11, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or C6-C14-aryl, where R9, R10 and R11 are each as defined in the claims; and mixtures thereof. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising a cyanated perylene compound of the formula I or mixtures thereof and to a process for preparation thereof; to color converters comprising at least one polymer as matrix material and at least one cyanated perylene compound or mixtures thereof or a composition comprising at least one cyanated perylene compound or mixtures thereof as fluorescent dye; to the use of these color converters and to lighting devices comprising at least one LED and at least one color converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Martin Koenemann, Gerhard Wagenblast, Sorin Ivanovici, Robert Send, Gabriele Mattern, Gerd Weber
  • Patent number: 9920000
    Abstract: The invention relates to synthesis of methyl carbamate (MC) and dimethyl carabonate (DMC) in presence of stripping inert gas or superheated methanol vapors using packed column reactor and bubble column reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Vivek Vinayak Ranade, Ashutosh Anant Kelkar, Vilas Hari Rane, Anil Kisan Kinage, Savita Kiran Shingote, Lalita Sanjib Roy
  • Patent number: 9920001
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for enhancing the rate of formation of the reaction products of a carboxylic acid and a urea having the formula: where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, allyl, vinyl and alkoxyl groups having from 1-6 carbon atoms, substituted and unsubstituted phenyl groups and the halides. The rate of formation is enhanced by adding acid to a solution including the carboxylic acid and the urea. Preferably, the reaction product of the present invention is N,N?-diformylurea or N,N?-diacetylurea. These reaction products, e.g., diformylurea, have been found to produce significantly improved growth in a variety of agricultural products when applied to the seed, to the surrounding soil or to the foliage of the emerging plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Stoller Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Stoller, Ritesh Sheth
  • Patent number: 9920002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing sulfuric diamides of the general formula I R1R2N—S(O)2—NH2??(I) in which R1 and R2 are each independently a primary alkyl radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a secondary alkyl radical having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl radical having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms, or, together with the nitrogen atom, form a 5- to 8-membered, saturated nitrogen heterocycle which, as well as the nitrogen atom, may have a further heteroatom selected from O and S as a ring member, where the nitrogen heterocycle is unsubstituted or may have 1, 2, 3 or 4 alkyl groups having in each case from 1 to 4 carbon atoms as substituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Axel Pleschke, Thomas Schmidt, Joachim Gebhardt, Sandra Loehr, Michael Keil, Jan Hendrik Wevers
  • Patent number: 9920003
    Abstract: Sugar-derived tetrol, non-ionic amphiphilic amine-esters are prepared facilely and efficaciously in a few steps. The process is initiated by the esterification of a sugar-derived tetrol with a fatty acid chloride, then, undergoing triflate esterification followed by nucleophilic displacement of the aforementioned hydrophilic amine. Each synthetic pathway is efficient and affords modest to high yields of target amphiphiles, which are valorized as practicable surfactant surrogates to petroleum incumbents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Archer Daniels Midland Company
    Inventor: Kenneth Stensrud
  • Patent number: 9920004
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a compound represented by formula (2-b), which is useful as an intermediate for producing agricultural chemicals. The method includes a step for obtaining a compound represented by formula (2-a) by oxidizing the compound represented by formula (1) with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of sulfuric acid and/or a C1-6 alkanesulfonic acid that may be halogen-substituted and in the presence of a C2-12 aliphatic carboxylic acid and/or sulfolane. The method also includes a step for obtaining a compound represented by formula (2-b) by nitrating a compound represented by formula (2-a) in the presence of sulfuric acid and/or a C1-6 alkanesulfonic acid that may be halogen-substituted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Kazuya Ueki, Toshiyuki Kiji, Hiroaki Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9920005
    Abstract: A method for highly efficiently preparing high purity crystals of 2-amino-2-[2-[4-(3-benzyloxyphenylthio)-2-chloro-phenyl]-ethyl]-1,3-propanediol hydrochloride. The method involves dissolving 2-amino-2-[2-[4-(3-benzyloxyphenylthio)-2-chlorophenyl]ethyl]-1,3-propanediol in a mixed solvent comprising a solvent in which its hydrochloride is highly soluble and a solvent in which its hydrochloride is less soluble, to prepare a solution of 2-amino-2-[2-[4-(3-benzyloxyphenylthio)-2-chlorophenyl]ethyl]-1,3-propanediol; and then adding hydrochloric acid to the resulting solution with stirring, to crystallize the hydrochloride of 2-amino-2-[2-[4-(3-benzyloxyphenylthio)-2-chloro-phenyl]ethyl]-1,3-propanediol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KYORIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Komatsu, Hiroya Satoh
  • Patent number: 9920006
    Abstract: Hydroxyl-containing bis(alkenyl) ethers can be incorporated into the backbone of polythioether prepolymers and can be used as curing agents in thiol-terminated polythioether prepolymer compositions. Cured sealants prepared using compositions containing hydroxyl-containing bis(alkenyl) ether-containing polythioether prepolymers and/or hydroxyl-containing bis(alkenyl) ether curing agents exhibit improved physical properties such as rapid curing and compatibility with fillers suitable for use in aerospace sealant applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: PRC-DeSoto International, Inc.
