1,3-diazoles Patents (Class 514/385)
  • Publication number: 20090325993
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof are provided: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R9, R10, X, n, p and m are as defined in the description. Uses of the compounds as medicaments, and in the manufacture of medicament for treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, in particular psychoses, dementia or attention deficit disorder are also disclosed. The invention further discloses pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Nadia Mamoona Ahmad, Justine Yeun Quai Lai, Howard Robert Marshall, David John Nash, Roderick Alan Porter
  • Publication number: 20090306161
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds for and methods of treating conditions or diseases in a subject by administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition containing an effective amount of an ?-adrenergic modulator. The compounds and methods are also useful for alleviating types of pain, both acute and chronic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Wenkui K. Fang, Phong X. Nguyen, Ken Chow, Todd M. Heidelbaugh, Dario G. Gomez, Michael E. Garst, Santosh C. Sinha
  • Patent number: 7629340
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having Formula (I) and the compositions and methods relating to these compounds, for treating or preventing a viral infection mediated at least in part by a virus in the Flaviviridae family of viruses, wherein A, R2, m, R, V, W, T, Z, R1, Y, and p are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: SmithKline Beecham Corporation
    Inventors: Franz Ulrich Schmitz, Christopher Don Roberts, Ali Dehghani Mohammad Abadi, Ronald Conrad Griffith, Martin Robert Leivers
  • Publication number: 20090297619
    Abstract: Described are controlled release nanoparticulate formulations comprising a nanoparticulate agent to be administered and a rate-controlling polymer which functions to prolong the release of the agent following administration. The novel compositions release the agent following administration for a time period ranging from about 2 to about 24 hours or longer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Jon Swanson, Rajeev A. Jain, Robert Hontz, John G. Devane, Kenneth Iain Cumming, Maurice Joseph Anthony Clancy, Janet Elizabeth Codd, Gary G. Liversidge
  • Patent number: 7625934
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) wherein z is SO2 or SO, useful as metalloproteinase inhibitors, especially as inhibitors of MMP12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Anders Eriksson, Matti Lepistö, Michael Lundkvist, Magnus Munck Af Rosenschöld, Pavol Zlatoidsky
  • Patent number: 7622491
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain novel compounds represented by Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates and prodrugs thereof. The present invention is also directed to methods of making and using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds to treat or control a number of diseases mediated by PPAR such as glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism and insulin secretion, specifically Type 2 diabetes, hyperinsulinemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, hypercholesteremia, atherosclerosis, one or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease, Syndrome X, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperglycemia, obesity and eating disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Metabolex Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhu, Jingyuan Ma, Peng Cheng, Zuchun Zhao, Francine M. Gregoire, Vera A. Rakhmanova
  • Publication number: 20090286839
    Abstract: This invention is directed to treating disease states or conditions associated with the treatment and prevention of neurodegeneration and neurodegenerative disease states, and treatment of radiation damage. The invention relates to novel phytonutrient compositions and compounds comprising L-ergothioneine and/or selenium. The invention also provides a method of administering these compositions and combinations to humans or animals in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: ROBERT B. BEELMAN, N. JOY DUBOST, DEVIN G. PETERSON, MARVIN HAUSMAN
  • Patent number: 7618993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new compounds or salts, solvates or solvated salts thereof, processes for their preparation and to new intermediates used in the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and to the use of said compounds in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Yevgeni Besidski, Martin Nylöf, Inger Kers, Karin Skogholm, Shawn Johnstone, Paul Jones, Denis Labrecque, Andrew Griffin
  • Publication number: 20090270490
