Spiro Ring System Patents (Class 514/278)
  • Patent number: 10174050
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a spiroisoxazoline compound of general formula (I): in which m and n are 0 or 1, R1 represents, inter alia, an optionally substituted alkyl chain, in particular substituted with fluorine or with a cyclic group, and R2 is chosen from phenyl and optionally substituted benzyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, and the heterocycles having 5 or 6 vertices comprising at least one atom chosen from S, N and O. The present invention also concerns the use of this compound as a drug, in particular in the treatment of bacterial and mycobacterial infections such as tuberculosis in combination with an antibiotic that is active against bacteria and/or mycobacteria, said compound potentiating the activity of said antibiotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Universite de Droit et de la Sante de Lille 2
    Inventors: Nicolas Willand, Benoit Deprez, Alain Baulard, Priscille Brodin, Matthieu Frederik Desroses, Laurence Agouridas-Dutot
  • Patent number: 10150769
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds can be used in the treatment of conditions such as depression and related disorders. Orally delivered formulations and other pharmaceutically acceptable delivery forms of the compounds, including intravenous formulations, are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Aptinyx Inc.
    Inventor: M. Amin Khan
  • Patent number: 10072017
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or IA compositions comprising compounds of Formula I or IA, and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Flatley Discovery Lab, LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Zawistoski, Asmita Deshpande, Bridget M. Cole
  • Patent number: 10035816
    Abstract: The present invention declares a kind of compound to treat respiratory syncytial virus infection and its preparation method and application. The compound stated is cyclopamine's chemical analogs, has the property of inhibiting respiratory syncytial virus replication, and does not have the property of inhibiting Hedgehog signaling pathways. The preparation method stated is to get the cyclopamine's chemical analogs through drug chemical synthesis, then to screen the analogs with two parallel in vitro experiment. The compound described can be used to treat respiratory virus infection, paramyxovirus, respiratory syncytial virus infection, capillary bronchitis/pneumonia/tympanitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus. Furthermore, the compound described never cause the side effects of fetal malformation, and it overcame the teratogenicity of cyclopamine, and filled the gap of anti-human respiratory syncytial virus drug, especially of the field of pediatric drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SHANDONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ralf Altmeyer, Jingjing Cao
  • Patent number: 10030021
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I: (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y, Za are defined as set forth in the disclosure. The invention also provides compounds of any one of Formulae II to VII, IA to IC, and IIA to IIC, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof. Other aspects of the invention include the use of compounds of Formulae I to VII, IA to IC, and IIA to IIC, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof for the treatment of disorders responsive to modulation of one or more opioid receptors. In certain embodiments, the Compounds of the Invention are useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Youngman, Laykea Tafesse, R. Richard Goehring, Jianming Yu
  • Patent number: 10011601
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds according to Formula 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, synthesis, intermediates, formulations, and methods of disease treatment therewith, including cancer, lymphocyte homing, chronic inflammation, neuropathic pain, fibrotic diseases, thrombosis, and cholestatic pruritus, mediated at least in part by ATX.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: X-Rx, Inc.
    Inventors: Lee Babiss, Matthew Clark, Anthony D. Keefe, Mark J. Mulvihill, Haihong Ni, Louis Renzetti, Frank Ruebsam, Ce Wang, Zhifeng Xie, Ying Zhang
  • Patent number: 10000502
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating of disorders that are affected by the antagonism of one or more androgen receptor types. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1 and G are defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Gilles Bignan, Peter J Connolly, Ian Hickson, Lieven Meerpoel, Vineet Pande, Zhuming Zhang, Jonathan Branch, Christian Rocaboy, Luis B Trabalón Escolar
  • Patent number: 9957238
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound of the formula: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as compositions containing the same, processes for the preparation of the same, and therapeutic methods of use therefore in promoting hydration of mucosal surfaces and the treatment of diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, bronchiectasis, acute and chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, and pneumonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Parion Sciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9956193
    Abstract: Sustained release compositions of sotalol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are provided. In certain examples, sotalol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered in an effective amount to provide a therapeutic effect to a patient, such as, for example, a patient suffering from a cardiac disorder. In some examples, sotalol combined with a sustained release system may be administered to provide a sustained release of sotalol for a desired period, e.g., at least about 24 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: The Roshni Singh 2015 Trust
