Patents Issued in April 24, 2018
  • Patent number: 9951010
    Abstract: The compounds of Formula (I) which can be used as CRTH2 receptor antagonists are provided. The compounds of Formula (I) can be used in the treatment and prevention of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis, as well as other diseases mediated by prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) at the CRTH2 receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SUNSHINE LAKE PHARMA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingjun Zhang, Tianzhu Yu, Bing Liu, Xiangyu Zhang, Shiguo Zhang, Changchung Cheng, Jiancun Zhang
  • Patent number: 9951011
    Abstract: The present invention concerns in vivo imaging and in particular in vivo imaging of translocator protein (TSPO, formerly known as the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor). An indole-based in vivo imaging agent is provided that overcomes problems relating to known TSPO-binding radiotracers. The present invention also provides a precursor compound useful in the synthesis of the in vivo imaging agent of the invention, as well as a method for synthesis of said precursor compound. Other aspects of the invention include a method for the synthesis of the in vivo imaging agent of the invention comprising use of the precursor compound of the invention, a kit for carrying out said method, and a cassette for carrying out an automated version of said method. In addition, the invention provides a radiopharmaceutical composition comprising the in vivo imaging agent of the invention, as well as methods for the use of said in vivo imaging agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: William John Trigg, Paul Alexander Jones
  • Patent number: 9951012
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an improved and efficient process for preparation of (3R,4R)-(1-benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-methylamine which comprises: (a) N-acylation of 3-Amino-4-methyl pyridine; (b) Quarternization of 3-Acetylamino-4-methyl pyridine using benzyl halide; (c) Partial reduction of quarternized 3-Acetylamino-4-methyl pyridine by Sodium borohydride in Methanol or water; (d) Hydrolysis of partially reduced product to 1-Benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-one in presence of acid; (e) Reductive amination of 1-Benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-one using Methanolic methylamine in presence of Titanium(IV) isopropoxide in Methanol; (f) Resolution of 1-Benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-methylamine using Ditoluoyl (L) tartaric acid to get (3R,4R)-(1-benzyl-4-methylpiperidin-3-yl)-methylamine. The invention is also related to novel intermediates: wherein R, R? and X are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: UNICHEM LABORATORIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Dhananjay G. Sathe, Arijit Das, Yogesh Subhash Patil, Nilesh L. Bonde, Ankush Sampat Kekan
  • Patent number: 9951013
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in general, to compounds useful as inhibitors of fucosidase enzymes, and to methods and compositions for the treatment of tumors or cancers, such as liver disorders and liver tumors (e.g., hepatocellular carcinoma), with a compound as disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Horizon Orphan LLC
    Inventors: Todd C. Zankel, Sara Louise Isbell, Amanda Anne Ko
  • Patent number: 9951014
    Abstract: Compounds and related methods for inhibition of mammalian and bacterial nitric oxide synthase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Richard B. Silverman, Qing Jing, Soosung Kang, Heng-Yen Wang
  • Patent number: 9951015
    Abstract: Provided are certain pharmaceutical formulations of omecamtiv mecarbil and methods for their preparation and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Mingda Bi, Robert Kuehl
  • Patent number: 9951016
    Abstract: The present invention is related to crystalline forms of 2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-N,2-dimethyl-N-(6-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-4-(o-tolyl)pyridin-3-yl)propanamide which is an NK-1 antagonist useful in the treatment of induced vomiting and other disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA
    Inventors: Christian Bacilieri, Gionata Frasca
  • Patent number: 9951017
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antagonists of the S1P3 receptor formula (A) as herein described and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of formula (A) are useful in the preparation of a medicament, in particular for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Chiara Caramelli, Cesare Federico, Emanuele Gabellieri, Matteo Magnani, Iolanda Micco, Georg C Terstappen