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods and compositions involving aldose reductase inhibitors for the treatment of inflammation, including inflammatory bowel disease, macular degeneration, or posterior capsule opacification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Satish K. Srivastava, Kota V. Ramana
  • Publication number: 20090270472
    Abstract: This invention describes a new manner of treating the common cold. It claims that treatment with Oxymetazoline nasal spray at the time of onset of first cold symptom(s) can interrupt the development of the common cold syndrome and result in cure of the cold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventor: KENNETH GOULD
  • Publication number: 20090239918
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating pain in mammals. In particular, the invention provides well-defined aminoimidazolines, aminothiazolines, and aminooxazolines and pharmaceutical compositions thereof to treat pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Janet A. Takeuchi, Ling Li, Todd M. Heidelbaugh, Ken Chow, Karen M. Kedzie, Daniel W. Gil, Wenkui K. Fang
  • Patent number: 7589115
    Abstract: Derivatives of [6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazole-3-sulfonylamino]-propionamide which exhibit good inhibitory effect upon the interaction of CAMs and Leukointegrins and are thus useful in the treatment of inflammatory disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Terence Alfred Kelly, Jin Mi Kim, René Marc Lemieux
  • Patent number: 7582770
    Abstract: An enantiomer, diastereoisomer or tautomer of a compound, represented by formula I: wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 are as defined herein, or a salt or ester thereof, as an inhibitor of HCV NS5B polymerase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Youla S. Tsantrizos, Catherine Chabot, Pierre Beaulieu, Christian Brochu, Timothy A. Stammers, Bounkham Thavonekham, Jean Rancourt
  • Patent number: 7579389
    Abstract: An antimicrobial additive composition is provided which economically and efficiently imparts antimicrobial characteristics to acrylic polymers, and particularly thermoformable acrylic sheets made from such polymers. The antimicrobial composition comprises an alkyl dimethyl ammonium saccharinate, an oxathiazine, an azole, an isothiazoline, a chlorothalonil, and/or mixtures thereof, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Microban Products Company
    Inventor: Ivan Wei-Kang Ong
  • Patent number: 7579368
    Abstract: There are presented compounds of the formula or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Y1, Y2, X1, X2, X3 and R are as described in this application. These compounds are believed to inhibit MDM2-p53 interaction and as such the compounds will have anti-hyperproliferative cellular activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Nader Fotouhi, Gregory Jay Haley, Klaus B. Simonsen, Binh Thanh Vu, Stephen Evan Webber
  • Patent number: 7576114
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein W, R1, R2, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are MEK inhibitors and useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer and inflammation, in mammals. Also disclosed is a method of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases in mammals, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Array BioPharma Inc.
    Inventors: Eli M. Wallace, Joseph P. Lyssikatos, Allison L. Marlow, T. Brian Hurley
  • Patent number: 7572816
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds having the structure wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and m are as defined herein. The compounds of this invention are novel therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer, metabolic diseases and skin disorders in mammalian subjects. These compounds are also useful modulators of gene expression. They exert their activity by interfering with certain cellular signal transduction cascades. The compounds of the invention are thus also useful for regulating cell differentiation and cell cycle processes that are controlled or regulated by various hormones or cytokines. In particular, the invention relates to compounds that induce apoptosis of cancer cells and therefore may be used for the treatment or prevention of cancer, including advanced cancers and pre-cancerous cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Tse, Sepehr Sarshar
  • Patent number: 7569595
    Abstract: A compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is disclosed herein. Methods and compositions related thereto are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ken Chow, Todd M. Heidelbaugh, Daniel W. Gil, Michael E. Garst, Larry A. Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20090186834
    Abstract: Various azetidinone, pyrrolidine, imidazolidine, and oxazolidine derivatives are described, as are pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treatment of diseases using these compounds. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: MICROBIA, INC.