    Inventor: Bramah N. Singh
  • Patent number: 9943508
    Abstract: There is described a method for increasing the maximal tolerated dose and thus the efficacy of an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) in a patient suffering from an Alzheimer type dementia by decreasing concomitant adverse effects by administration of said AChEI in combination with a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent, whereby an enhanced acetyl choline esterase inhibition in the CNS of said patient is achieved and alleviation of the symptoms of Alzheimer type dementia in said patient is thereby improved to a greater extent. The use of a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of Alzheimer type dementia in combination with an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising (a) a 5HT3 receptor antagonist, a dopamine antagonist, a H1-receptor antagonist, a cannabinoid agonist, aprepitant or casopitant as an antiemetic agent and (b) an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Chase Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas N. Chase, Kathleen E. Clarence-Smith
  • Patent number: 9908883
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3, Z, A1, L and A2 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Didiuk, Robert Lee Dow, David Andrew Griffith
  • Patent number: 9873699
    Abstract: An anti-cancer agent having the formula: wherein Ph is a phenyl group and Ar is an aromatic group independently selected from the group consisting of phenyl, 2-bromophenyl, 4-bromophenyl, 2-chlorophenyl, 2,4, dichlorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 2-methylphenyl, 3-methylphenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 2 methoxyphenyl, 3-methoxyphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, and 3-nitrophenyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Abdulrahman I. Almansour, Natarajan Arumugam, Raju Suresh Kumar, Periasamy Vaiyapuri Subbarayan, Ali Abdullah Alshatwi, Jegan Athinarayanan
  • Patent number: 9868754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating immune disorders and/or inflammation using certain modulator compounds. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating an immune and inflammatory disorders disorder by administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective dosage of an ascaroside compound, or a mixture of ascaroside compounds, or a mixture containing at least one ascaroside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
    Inventors: Andrea Choe, Paul W. Sternberg, Frank C. Schroeder, Stephan H. Von Reuss
  • Patent number: 9845330
    Abstract: The present invention relates to newer generation of triazoles, tetrazoles, isoxazoles, urea and sulphonamide functionalities containing 6-nitro-2,3-dihydronitroimidazooxazoles agents of formula 1, their method of preparation, and their use as drugs for treating Mycobacterium tuberculosis, MDR-TB and XDR-TB either alone or in combination with other anti-tubercular agents. In the present invention, new generation 6-nitro-2,3-dihydronitroimidazooxazoles agents also show acceptable pharmacokinetic properties and synergistic or additive effects with known anti-tubercular drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Parvinder Pal Singh, Gurunadham Munagala, Reddy Yempalla Kushalava, Inshad Ali Khan, Nitin Pal Kalia, Vikrant Singh Rajput, Amit Nargotra, Sanghapal Damodhar Sawant, Ram Asray Vishwakarma
  • Patent number: 9828357
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds having a Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling inhibitory action useful as preventive and therapeutic drugs of inflammatory disease and/or central nervous system disease or diseases such as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (CINP), liver injury, ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I) and a salt thereof: wherein, each symbol is explained in greater detail in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Toshitake Kobayashi, Morihisa Saitoh, Yasufumi Wada, Hiroshi Nara, Nobuyuki Negoro, Taisuke Katoh, Masashi Yamasaki, Takahiro Tanaka, Naomi Kitamoto
  • Patent number: 9809593
    Abstract: Use of a tetramic acid compound according to formula (I) or (I?) with a second nematicide as a treatment for crop plants to combat and control nematodes in the soil of said crop plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Fabienne Hatt, Anke Buchholz
  • Patent number: 9771365
    Abstract: A compound of the formula I wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are useful as a pesticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Michel Muehlebach, Thomas Pitterna, Jerome Yves Cassayre, Andrew Edmunds, Camilla Corsi, Myriem El Qacemi, Roger Graham Hall, Andre Jeanguenat, Andre Stoller, Christopher Richard Godfrey, Jurgen Harry Schaetzer, Olivier Loiseleur, Peter Maienfisch, Neil Brian Carter
  • Patent number: 9718845
    Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of formula I, including synthetic intermediates which are useful in the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: David K. Leahy, Yu Fan, Collin Chan, Lopa V. Desai, Sunil S. Patel, Masano Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 9708289