  • Patent number: 9951018
    Abstract: 4-Alkoxy-3-hydroxypicolinic acids may be conveniently prepared from 2-hydroxypicolinonitrile in a series of chemical steps selected from chlorination, chloro substitution, nitrile hydrolysis and chloro reduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Patrick S. Hanley, Nakyen Choy, Thomas L. Siddall, Gregory T. Whiteker
  • Patent number: 9951019
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein, A, C, D, X, and Y have any of the values defined in the specification, and salts thereof. The compounds are SIRT2 inhibitors and are useful for treating SIRT2 associated conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Liqiang Chen, Teng Ai, Swati More
  • Patent number: 9951020
    Abstract: A method of making a 2-halonicotinonitrile comprises reacting an alkylidene nitrile with a C1-compound in an organic solvent and a dehydrating agent. The dehydrating agent substantially retards dimerization of the alkylidene nitrile during the reaction. The enamine intermediate that forms from the reaction is cyclized using a halide donor to make the 2-halonicotinonitrile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: Virginia Commonwealth University, The Florida State University Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: D. Tyler McQuade, Frank B. Gupton, Ashley R. Longstreet, Suzanne M. Opalka
  • Patent number: 9951021
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of specific chemical structures having inhibitory activity on c-Myc/Max/DNA complex formation or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: NATIONAL CANCER CENTER, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kyung Chae Jeong, Hwan Jung Lim, Seong Jun Park, Ho Kyung Seo, Kyung Ohk Ahn, Sang Jin Lee, Eun Sook Lee
  • Patent number: 9951022
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a 4,4,7-trifluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-5H-1-benzazepine compound which has an superior agonistic activity to an arginine vasopressin V2 receptor and is useful as an active ingredient for a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and/or treating urinary frequency, urinary incontinence, enuresis, central diabetes insipidus, nocturia, nocturnal enuresis, or the like; and useful intermediates for use in the methods. The production method of the present invention is suitable for the industrial production of a medicament, because of a smaller number of steps, a higher yield, and a lower cost, as compared with the methods in the related art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TACURION
    Inventors: Souichirou Kawazoe, Takahiro Akiba, Kiichi Sato, Akio Miyafuji, Kazuyoshi Obitsu, Junji Itoh, Shun Hirasawa, Hiroyuki Koshio
  • Patent number: 9951023
    Abstract: A method for the preparation of compounds of formula (I), for example, N-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-5-fluorpyrazole aldehyde, starting from compounds of formula (II), for example, N-methyl-3-haloalkyl-5 chloropyrazole aldehyde, comprising simultaneous fluorination (one step process) of haloalkyl group in position 3 and replacing haloatom in position 5 by fluorine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Norbert Lui, Sergii Pazenok
  • Patent number: 9951024
    Abstract: Provided are inhibitors of Rho GTPase activation, and, in particular, compounds that inhibit RhoA activation by an RhoGEF. Also provided are related pharmaceutical compositions and methods. Also provided are methods of inhibiting Rho GTPase activation. Also provided are methods of screening for compounds that inhibit Rho GTPase activation by a RhoGEF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Univeristy of Cincinnati
    Inventors: Yi Zheng, Matthew Wortman
  • Patent number: 9951025
    Abstract: There are provided inter alia multisubstituted aromatic compounds useful for the inhibition of thrombin, which compounds include substituted pyrazolyl. There are additionally provided pharmaceutical compositions. There are additionally provided methods of treating and preventing a disease or disorder, which disease or disorder is amenable to treatment or prevention by the inhibition of thrombin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: VERSEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Short, Son Minh Pham, David Charles Williams
  • Patent number: 9951026
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are autotaxin inhibitors, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders associated with autotaxin activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: PHARMAKEA, INC.