    Inventors: John Talley, Eduardo Martinez, Daniel Zimmer, Regina Lundrigan
  • Patent number: 7563814
    Abstract: The present invention provides the preparation of olmesartan medoxomil containing less than about 0.1% of one or more of the impurities OLM-Me, OLM-Cl, and OLM-eliminate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Lilach Hedvati, Gideon Pilarsky
  • Publication number: 20090182014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to insecticidal compositions comprising compounds having an inhibitory activity versus acyl CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) or salts thereof as effective ingredients. The compounds having inhibitory activity versus ACAT have an excellent insecticidal effect by inhibiting sterol metabolism in noxious insects. Therefore, the compounds of the present invention can be used as safe and effective insecticides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: YOUNG-KOOK KIM, Hyun-Sun Lee, Mun-Chual Rho, Sung-Uk Kim
  • Patent number: 7557136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyrrolidine derivatives of Formula (I), its geometrical isomers, its optically active forms as enantiomers, diastercomers, mixtures of these and its racemate forms, as well as salts thereof, wherein: R1is selected from the group comprising or consisting of H and C1-C6-alkyl; R2 is selected from the group comprising or consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6 alkyl aryl, heteroaryl, C1-C6 alkyl heteroaryl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyl aryl, C2-C6 alkenyl heteroaryl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6-alkynyl aryl, C2C6-alkynyl heteroaryl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, CI-C6-alkyl cycloallcyl, CI-C6-alkyl heterocycloalkyl, CIC6 alkyl carboxy, acyl, C1-C6-alkyl acyl, C1-C6-alkyl acyloxy, C1-C6-alkyl alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkyl alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkyl aminocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkyl acylarnino, C1-C6-alkyl ureido, amino, C1-C6-alkyl amino, sulfonyloxy, C1-C6 alkyl sulfonyloxy, sulfonyl, C1-C6-alkyl sulfonyl, sulfinyl, C1-C6-alkyl sulfinyl, C1-C6alkyl sulfanyl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Laboratoires Serono SA
    Inventors: Matthias Schwarz, Catherine Jorand-Lebrun, Delphine Valognes
  • Publication number: 20090170875
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, ester or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, ADAMs, TACE, aggrecanase, TNF- or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Wensheng Yu, Ling Tong, Lei Chen, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Brian J. Lavey, Neng-Yang Shih, Vincent S. Madison, Guowei Zhou, Peter Orth, Zhuyan Guo, Michael K.C. Wong, De-Yi Yang, Seong Heon Kim, Bandarpalle B. Shankar, M. Arshad Siddiqui, Kristin E. Rosner, Chaoyang Dai, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Janeta Popovici-Muller, Vinay M. Girijavallabhan, Dansu Li
  • Patent number: 7547718
    Abstract: This invention relates to a range of alpha substituted 2-benzyl substituted imidazole compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, to compositions comprising such compounds, processes for their synthesis and their use as parasiticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Pfizer Limited
    Inventors: Nathan Anthony Logan Chubb, Mark Roger Cox, Jerome Sebastien Dauvergne, Richard Andrew Ewin, Christelle Lauret
  • Patent number: 7547717
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds, compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compound compositions. The compounds, compositions, and methods described herein can be used for the therapeutic modulation of ion channel function, and treatment of disease and disease symptoms, particularly those mediated by certain calcium channel subtype targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Robert Zelle, Vincent P. Galullo
  • Patent number: 7544705
    Abstract: Described herein are new bicyclic arylimidazolones having nootropic action (i.e., protecting and stimulating cerebral functions), analgesic action and anti hyperalgesic action; also described is the process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, useful for the treatment of cognitive deficits, and of various types of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Neurotune AG
    Inventors: Carlo Farina, Stefania Gagliardi, Carlo Parini, Marisa Martinelli, Carla Ghelardini
  • Patent number: 7544706
    Abstract: This invention relates to a range of alpha substituted 2-benzyl substituted imidazole compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, to compositions comprising such compounds, processes for their synthesis and their use as parasiticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Pfizer Limited
    Inventors: Nathan Anthony Logan Chubb, Mark Roger Cox, Jerome Sebastien Dauvergne, Richard Andrew Ewin, Christelle Lauret
  • Patent number: 7541375
    Abstract: The invention provides substituted pyrazolidinone compounds, and methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions that utilize or comprise one or more such compounds. Compounds of the invention are useful for a variety of therapies, including treating or preventing various cancers, inflammation, septic shock, preterm labor, infertility, pain, and ischemia, and other diseases and disorders associated with MEK-1 and/or ERK-2 activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Laboratoires Serono SA
    Inventors: Stephen J. Arkinstall, Antonio Arulanandam, Xuliang Jiang, Sharad Magar, Roustem Nabioullin, John Yingsheng Zhang, Peter Blume-Jensen
  • Patent number: 7531560
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) which inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus useful for treating diseases and pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic inflammatory disease. Also disclosed are processes for preparing these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Cogan, Matthew Russell Netherton