    Inventors: Weibin Cui, Renhe Lin
  • Patent number: 9920007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexylyalkan-3-ols, in particular 1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)-hexan-3-ol. The invention further relates to 5-alkoxy-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexenyl)-1-alken-3-ones and the use of these as a fragrance or as flavor, to a fragrance containing composition and/or a fragranced product containing 5-alkoxy-1-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexenyl)-1-alken-3-ones and to a method for imparting or modifying a scent or a flavor to a composition by including said alkoxyalkenones into such composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Rüdenauer, Ralf Pelzer, Miriam Bru Roig, Vijay Narayanan Swaminathan, Shrirang Hindalekar, Nitin Gupte, Prachin Kolambkar
  • Patent number: 9920008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for synthesizing ethylenimine as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The related catalyst comprises a carrier and metal ions loaded on the carrier; the carrier is a composite oxide comprising titanium, silicon and phosphorus elements; the metal ions are magnesium ions, iron ions and cesium ions; the molar ratio of the magnesium ions to the iron ions to the cesium ions is (1-10):1:0.1; the mass of all metal ions is 0.5-10 percent of that of the carrier. In the related preparation method, a catalyst precursor is roasted at the temperature of 350-650° C., so that the catalyst is obtained; the catalyst precursor is the mixture of the carrier, soluble salt of magnesium, soluble salt of iron and soluble salt of cesium. The present invention also provides the application of the catalyst to synthesis of the ethylenimine by using amino alcohol as the raw material. Compared with a common catalyst which has the requirement on the temperature of over 400° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: XI'AN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jianming Yang, Jian Lu, Suning Mei, Qinwei Yu, Feng Hui, Yani Li, Fengwei Zhao, Weiqiang Wang, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 9920009
    Abstract: There is provided a range of novel compounds which have been demonstrated to have useful UV absorbing properties. These compounds will find use in a range of applications such as active components in sunscreen formulations, paints, plastics, fabrics, glass and UV protective coatings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: CORAL SUNSCREEN PTY LTD
    Inventors: Mark York, John Ryan, Gregory Paul Savage, Adam Gerhard Meyer, Karen Jarvis
  • Patent number: 9920010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to derivatives of formula (I) wherein (R1)n, R2a, R2b, R3a, R3b, R4, L1, L2, X, Y and Ar1 are as described in the description, to their preparation, to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and to their use as pharmaceuticals, to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of formula (I), and especially to their use as CXCR7 receptor modulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS LTD
    Inventors: Heinz Fretz, Philippe Guerry, Thierry Kimmerlin, Francois Lehembre, Julien Pothier, Hervé Siendt, Anja Valdenaire
  • Patent number: 9920011
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compounds for regulating or enhancing erythropoiesis and iron metabolism, and for treating or preventing iron deficiency and anemia of chronic disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: FibroGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Klaus, Christopher J. Molineaux, Thomas B. Neff, Volkmar Guenzler-Pukall, Robert C. Stephenson, Todd W. Seeley, Ingrid Langsetmo Parobok
  • Patent number: 9920012
    Abstract: The invention provides indazole guanidine compounds that inhibit F1F0-ATPase, and methods of using indazole guanidine compounds as therapeutic agents to treat medical disorders, such as an immune disorder, inflammatory condition, or cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Lycera Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander R. Hurd, Donald J. Skalitzky, Clarke B. Taylor, Peter L. Toogood, Chad A. Van Huis
  • Patent number: 9920013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1-(2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-1-yl)-3-substituted urea compounds, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of the FPR2 receptor, and to methods of treating inflammatory diseases or conditions in a subject in need thereof by administering the compound(s) or pharmaceutical composition to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Beard, Vidyasagar Vuligonda, Thong Huy Vu, Michael E. Garst
  • Patent number: 9920014