    Abstract: Provided are imidazolidinedione compounds of formula (I), processes for preparation, uses and pharmaceutically compositions thereof. Said imidazolidinedione compounds possess androgen receptor antagonist activity and can be used for preventing and treating diseases and disorders related to androgen receptor, such as prostate cancer, alopecia, hair regeneration, acne and adolescent acne.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hinova Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Yuanwei Chen, Yu Gong
  • Patent number: 9708297
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: David Andrew Coates, Kevin Charles Fortner, Steven Marc Massey, Jason Kenneth Myers, Antonio Navarro, Miles Goodman Siegel, Russell Dean Stucky
  • Patent number: 9686992
    Abstract: A pesticidal mixture comprising as active ingredient a mixture of component A and component B, wherein component A is a compound of formula (I) in which Q is i or ii wherein X, Y and Z, m and n, A, G, and R, are as defined as in claim 1, and component B is a compound selected from the insecticides as defined in claim 1. The present invention also relates to methods of using said mixtures for the control of plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Anke Buchholz, Fabienne Hatt, Alfred Rindlisbacher, Michel Muehlebach
  • Patent number: 9670183
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and/or M4 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1/M4 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds include those according to formula (1), or a salt thereof, wherein Q, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Heptares Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: Giles Albert Brown, Julie Elaine Cansfield, Miles Stuart Congreve, Michael Alistair O'Brien, Mark Pickworth, Mark David Rackham, Benjamin Gerald Tehan, Barry John Teobald
  • Patent number: 9670154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1, antagonists of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The compounds of the invention can be useful in the treatment of various diseases associated with expression or activity of 11-? hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 and/or diseases associated with aldosterone excess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: Incyte Holdings Corporation, Incyte Corporation
    Inventors: Wenqing Yao, Jincong Zhuo, Meizhong Xu, Colin Zhang, Brian W. Metcalf, Chunhong He, Ding-Quan Qian
  • Patent number: 9656993
    Abstract: The invention provides crystalline forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. The crystalline form can be a freebase, or a salt such as a diphosphate, monosulfate or dioxalate salt. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these crystalline compounds or prepared using these compounds; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline compounds; and methods of using these compounds to treat a pulmonary disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Theravance Biopharma R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Sabine Axt, Timothy J. Church
  • Patent number: 9656967
    Abstract: A production method of the present invention is a method for producing a halohydantoin compound in which method a composition including a halohydantoin compound and an impurity is treated, the method including the step of adding the composition to a mixed solvent of water and an organic solvent and washing the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPOH CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Fujiwara, Keisuke Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9637495
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: David Andrew Coates, Kevin Charles Fortner, Richard Duane Johnston, Steven Marc Massey, Jason Kenneth Myers, Qing Shi, Miles Goodman Siegel
  • Patent number: 9629828
    Abstract: Treatment of traveler's diarrhea using in subjects having hepatic encephalopathy using gastrointestinal specific antibiotics is disclosed. One example of a gastrointestinal specific antibiotic is rifaximin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
    Inventors: William Forbes, Enoch Bortey
  • Patent number: 9625475
    Abstract: The present application relates to indole and indoline derivatives of formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V), or (VI) wherein a, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z are as defined in the specification. The present application also relates to compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating disease conditions using such compounds and compositions, and methods for identifying such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Schrimpf, Chih-Hung Lee, Tao Li, Gregory A. Gfesser, Kathleen H. Mortell, Ramin Faghih, Diana L. Nersesian, Kevin B. Sippy, William H. Bunnelle, Marc Scanio, Lei Shi, Murali Gopalakrishnan, Diana L. Donnelly-Roberts, Min Hu
  • Patent number: 9603367
    Abstract: A pesticidal mixture comprising as active ingredient a mixture of component A and component B, wherein component A is a compound of formula (I), in which Q is i or ii wherein X, Y and Z, m and n, A, G, and R, are as defined as in claim 1, and component B is a compound selected from the insecticides as defined in claim 1. The present invention also relates to methods of using said mixtures for the control of plant pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Anke Buchholz, Fabienne Hatt, Alfred Rindlisbacher, Michel Muehlebach
  • Patent number: 9598412
    Abstract: This invention relates to spiroindoline compounds for the treatment of helminth infections and the treatment of parasitosis, such as caused by helminth infections. This invention also relates to uses of the compounds to make medicaments and treatments comprising the administration of the compounds to animals in need of the treatments. Moreover this invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Intervet Inc.