  • Publication number: 20090118237
    Abstract: A method of using carisoprodol, phenytoin or fosphenytoin comprises informing a user that co-administration of carisoprodol with phenytoin or fosphenytoin results in an increase in free phenytoin blood levels, a decrease in total phenytoin levels, or both. In another embodiment, a method of using carisoprodol, phenytoin or fosphenytoin comprises informing a user that when co-administering carisoprodol with phenytoin or fosphenytoin, the level of free phenytoin in a patient serum should be monitored, the level of total phenytoin should be monitored, or both. Also included are methods and articles of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Richard H. Roberts, Jie Du, Matthew W. Davis
  • Publication number: 20090117208
    Abstract: An amino acid composition comprises alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine, and glutamine. The amino acid composition of the present invention has such an effect that it can improve the action of promoting the process wherein the body fat is converted into the energy required for the physical exercise during and/or after the anoxic motions performed under an extremely high load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicants: RIKEN, MEIJI DAIRIES CORPORATION, Takashi ABE
    Inventors: Takashi ABE, Yasuko SAWAI
  • Publication number: 20090118257
    Abstract: Methods of treating or suppressing mitochondrial diseases, such as Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactacidosis, and stroke (MELAS), Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS), are disclosed, as well as compounds useful in the methods of the invention, such as 4-(p-quinolyl)-2-hydroxybutanamide derivatives. Methods and compounds useful in treating other disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, and pervasive developmental disorders such as autism are also disclosed. Energy biomarkers useful in assessing the metabolic state of a subject and the efficacy of treatment are also disclosed. Methods of modulating, normalizing, or enhancing energy biomarkers, as well as compounds useful for such methods, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Orion D. Jankowski, Kieron E. Wesson, Paul Mollard, William D. Shrader
  • Publication number: 20090111832
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to imidazolidinone compounds which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: James C. Barrow, Kenneth E. Rittle, Phung Le Bondiskey
  • Patent number: 7524867
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 1,2,4,5-tetrasubstituted imidazole derivatives as selective cannabinoid CB1 receptor modulators, in particular CB1 receptor antagonists or inverse agonists having a high CB1/CB2 receptor subtype selectivity, to methods for the preparation of these compounds and to novel intermediates useful for the synthesis of said imidazole derivatives. The invention also relates to the use of a compound disclosed herein for the manufacture of a medicament giving a beneficial effect. A beneficial effect is disclosed herein or apparent to a person skilled in the art from the specification and general knowledge in the art. The invention also relates to the use of a compound of the invention for the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing a disease or condition. More particularly, the invention relates to a new use for the treatment of a disease or condition disclosed herein or apparent to a person skilled in the art from the specification and general knowledge in the art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Solvay Pharmaceuticals, B.V.
    Inventors: Josephus H. M Lange, Henderik C. Wals, Cornelis G. Kruse
  • Patent number: 7524875
    Abstract: A modified bio-related substance, wherein at least one poly(alkylene glycol)oxy group represented by the following formula (1) is combined in a molecule: wherein R is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, OA1 and OA2 are each an oxyalkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, the groups represented by R are the same or different from each other in one molecule, and the groups represented by OA2 are the same or different from each other in one molecule, n and m are each average number of moles of the oxyalkylene group added, n represents 0 to 1000, and m represents 10 to 1000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: NOF Corporation
    Inventors: Ken-ichiro Nakamoto, Syunsuke Ohashi, Yuji Yamamoto, Kenji Sakanoue, Chika Itoh, Tohru Yasukohchi
  • Patent number: 7521470
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds represented by Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, and prodrugs thereof which are inhibitors of Factor Xa. The present invention is also directed to and intermediates used in making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, methods to prevent or treat a number of conditions characterized by undesired thrombosis and methods of inhibiting the coagulation of a blood sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Bing-Yan Zhu, Shawn M. Bauer, Zhaozhong J. Jia, Gary D. Probst, Yanchen Zhang, Robert M. Scarborough
  • Patent number: 7517898
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Z are as defined in the specification as well as salts and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds are prepared. They are useful in therapy, in particular in the management of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Ziping Liu, Daniel Pagé, Christopher Walpole, Hua Yang
  • Patent number: 7514459
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: are potent inhibitors of gamma-secretase and hence find use in treatment or prevention of diseases associated with deposition of ?-amyloid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd.