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel bisbenzimidazole compounds and methods of using the compounds as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nihar Ranjan, Dev P. Arya, Fenfei Leng
  • Patent number: 9920015
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing azoxystrobin intermediates represented by formulae (1) and (2), comprising: controlling a compound represented by formula (3) to contact with sodium methoxide and 4,6-dichloropyrimidine, to obtain a mixture of intermediates represented by formulae (1) and (2), in the existence of a catalyst, the catalyst is an azabicyclic compound or its salt. The present invention further discloses a method for preparing azoxystrobin, comprising: controlling the intermediate represented by formula (2) provided in the present invention to react with 2-cyanophenol or its salt under the catalytic action of an azabicyclic compound or its salt, to obtain an azoxystrobin compound represented by formula (4). The method provided in the present invention has advantages including high transformation ratio, high product purity, easy and convenient operation, and environmental friendliness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: NUTRICHEM COMPANY LIMITED, SHANGYU NUTRICHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianwei Chen, Wenjun Wang, Jianhong Chi, Yongchang Zhao, Xufang Deng, Long Wang, Wentao Jin, Guobin Chen
  • Patent number: 9920016
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of 4-amino-1-((1S,4R,5S)-2-fluoro-4,5-dihydroxy-3 -hydroxymethyl-cyclopent-2-enyl)-1H-pyrimidin-2-one(13, RX-3117) and its intermediates are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Deog Joong Kim, Haifeng Yin, Eliezer Falb, Leigh Andre Pearcey, Jonathan Cummins, Petra Dieterich, Jean-Francois Carniaux, Yi Wang, Vikram Chandrakant Purohit
  • Patent number: 9920017
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel heterocyclic compounds, to the use thereof for controlling animal pests including arthropods, insects and nematodes, and to processes and intermediates for preparation of the novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Eike Kevin Heilmann, Heinz-Juergen Wroblowsky, Axel Trautwein, Joerg Greul, Hardwin Dembski, Kerstin Ilg, Daniela Portz, Ulrich Goergens
  • Patent number: 9920018
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds that are sodium channel inhibitors and to their use in the treatment of various disease states, including cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In particular embodiments, the structure of the compounds is given by Formula I: wherein X, Y, Z, R2, R3, R4, p and q are as described herein, to methods for the preparation and use of the compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Graupe, Yafan Lu, Jeff Zablocki
  • Patent number: 9920019
    Abstract: Base compounds including 1,3-oxazinan-6-one derivatives of N-alkyl or N-alkenyl or N-cycloalkyl or N-aryl propionic acids and paraformaldehyde, and their application as corrosion inhibitors with multifunctional properties serving as inhibitory/dispersant of asphaltene in production processes, transportation, refining and storage of crude oil and derivatives. The corrosion inhibitor with inhibitory/dispersant of asphaltenes properties comprises an active substance base of 1,3-oxaninan-6-ones and hydrocarbon solvents such as benzene, toluene, mixed xylenes, o-xylene, m-xylene and p-xylene, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, alcohols, aliphatic branched and unbranched alcohols containing from 3 to 10 carbon atoms, such as isopropanol, butanol and pentanol, and mixtures of hydrocarbon solvents with aliphatic branched or unbranched liquid fuels. In addition, a process for obtaining 1,3-oxazinan-6-ones derivatives of N-alkyl or N-alkenyl or N-cycloalkyl or N-aryl propionic acids and paraformaldehyde is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo
    Inventors: Raul Hernandez Altamirano, Violeta Yasmin Mena Cervantes, Luis Silvestre Zamudio Rivera, Hiram Isaac Beltran Conde, Eduardo Buenrostro Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 9920020
    Abstract: Squaraine dyes are used to detect the presence of protein in a test sample, which is a substance that may contain protein. A squarine dye is placed in water, and in some instances joined with an aggregation agent, to create an aqueous dye solution. That dye solution is joined with a test sample. When the dye solution is joined with the test sample and the resultant test solution is excited by the application of photons, a resulting fluorescence or absence thereof reveals if protein was present in the test sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Yi Pang, Yongqian Xu
  • Patent number: 9920021