    Inventors: Jürgen Lutz, Sandra Koch, Manfred Uphoff, Anja Regina Heckeroth, Britta von Oepen, Ulrich Sondern, Christophe Pierre Alain Chassaing
  • Patent number: 9592228
    Abstract: Methods of inhibiting release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a macrophage are provided. The methods comprise treating the macrophage with a cholinergic agonist in an amount sufficient to decrease the amount of the proinflammatory cytokine that is released from the macrophage, wherein the cholinergic agonist is selective for an ?7 nicotinic receptor. Methods for inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient are also provided. The methods comprise treating the patient with a cholinergic agonist in an amount sufficient to inhibit the inflammatory cytokine cascade, wherein the cholinergic agonist is selective for an ?7 nicotinic receptor. Methods for determining whether a compound is a cholinergic agonist reactive with an ?7 nicotinic receptor are also provided. The methods comprise determining whether the compound inhibits release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a mammalian cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
    Inventors: Kevin J. Tracey, Hong Wang
  • Patent number: 9585880
    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: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Universitetet I Oslo
    Inventors: Jo Klaveness, Kjetil Tasken
  • Patent number: 9499545
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to piperidinone carboxamide azaindane derivatives which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ian M. Bell, Mark E. Fraley, Steven N. Gallicchio, Anthony Ginnetti, Helen J. Mitchell, Daniel V. Paone, Donnette D. Staas, Cheng Wang, C. Blair Zartman
  • Patent number: 9453023
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a series of substituted phenyl cycloalkyl pyrrolidine (piperidine) spirolactams and amides of formula (Ia) and formula (Ib). wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, m, l, n, p and s are as described herein. More specifically, the compounds of this invention are modulators of H3 receptors and are, therefore, useful as pharmaceutical agents, especially in the treatment and/or prevention of a variety of diseases modulated by H3 receptors including diseases associated with the central nervous system. Additionally, this disclosure relates to methods of preparation of substituted phenyl cycloalkyl pyrrolidine (piperidine) spirolactams and amides of formula (Ia) and (Ib), and intermediates therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Sanofi
    Inventor: Zhongli Gao
  • Patent number: 9409916
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to piperidinone carboxamide spirohydantoin derivatives which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ian M. Bell, Justin Belardi
  • Patent number: 9345692
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations containing salts of (5S,8S)-8-[{(1R)-1-(3,5-Bis-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-ethoxy}-methyl]-8-phenyl-1,7-diazaspiro[4.5]decan-2-one, represented by Formula I, are disclosed. Disclosed also are methods of treatment utilizing such dosage forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: OPKO Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhihui Qiu, Larisa Reyderman
  • Patent number: 9320729
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a first pharmacologically active ingredient, which is selected from (1r,4r)-6?-fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4?,9?-dihydro-3?H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1?-pyrano[3,4,b]indol]-4-amine and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, and a second pharmacologically active ingredient, which is a propionic acid derivative selected from the group consisting of ibuprofen, naproxen, ketoprofen, flurbiprofen, fenoprofen, fenbufen, suprofen, pirprofen, indoprofen, tiaprofenic acid, oxaprozin, ibuproxam, flunoxaprofen, alminoprofen, naproxcinod, and the physiologically acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Stefanie Frosch, Klaus Linz, Klaus Schiene
  • Patent number: 9289416
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical dosage form for administration twice daily, once daily or less frequently, which contains 6?-fluoro-(N-methyl- or N,N-dimethyl)-4-phenyl-4?,9?-dihydro-3?H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1?-pyrano[3,4,b]indol]-4-amine or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Nadja Gruening, Marc Schiller, Ashish Hemani, Chris Kirby, Ingo Friedrich, John Bothmer, Andreas Scholz
  • Patent number: 9278092
    Abstract: There is described a method for increasing the maximal tolerated close and thus the efficacy of an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) in a patient suffering from an Alzheimer type dementia by decreasing concomitant adverse effects by administration of said AChEI in combination with a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent, whereby an enhanced acetyl choline esterase inhibition in the CNS of said patient is achieved and alleviation of the symptoms of Alzheimer type dementia in said patient is thereby improved to a greater extent. The use of a non-anticholinergic antiemetic agent for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of Alzheimer type dementia in combination with an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (AChEI) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising (a) a 5HT3 receptor antagonist, a dopamine antagonist, a H1-receptor antagonist, a cannabinoid agonist, aprepitant or casopitant as an antiemetic agent and (b) an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Chase Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas N. Chase, Kathleen E. Clarence-Smith