    Inventors: John Howard Hutchinson, Timothy Andrew Parr, Kevin Duane Bunker, David Lonergan
  • Patent number: 9951027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzimidazol-2-amines of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 are as defined herein, to methods of preparing said compounds, to intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, in particular of neoplasms, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER PHARMA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hartmut Rehwinkel, Holger Siebeneicher, Sonja Anlauf, Duy Nguyen, Olaf Panknin, Sven Ring, Wolfgang Schwede, Marcus Bauser, Katja Zimmermann, Stefan Kaulfuss, Roland Neuhaus
  • Patent number: 9951028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are of use in the field of agriculture as herbicides. The invention also relates to compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: REDAG CROP PROTECTION LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher Urch, William Thompson
  • Patent number: 9951029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to styryl quinazoline derivatives of the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates, hydrates, salts, regioisomeric and polymorphic forms thereof as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of the described compounds as pharmaceutically active agent. The compounds have been identified as new drug candidates for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases related to disfunction(s) of hematopoiesis and cancer or any other form of neo- or hyperplasias related to Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) containing Internal Tandem Duplications (ITD), especially in the case of myeloid leukemia. The compounds have been also identified as new drug candidates as antibacterial agents (having bactericidal or bacteriostatic activity) which can be used for the prevention and/or treatment of bacterial infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Vichem Chemie Kutató Kft.
    Inventors: Ferenc Baska, György Kéri, Lászó Orfi, Péter Bánhegyi, László Kékesi, Lilian Zsákai, Anna Sipos, Csaba Szántai-kis, Judit Dobos, Tanneke Den Blaauwen
  • Patent number: 9951031
    Abstract: Concentrated storage stable aqueous solutions (S) comprising components (a), (b) and (c), wherein component (a) is at least one optical brightening agent of formula (1), in which the anionic charge on the brightener is balanced by a cationic charge composed of one or more cations selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal cation, alkaline earth metal cation, ammonium, ammonium which is mono-, di- or trisubstituted by a C1-4 linear or branched alkyl radical and ammonium which is mono-, di- or trisubstituted by a C1-4 linear or branched hydroxyalkyl radical, and the concentration of component (a) is 0.08 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ARCHROMA IP GMBH
    Inventors: Cedric Klein, Frederic Reveaud, David Puddiphatt, Andrew Clive Jackson
  • Patent number: 9951032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the following compounds for use in the treatment of a bacterial infection wherein the integers are as defined in the description. The invention also relates to compounds for use as medicaments, pharmaceutical compositions and some novel compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: JANSSEN SCIENCES IRELAND UC
    Inventors: Jérôme Émile Georges Guillemont, Magali Madeleine Simone Motte, Anil Koul, Nacer Lounis
  • Patent number: 9951033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tertiary amines of formula (I) for use in therapy, particularly for use in treating cardiovascular disorders. The compounds have been found to regulate phospholamban phosphorylation by interfering with the A-kinase anchor protein 18delta (AKAP18?) binding to the PKA substrate phospholamban. The compounds share a tri(alkylaryl/alkylheteroaryl) amine structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITETET I OSLO
    Inventors: Kjetil Tasken, Birgitte Lygren, Ellen Ostensen, Jo Klaveness
  • Patent number: 9951034
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-ketocoumarines which can be used as photoinitiators in LED photocuring and to a process for curing compositions comprising said 3-ketocoumarines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: IGM RESINS ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Marika Morone, Andrea Bernini Freddi, Gabriele Norcini, Giovanni Floridi, Giuseppe Li Bassi
  • Patent number: 9951035
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions that are modulated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The compounds can be selective MMP inhibitors, for example, selective inhibitors of MMP-2, MMP-9, and/or MMP-14. The disease, disorder, or condition can include, for example, stroke, neurological disorders, ophthalmological disorders, or wounds, such as chronic wounds or diabetic wounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: University of Notre Dame du Lac
    Inventors: Mayland Chang, Shahriar Mobashery
  • Patent number: 9951036