    Abstract: The new method of preparing 1-(2-(2,4-di-methylphenylsulphanyl)phenyl)piperazine of formula (I) or its salt comprises a reaction of 2-(2,4-dimethylphenyl-sulphanyl)benzeneamine of formula (XI), wherein Me is methyl, with a suitable precursor of formation of piperazine ring of formula (XII), wherein LG is a leaving group and R is hydrogen or a protective group, in a suitable organic solvent, wherein the reaction is carried out without presence of a base in a neutral or acidic environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Zentiva k.s.
    Inventors: Robert Klvana, Stanislav Radl, Jindrich Richter
  • Patent number: 9920022
    Abstract: Provided is a small molecule compound as represented by structural formula (I). The product of the present invention in various concentrations and dosages can achieve an obvious change in the growth period of hairs, promoting the growth of the hairs, thus exhibiting an obvious effect of promoting hair growth. In addition, changes in the weight of a mouse in each group are slow, indicating that the test compound does not cause weight loss in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: TECHNODERMA MEDICINES PTE LTD.
    Inventors: Zengquan Wang, Sheldon Cao, Chen Mao
  • Patent number: 9920023
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a leveling composition for electrodepositing metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Suzhou Shinhao Materials LLC
    Inventors: Yun Zhang, Tao Ma, Peipei Dong
  • Patent number: 9920024
    Abstract: The method according to the present invention is a method for purifying a compound represented by a specific formula (1) or a resin having a structure represented by a specific formula (2), the method including a step of bringing a solution (A) including an organic solvent optionally immiscible with water, and the compound or the resin into contact with an acidic aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Echigo, Takashi Makinoshima, Naoya Uchiyama
  • Patent number: 9920025
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds, comprising an 8- or 9-membered cyclic structure, wherein an (E)-1,4-dioxo-but-2-ene moiety is embedded in said cyclic structure and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds may be used as medicaments, in particular as medicaments for treating and preventing microbial infections, such as infections by multidrug resistant and/or Gram-positive bacteria. The invention further relates to fermentation processes wherein fungi of the genus Ulocladium are used for producing the novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen
    Inventors: Jeroen Den Hertog, Gisela Johanna Van Der Velden, Jelmer Hoeksma
  • Patent number: 9920026
    Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (1): The compound can be used as insecticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kei Yoshida, Takeo Wakita, Hiroyuki Katsuta, Akiyoshi Kai, Yutaka Chiba, Kiyoshi Takahashi, Hiroko Kato, Nobuyuki Kawahara, Michikazu Nomura, Hidenori Daido, Junji Maki, Shinichi Banba
  • Patent number: 9920027
    Abstract: Provided are 4?-O substituted isoindoline compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, clathrates, stereoisomers, and prodrugs thereof. Methods of use, and pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Celgene Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander L. Ruchelman, George W. Muller, Hon-Wah Man, Roger Shen-Chu Chen
  • Patent number: 9920028
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic lipid, which allow nucleic acids to be easily introduced into cells, represented by formula (I) (wherein: R1 and R2 are, the same or different, alkenyl, etc, and X1 and X2 are hydrogen atoms, or are combined together to form a single bond or alkylene, and X3 is absent or is alkyl, etc, Y is absent or anion, a and b are, the same or different, 0 to 3, and L3 is a single bond, etc, R3 is alkyl, etc, L1 and L2 are —O—, —CO—O— or —O—CO—), a composition comprising the cationic lipid and a nucleic acid, and a method for introducing a nucleic acid into a cell by using the composition comprising the cationic lipid and the nucleic acid, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KYOWA HAKKO KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuboyama, Tomohiro Era, Tomoyuki Naoi
  • Patent number: 9920029
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of degenerative diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: MUSC FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: Craig C. Beeson, Christopher C. Lindsey, Yuri K. Peterson, Baerbel Rohrer
  • Patent number: 9920030
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formulae 1, 1A, 1B and 1C including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R4a1, R4a2, A, Aa, G, M, W, Z1, Z3, X, J, J1 and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert James Pasteris, Mary Ann Hanagan