  • Patent number: 9273048
    Abstract: The application is directed to compounds of Formula I?-A and especially to compounds of Formula I-A and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein R1a-R5a, Y, Za are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to use of compounds of Formula I?-A, and especially compounds of Formula I-A, to treat disorders responsive to the modulation of one or more opioid receptors, or as synthetic intermediates. Certain compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: R. Richard Goehring, Laykea Tafesse, Mark A. Youngman
  • Patent number: 9273064
    Abstract: Compounds of the general formula I wherein each of m and n is independently 0 or 1; R1 and R2, together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form a heterocyclic ring comprising one or two heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur, —S(O)— and —S(O)2—; R3 is —CHF2, —CF3, —OCHF2, —OCF3, —SCHF2 or —SCF3; X is a bond, —CH2—, or —NH—; A is aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl or heterocycloalkenyl, optionally substituted with one or more, same or different substituents selected from R4; and R4 is hydrogen, amino, thioxo, alkyl, haloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, halogen, oxo, thia, or hydroxy; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates thereof, have been found to exhibit PDE4 inhibiting activity, and may therefore be useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: LEO PHARMA A/S
    Inventor: Simon Feldbaek Nielsen
  • Patent number: 9227973
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyridine derivatives which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ian M. Bell, Mark Fraley, Tesfaye Biftu, Cheng Zhu, Anilkumar Nair
  • Patent number: 9221838
    Abstract: The invention relates to a series of compounds with particular activity as inhibitors of the serine-threonine kinase AKT. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising same as well as methods for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: ALMAC DISCOVERY LIMITED
    Inventors: Lixin Zhang, Graham Peter Trevitt, Hugues Miel, Frank Burkamp, Timothy Harrison, Andrew John Wilkinson, Charles-Henry Fabritius
  • Patent number: 9206198
    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 conditions associated with excessive salt and water retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Fa-Xiang Ding, Shuzhi Dong, Jessica Frie, Xin Gu, Jinlong Jiang, Alexander Pasternak, Haifeng Tang, Zhicai Wu, Yang Yu, Takao Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9181214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (A) and (B) as modulators of GPR-119, methods of preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treatment, prevention and/or amelioration of GPR-119 mediated diseases or disorders with them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: RHIZEN PHARMACEUTICALS SA
    Inventors: Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Swaroop Kumar V. S. Vakkalanka, Srikant Viswanadha, Gayatri S. Merikapudi
  • Patent number: 9168248
    Abstract: Heteroaromatic compounds of structural formula (I) are selective inhibitors of stearoyl-coenzyme A delta-9 desaturase (SCD1) relative to other known stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturases. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to abnormal lipid synthesis and metabolism, including cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis; obesity; diabetes; neurological disease; metabolic syndrome; insulin resistance; and liver steatosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Lachance, Jean-Philippe Leclerc, Chun Sing Li, Oscar Miguel Moradei
  • Patent number: 9145416
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3, Z, A1, L and A2 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Theresa Didiuk, Robert Lee Dow, David Andrew Griffith
  • Patent number: 9139587
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and the use thereof in treating diseases, conditions or disorders modulated by the inhibition of an acetyl-CoA carboxylase enzyme(s) in an animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, David Andrew Griffith, Daniel Wei-Shung Kung
  • Patent number: 9126941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to diarylhydantoin compounds, including diarylthiohydantoins, and methods for synthesizing them and using them in the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Charles L. Sawyers, Michael E. Jung, Charlie D. Chen, Samedy Ouk, Chris Tran, John Wongvipat
  • Patent number: 9115148
    Abstract: This invention is related to new histone deacetylase inhibitors according to the general formula (I) wherein: the dotted line is an optional additional bond; n is zero or an integer from 1 to 4; R1 is hydrogen; C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted by cycloalkyl, aryl or by heteroaryl; (CO)R3; (SO2)R4; cycloalkyl; aryl; or heteroaryl; R2 is C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted by aryl or by heteroaryl; aryl; heteroaryl; or (CO)R5; X is CH2, oxygen or NR6; Y is a bond, CHR7 or NR8; Z is oxygen, CR9R10 or C?R11; and R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are as further defined in the specification; and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: DAC S.R.L.
    Inventors: Mario Varasi, Florian Thaler, Agnese Abate, Giacomo Carenzi, Ciro Mercurio, Saverio Minucci