    Abstract: Provide in the present invention is a method for preparing canagliflozin intermediate 2-(2-methyl-5-bromobenzyl)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)thiophene. The method comprises a compound, shown as formula (II), of (5-bromo-2-methylphenyl)[5-(p-fluorophenyl)thiophene-2-yl]ketone being reduced under the action of a directly used borane solution or borane locally produced by reacting alkali metal borohydride with a Lewis acid in a suitable solvent and at a suitable temperature, so as to obtain the compound of formula (I) of 2-(2-methyl-5-bromobenzyl)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)thiophene. The preparation method avoids the use of expensive reductive agents and guarantees the complete conversion of raw materials, wherein the post-treatment is simple, the purity of product obtained is high, the reaction yield is high, in the preparation method is simple and convenient, and can easily be used in industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: SHANGHAI SYNCORES TECHNOLOGIES INC. LTD., ZHEJIANG HUAHAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wenjing Liao, Xiaowen Guo, Luning Huang, Eric Gu
  • Patent number: 9951037
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel method for the preparation of 4-phenyldibenzo[b,d]thiophene which can be conducted in one pot up to the thiophene ring formation. The synthesis is based upon dihalobenzenes and phenyllithium, which are readily obtainable, and can give higher yields (based upon either reactant) than the yields current methods, which use a synthetic pathway based upon dibenzo[b,d]thiophene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric L. Williams, Dean K. Hoglen
  • Patent number: 9951038
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to Quinazolin-4(3H)-one-Type Piperidine Compounds, such as those of Formule (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, Q, Y1, Z, A, B, E, and a are as defined herein; compositions comprising an effective amount of a Quinazolin-4(3H)-one-Type Piperidine Compound, and methods to treat or prevent a condition, such as pain, comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Quinazolin-4(3H)-one-Type Piperidine Compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventor: Dawit Tadesse
  • Patent number: 9951039
    Abstract: Filamenting temperature-sensitive mutant Z (FtsZ) protein plays a crucial role in the bacterial cell division machinery and is a validated drug target for antibacterial agents. The present invention relates to FtsZ-interacting compounds that possess a 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidine scaffold. Some of these compounds possess potent anti-staphylococcal properties and potent antibacterial activities against clinically isolated MRSA strains. Compounds have been identified to exhibit low spontaneous frequency of resistance, low toxicity as well as the ability to rescue G. mellonella larvae infected with lethal dose of the MRSA ATCC 43300 strain. Characterization by saturation transfer difference NMR, light scattering assay and GTPase hydrolysis assay with purified S. aureus FtsZ protein verified the interaction of 2,4,6-trisubstituted pyrimidine with the FtsZ protein, further confirmed by observations of iconic filamentous cell phenotype and mislocalization of the Z-ring formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING/MCGILL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kwok-yin Wong, Tak-Hang Chan, Kin-Fai Chan
  • Patent number: 9951040
    Abstract: The present invention describes heterocyclic compounds of general Formula 1 and their method of preparation thereof. The present invention describes general Formula 1 which inhibits phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and can be used as the anticancer agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Thanusha Thatikonda, Suresh Kumar, Umed Singh, Priya Mahajan, Girish Mahajan, Amit Nargotra, Fayaz Malik, Dilip Manikrao Mondhe, Ram Asrey Vishwakarma, Parvinder Pal Singh
  • Patent number: 9951041
    Abstract: The present invention provides a malonate salt of a compound of formula (I): which is a crystalline salt. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions that include the provided malonate salt and methods of using the provided crystalline forms and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BIOMED VALLEY DISCOVERIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gary DeCrescenzo, Dean Welsch, Jon G. Selbo, Ekaterina V. Albert, Emily M. Rigsbee
  • Patent number: 9951042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymorphic form of [5-fluoro-3-({2-[(4-fluorobenzene)sulfonyl]pyridin-3-yl}methyl)-2-methylindol-1-yl]-acetic acid which has higher solubility than other forms and is therefore useful for preparing stable pharmaceutical formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ATOPIX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Rolf Hilfiker, Katja Grosse-Sender
  • Patent number: 9951043
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or salts thereof are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I, processes for preparing compounds of formula I, intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula I and therapeutic methods for treating a Retroviridae viral infection including an infection caused by the HIV virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Gediminas Brizgys, Eda Canales, Chien-hung Chou, Michael Graupe, Randall L. Halcomb, Yunfeng Eric Hu, Scott E. Lazerwith, John O. Link, Qi Liu, Yafan Lu, Roland D. Saito, Scott D. Schroeder, John R. Somoza, Winston C. Tse, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Patent number: 9951044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the following formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, their methods of preparation, their use as a drug, notably in the treatment of cancer, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: PIERRE FABRE MEDICAMENT, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Ludovic Halby, Paola Barbara Arimondo