  • Patent number: 9920031
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): or a salt thereof, wherein: X is CR4 or N; R1, R2, R3, R4, and A are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Qingjie Liu, Scott Hunter Watterson, Saleem Ahmad
  • Patent number: 9920032
    Abstract: The present application is concerned with heterocyclic compounds that inhibit the activity of Pim kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of Pim kinases including, e.g., cancers and other diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Oleg Vechorkin, Yun-Long Li, Alexander Sokolsky, Anlai Wang, Wenyu Zhu, Jincong Zhuo
  • Patent number: 9920033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a crystalline form of N-(3-fluoro-4-((7-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropoxy)quinolin-4-yl)oxy)phenyl)-1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide p-toluenesulfonate, the process for preparing the crystalline form thereof, and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline form thereof. This invention also relates to a method of using such a crystalline form and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline form thereof in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, especially in humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: Calitor Sciences, LLC, Sunshine Lake Pharma Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ning Xi, Mingming Sun
  • Patent number: 9920034
    Abstract: The instant invention provides crystalline forms of (S,E)-4-(2-(3-(3-chloro-2-fluoro-6-(1H-tetrazol-1-yl)phenyl)acryloyl)-5-(4-methyl-2-oxopiperazin-1-yl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-1-carboxamido)benzoic acid and its solvates thereof; processes for the production of such crystalline forms; pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline forms; and methods of treating thromboembolic disorders with such crystalline forms or such pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Marta Dabros, Chenkou Wei
  • Patent number: 9920035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and the tautomers and the salts thereof, particularly the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids and bases, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibitory effect on epithelial sodium channels, and the use thereof for the treatment of diseases, particularly diseases of the lungs and airways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Armin Heckel, Sara Frattini, Dieter Hamprecht, Joerg Kley
  • Patent number: 9920036
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I), including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds are set forth. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV: (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Tao Wang, Zhiwei Yin, John F. Kadow
  • Patent number: 9920037
    Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of formula (I) or an N-oxide or salt thereof and their use for controlling parasites in and on warm-blooded animals or fish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Elanco Tiergesundheit AG
    Inventors: Noëlle Gauvry, Thomas Goebel, Steve Nanchen, Jean-Luc Perret, Ulrich Roos, Sandra Schorderet Weber
  • Patent number: 9920038
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methyloxazole compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Kuduk, Nigel Liverton, Yunfu Luo
  • Patent number: 9920039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new oxazolidinone compounds of general formula (I) having antibiotic activity even against multiresistant bacterial strains (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO—BICOCCA, ISTITUTO EURO MEDITERRANEO DI SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA
    Inventors: Rosario Musumeci, Clementina Elvezia Anna Cocuzza, Cosimo Gianluca Fortuna, Andrea Pace, Antonio Palumbo Piccionello
  • Patent number: 9920040
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating of disorders that are affected by the modulation of the GPR40 receptor. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I), as follows: wherein R1, R2, R4, W, X, Y, and G, are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Hui Huang, Sanath Meegalla, Mark R. Player
  • Patent number: 9920041
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula I, compositions containing them, and methods of use for the compounds and compositions in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK 2 and JAK3, are therapeutically useful. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Li, Thilo J. Heckrodt, Yan Chen, Darren John McMurtrie, Vanessa Taylor, Rajinder Singh, Pingyu Ding, Rose Yen