    Inventors: Ian James Collins, Joanne Clare Hannam, Andrew Madin, Mark Peter Ridgill
  • Patent number: 7511067
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of the compounds of general formula 1 wherein the groups R1, X and Y may have the meanings given in the claims and in the specification, for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), as well as new compounds of general formula 1 and processes for preparing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Thierry Bouyssou, Frank Buettner, Ingo Konetzki, Sabine Pestel, Andreas Schnapp, Hermann Schollenberger, Kurt Schromm, Claudia Heine
  • Patent number: 7511068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) having CCR2 receptor antagonistic properties, particularly anti-inflammatory properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.
    Inventors: Guy Rosalia Eugeen Van Lommen, Julien Georges Pierre-Olivier Doyon, Jean Pierre Frans Van Wauwe, Marina Lucie Louise Cools, Erwin Coesemans
  • Publication number: 20090082313
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of specific cancers. Such compositions may generally comprise a compound of formula (I): wherein R1-R3 are as defined herein, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: EISAI R&D MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sergei Agoulnik, Bruce Decosta, Hong Du, Yimin Jiang, Xiang-Yi Li, Kenichi Nomoto, John (Yuan) Wang, Huiming Zhang
  • Patent number: 7507756
    Abstract: Imidazole derivatives, compositions containing them, methods of preparing them, including regioselective scale-up synthetic methods, and methods of using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Todd K. Jones, Neelakandha Mani
  • Patent number: 7507755
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for the selective inhibition of cathepsin S. In a preferred aspect, cathepsin S is selectively inhibited in the presence of at least one other cathepsin isozyme. The present invention also provides methods for treating a disease state in a subject by selectively inhibiting cathepsin S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Phillip B. Alper, Donald S. Karanewsky
  • Patent number: 7504425
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and a method for treating anthrax or inhibiting lethal factor by administrating a composition containing a compound of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This invention further relates to the use of the compounds of formula (I) to treat other conditions related to an anthrax infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yusheng Xiong, Kevin Chapman, Suresh Singh, Jian Guo, Arthur A. Patchett
  • Patent number: 7501447
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and Z are as defined in the specification as well as salts and pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds are prepared. They are useful in therapy, in particular in the management of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Ziping Liu, Daniel Pagé, Christopher Walpole, Hua Yang
  • Patent number: 7501448
    Abstract: Provided are processes for preparing telmisartan alkyl ester and telmisartan using environmentally friendly organic solvents that are easily removed from the reaction mixture, wherein a telmisartan alkyl ester is isolated and hydrolyzed to form telmisartan or the telmisartan is prepared using a synthesis in a single reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nurit Perlman, Eyal Gilboa
  • Publication number: 20090062359
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method for relieving pain at a site in a human or animal in need thereof, comprising administering by injection or infiltration, a dose of a capsaicinoid and coadministering a non-anesthetic sodium channel blocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: AlgoRx
    Inventors: Ronald M. Burch, Richard B. Carter, Jeff Lazar
  • Patent number: 7498354
    Abstract: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or N-oxide thereof, are useful in the treatment of tumors and cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Philip Crew, Bijoy Panicker, Han-Qing Dong
  • Patent number: 7485657
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) The compounds inhibit production of cytokines involved in inflammatory processes and are thus useful for treating diseases and pathological conditions involving inflammation such as chronic inflammatory disease. Also disclosed are processes for preparing these compounds and the pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Cogan, Ming-Hong Hao, Alan David Swinamer, Ronald A. Aungst
  • Publication number: 20090022780
    Abstract: The invention is related to gel preparations capable of absorbing as well as releasing liquid, and the use of such gel preparations in the treatment of wounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: EURO-CELTIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Sabine Scherer, Christian Wagner, Christian Leuner, Wolfgang Fleischer