  • Patent number: 9951045
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel indazole compounds of the Formula (I), wherein, R1 is alkyl or cycloalkyl; (Formula II) including their stereoisomers and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. This invention also relates to methods of making such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds of this invention are useful in the treatment of various disorders that are related to 5-Hydroxy-tryptamine 4 (5-HT4) receptor agonists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SUVEN LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Nirogi, Abdul Rasheed Mohammed, Anil Karbhari Shinde, Shankar Reddy Gagginapally, Venkateswarlu Jasti
  • Patent number: 9951046
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to polycyclic heteroaromatic compounds useful as TRPA1 modulators, as well as compositions and methods of treating pain that include the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Algomedix, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Herz, Edward A Kesicki
  • Patent number: 9951047
    Abstract: The present invention provides salts consisting of an organocarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of succinic acid and maleic acid and a compound represented by formula (I) and crystals thereat which can be used as bulk materials for pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Eisai R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ozaki, Kenshi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9951048
    Abstract: Isoquinoline compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an isoquinoline compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samumed, LLC
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar KC, Chi Ching Mak, Brian Walter Eastman, Jianguo Cao, Venkataiah Bollu, Gopi Kumar Mittapalli, Chandramouli Chiruta
  • Patent number: 9951049
    Abstract: Pyrazole linked benzimidazole conjugates and a method for synthesis of one or more compounds having a pyrazole linked benzimidazole conjugate, particularly pyrazole linked benzimidazole conjugates that are useful as potential antitumor agents against human cancer cell lines, such as leukemia, non-small cell lung cancer, colon cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer, renal cancer, prostate cancer and breast cancer. The process comprises the step of oxidative cyclization of o-phenylenediamines and 3-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-5-carbaldehydes with sodium metabisulphite in ethanol/methanol solvent system at a desired temperature for a period of time to obtain the pyrazole linked benzimidazole conjugate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Ahmed Kamal, Anver Basha Shaik, Gajjela Bharath Kumar, Vangala Santhosh Reddy
  • Patent number: 9951050
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a DYRK1B inhibitor for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein in said cancer and/or in cells of said cancer the hedgehog signaling pathway is activated, and in particular the activation of the hedgehog signaling pathway is independent of signaling by the G protein-coupled receptor Smoothened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: 4 SC AG
    Inventors: Fritz Aberger, Wolfgang Gruber, Johann Leban, Hella Kohlhof, Daniel Vitt, Roland Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 9951051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Sonogashira-Carbonylation reaction using two types of gas, as well as novel crystals which can control a heat of the said reaction and the process of producing the same. In addition, the present invention relates to a ligand (additive) to prevent the deactivation of a palladium catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Genta Tadano, Fumiya Ikarashi, Kazuya Okamoto, Toshikatsu Maki, Motoyuki Hagihara
  • Patent number: 9951052
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of the ROMK (Kir1.1) channel. The compounds may be used as diuretic and/or natriuretic agents and for the therapy and prophylaxis of medical conditions including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, heart failure and chronic kidney disease and conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Alexander Pasternak, Haifeng Tang, Jessica Frie, Ronald Dale Ferguson, Zhiqiang Guo, Zhi-Cai Shi, Brian Cato, Qinghong Fu
  • Patent number: 9951053
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides ?-diketones or analogs thereof, that activate Wnt/?-catenin signaling and thus treat or prevent diseases related to signal transduction, such as osteoporosis and osteoarthropathy; osteogenesis imperfecta, bone defects, bone fractures, periodontal disease, otosclerosis, wound healing, craniofacial defects, oncolytic bone disease, traumatic brain injuries or spine injuries, brain atrophy/neurological disorders related to the differentiation and development of the central nervous system, including Parkinson's disease, strokes, ischemic cerebral disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia; otic disorders like cochlear hair cell loss; eye diseases such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema or retinitis pigmentosa and diseases related to differentiation and growth of stem cell, such as hair loss, hematopoiesis related diseases and tissue regeneration related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samumed, LLC