  • Patent number: 9920042
    Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of general formula (I): in which Y and Z are chosen from CH and N; T is chosen from CO or SO2; n is 1 to 3; R1 represents a group chosen, for example, from C1-C3 alkyl chains unsubstituted or substituted by fluorine, the unsubstituted or substituted cyclic, cyano, azido, alkoxy and phenyl groups; and R is chosen from the azido, cyano, alkinyl and 2-benzothiazolyl groups and an optionally substituted aromatic heterocycle with five vertices; and the use thereof in the treatment of bacterial and mycobacterial infections such as, for example, tuberculosis, leprosy and atypical mycobacterial infections. The present invention also concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising, as the active ingredient, at least one of the abovementioned compounds and optionally an antibiotic activatable via the EthA pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE DE DROIT ET DE LA SANTE DE LILLE 2
    Inventors: Nicolas Willand, Benoit Deprez, Alain Baulard, Priscille Brodin, Olivier Sperando, Vincent Villeret, Baptiste Villemagne
  • Patent number: 9920043
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel crystalline form of 6-[(4R)-4-methyl-1,1-dioxido-1,2,6-thiadiazinan-2-yl]isoquinoline-1-carbonitrile which is useful as a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM), and to compositions thereof and suitable processes for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Lvovich Piatnitski Chekler, Roberta Louise Dorow, Jeffrey Braden Sperry
  • Patent number: 9920044
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, methods of modulating the androgen receptor, methods of treating diseases beneficially treated by an androgen receptor modulator (e.g., sarcopenia, prostate cancer, contraception, type 2 diabetes related disorders or diseases, anemia, depression, and renal disease) and processes for making compounds and intermediates useful in the preparation of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: RADIUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventor: Chris P. Miller
  • Patent number: 9920045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel variable hydrate crystalline form of 1-(5-(4-chloro-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)furan-2-yl)-2-ethoxy-2-(4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)phenyl)ethanone, methods for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and their use in the inhibition of PDE10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Omeros Corporation
    Inventors: Ekaterina Albert, Jennifer Leigh Nelson, Christopher Scott Seadeek, Karl Reineke, Marco Jonas, Suba Iyer, Xufeng Sun, Neil S. Cutshall, Jennifer Lynn Gage, Thomas L. Little, Wayne Douglas Luke, Elisabeth C. A. Brot, Michael James McDermott
  • Patent number: 9920046
    Abstract: To provide a novel pesticide, especially a fungicide and a nematocide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Motoyoshi Iwasa, Keisuke Tsuji, Mitsutaka Tomizawa, Takeshi Mita, Hidehito Kuwahara, Miho Asahi, Hotaka Imanaka
  • Patent number: 9920047
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having a lysine-specific demethylase-1 inhibitory action, and useful as a medicament such as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for schizophrenia, developmental disorders, particularly diseases having intellectual disability (e.g., autistic spectrum disorders, Rett syndrome, Down's syndrome, Kabuki syndrome, fragile X syndrome, Kleefstra syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, Noonan syndrome, tuberous sclerosis), neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinocerebellar degeneration (e.g., dentatorubural pallidoluysian atrophy) and Huntington's disease), epilepsy (e.g., Dravet syndrome) or drug dependence, and the like. A compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the present specification, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Shigemitsu Matsumoto, Yasushi Hattori, Masashi Toyofuku, Shinji Morimoto, Masaki Daini, Takuto Kojima, Tomohiro Kaku, Mitsuhiro Ito
  • Patent number: 9920048
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of inhibiting Raf kinase activity in a patient, the method comprising administering to the patient a compound having formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Rx, Ry, R1, L1, L2, Cy1, and Cy2 are as defined as set forth in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Weirong Chen, Jennifer Cossrow, Lloyd Franklin, Bing Guan, John Howard Jones, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Benjamin Lane, Adam Littke, Alexey Lugovskoy, Hairuo Peng, Noel Powell, Brian C. Raimundo, Hiroko Tanaka, Jeffrey Vessels, Thomas Wynn, Zhili Xin