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar KC, David Mark Wallace, John Hood, Charlene F. Barroga
  • Patent number: 9951054
    Abstract: The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing pad comprising a polymeric matrix and 0.1-15 wt. % of metal oxide particles. The polymeric matrix has pores, the metal oxide particles are uniformly distributed throughout the pores, and the metal oxide particles have a specific surface area of about 25 m2/g to about 450 m2/g. The invention further provides a method of polishing a substrate with the polishing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shoutian Li, Robert Vacassy, Jaishankar Kasthuri
  • Patent number: 9951055
    Abstract: This application describes compounds and methods that can inhibit Scavenger receptor class B, type I (SR-BI) activity, which compounds and methods can used, for example, to mediate high-density lipoprotein (HDL) lipid uptake and treat hepatitis C viral infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Dockendorff, Willmen Youngsaye, Partha Pratim Nag, Timothy A. Lewis, Sivaraman Dandapani, Benito Munoz, Patrick Faloon, Thomas Nieland, Monty Krieger, Miao Yu
  • Patent number: 9951056
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, as shown below and defined herein: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, syntheses, intermediates, formulations, and methods of treating diseases including cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune disease mediated at least in part by Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING INNOCARE PHARMA TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiangyang Chen, Yingxiang Gao, Chong Liu, Haihong Ni, Mark Mulvihill
  • Patent number: 9951057
    Abstract: The present inventions include a method of inhibiting COMT enzyme in a subject as well as compounds of formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, that are useful in the treatment of various disorders mediated by COMT, including Parkinson's disease and/or schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: LIEBER INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
    Inventors: James Barrow, Glen Ernst, Yifang Huang, Ingrid Price Buchler, Daniel Weinberger
  • Patent number: 9951058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel compound, to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or optical isomer thereof, to a method for preparing same, and to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases containing same as an active ingredient. The novel compound according to the present invention not only has low cytotoxicity but also has excellent antiviral activity against picornavirus such as coxsackievirus, enterovirus, echovirus, poliovirus and rhinovirus, and thus can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases such as infantile paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myitis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, cold, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinus infection, or otitis media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN K.U. LEUVEN R & D, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Soo Bong Han, Chong-Kyo Lee, Hae Soo Kim, Jin Soo Shin, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut, Yashwardhan Radhamohan Malpani
  • Patent number: 9951059
    Abstract: Provided are compounds that are inhibitors of both rho kinase and of a monoamine transporter (MAT) act to improve the disease state or condition. Further provided are compositions comprising the compounds. Further provided are methods for treating diseases or conditions, the methods comprising administering compounds according to the invention. One such disease may be glaucoma for which, among other beneficial effects, a marked reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) may be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell A. deLong, Jill Marie Sturdivant, Susan M. Royalty
  • Patent number: 9951060
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a compound which is useful as an active ingredient for a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating urine storage dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, lower urinary tract dysfunction, and the like. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have found that a thiazole derivative substituted with pyrazinylcarbonylamino at the 2-position is an excellent muscarinic M3 receptor-positive allosteric modulator and is expected as an agent for preventing or treating bladder/urinary tract diseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M3 receptor, thereby completing the present invention. 2-Acylaminothiazole derivative or a salt thereof of the present invention is expected as an agent for preventing or treating bladder/urinary tract diseases associated with bladder contractions via a muscarinic M3 receptor, for example voiding dysfunction such as underactive bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Taisuke Takahashi, Takanori Koike, Kenji Negoro, Hiroaki Tanaka, Jun Maeda, Kazuhiro Yokoyama, Hajime Takamatsu