Additional Ring Containing Patents (Class 546/192)
  • Patent number: 7834031
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to radiolabeled glycine transporter inhibitors which are useful for the labeling and diagnostic imaging of glycine transporters in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: H. Donald Burns, Terence G. Hamill, Craig W. Lindsley
  • Patent number: 7825147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to isoxazoline derivatives, which can be used as selective inhibitors of phosphodiesterase (PDE) type IV. In particular, compounds disclosed herein can be useful in the treatment of AIDS, asthma, arthritis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), psoriasis, allergic rhinitis, shock, atopic dermatitis, Crohn's disease, adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), eosinophilic granuloma, allergic conjunctivitis, osteoarthritis, ulcerative colitis and other inflammatory diseases in a patient, particularly in humans. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of disclosed compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use as phosphodiesterase (PDE) type IV inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
    Inventors: Venkata P. Palle, Sarala Balachandran, Mohammad Salman, Gagan Kukreja, Nidhi Gupta, Abhijit Ray, Sunanda G. Dastidar
  • Patent number: 7816533
    Abstract: A process for the catalytic hydrogenation or asymmetric hydrogenation of imines of Formula (I) to the corresponding amines of Formula (II) is provided in which R1 is aryl; R2 is aryl, cyclic, alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl; and R3 is alkyl. The catalytic system includes a ruthenium complex containing (1) a diamine and (2) a diphosphine or two monodentate phosphines ligands. Such process also relates to the asymmetric hydrogenation of prochiral imines to the chiral amines using chiral ruthenium complexes bearing chiral diphosphines or chiral monodentate phosphines and chiral diamines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Inventor: Kamaluddin Abdur-Rashid
  • Publication number: 20100261754
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds corresponding to general formula (I) below: to the compositions containing same, to methods for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in pharmaceutical compositions for use in human or veterinary medicine, or else in cosmetic compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: GALDERMA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
    Inventor: Thibaud Biadatti-Portal
  • Patent number: 7799804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and processes for preparing such compounds, their use in the treatment of obesity, psychiatric and neurological disorders, to methods for their therapeutic use and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Astrazeneca AB
    Inventor: Leifeng Cheng
  • Patent number: 7790752
    Abstract: This invention relates to indol-3-yl-carbonyl-azaspiro derivatives which act as V1a receptor antagonists and which are represented by Formula I: wherein the azaspiro-head group A and the residues R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, their use for treating dysmenorrhea, hypertension, chronic heart failure, inappropriate secretion of vasopressin, liver cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety and depressive disorders, and methods of preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Christophe Grundschober, Hasane Ratni, Mark Rogers-Evans, Patrick Schnider
  • Patent number: 7786308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Ioana Drutu, Miguel Garcia-Guzman Blanco, Lewis R. Makings, Gabriel Raffai, Valentin Boris Zunic
  • Patent number: 7786141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dihydrospiroindene modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such dihydrospiroindene modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Lewis R. Makings, Miguel Garcia-Guzman Blanco, Dennis J. Hurley, Ioana Drutu, Gabriel Raffai, Daniele M. Bergeron, Akiko Nakatani, Andreas P. Termin, Alina Silina
  • Patent number: 7786144
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sulphur containing pyrazole derivatives, and their S-oxidized active metabolites, as selective cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists having a high CB1/CB2 receptor subtype selectivity, to methods for the preparation of these compounds, to novel intermediates useful for the synthesis of these pyrazole derivatives, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these pyrazole derivatives as active ingredients, as well as to the use of these pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The compounds have the general formula (I) wherein the symbols have the meanings given in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Solvay Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Josephus H. M. Lange, Cornelis G. Kruse, Bernard J. Van Vliet
  • Patent number: 7776884
    Abstract: The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, useful for the prevention of rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, asthma, restinosis, organ transplantation, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventor: Robert J. Cherney
  • Patent number: 7767692
    Abstract: 4-substituted 1-amidomethylcarbonyl-piperidine compounds having motilin-agonistic properties and their acid addition salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, processes and intermediate products for the preparation of these compounds, and methods of treatment utilizing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Solvay Pharmaceuticals GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Jasserand, Jochen Antel, Ulf Preuschoff, Reinhard Brueckner, Holger Sann, Michael Wurl, Peter Eickelmann
  • Patent number: 7763639
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which have therapeutic effects against disorders in the central nervous system, and in particular new 4-(ortho, meta-disubstituted phenyl)-1-alkypiperidines and piperazines. wherein R1, R2, R3 and X are as defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: NSAB, Filial AF Neurosearch Sweden AB, Sverige
    Inventors: Clas Sonesson, Lars Swanson, Nicholas Ross Waters
  • Patent number: 7754727
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention having the formula (I) exhibit inhibitory activity on the natural enzyme renin. Thus, compounds of formula (I) may be employed for the treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis, unstable coronary syndrome, congestive heart failure, cardiac hypertrophy, cardiac fibrosis, cardiomyopathy postinfarction, unstable coronary syndrome, diastolic dysfunction, chronic kidney disease, hepatic fibrosis, complications resulting from diabetes, such as nephropathy, vasculopathy and neuropathy, diseases of the coronary vessels, restenosis following angioplasty, raised intra-ocular pressure, glaucoma, abnormal vascular growth, hyperaldosteronism, cognitive impairment, alzheimers, dementia, anxiety states and cognitive disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Richard Sedrani, Juergen Klaus Maibaum, Werner Breitenstein, Holger Sellner, Claus Ehrhardt, Nils Ostermann
  • Patent number: 7750156
    Abstract: The present invention provides an industrially advantageous method of producing aminophenol compounds represented by the formula (1) by a simple and easy procedure at a high yield and a high purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kiyokawa, Shinji Aki
  • Patent number: 7741343
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in Claim 1, are ligands of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and/or serotonergic ligands and are suitable for the prophylaxis or treatment of psychoses, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety states, dementia, in particular Alzheimer's disease and Lewy bodies dementia, neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease, Tourette's syndrome, learning and memory restrictions, bulimia, anorexia nervosa or other eating disorders, compulsive behavior, premenstrual syndrome, age-induced memory impairment, amelioration of withdrawal symptoms in nicotine dependence, strokes or brain damage by toxic compounds, and for the treatment of disorders which are characterized by an excess of circulating serotonin or by serotonergic hyperactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Kai Schiemann, Henning Böttcher, Joachim Leibrock
  • Patent number: 7737163
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, A and m are each as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and compositions containing such compounds and the use of such compounds in the treatment of a condition mediated by 5-HT4 receptor activity such as, but not limited to, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal disease, gastric motility disorder, non-ulcer dyspepsia, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, dyspepsia, esophagitis, gastroesophageral disease, nausea, central nervous system disease, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorder, emesis, migraine, neurological disease, pain, cardiovascular disorders such as cardiac failure and heart arrhythmia, diabetes and apnea syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Ando, Satoru Iguchi, Noriaki Murase, Yoshinori Murata, Toyoharu Numata, Hiroki Sone, Chikara Uchida, Tatsuo Ueki
  • Patent number: 7728144
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, m, s, t, W, Z, Ar, R1, R2, R3, R6, and R7 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc
    Inventors: Yu-Hua Ji, Mathai Mammen, Craig Husfeld, Li Li, YongQi Mu, Aaron Kushner, Eric Stangeland, Trevor Mischki, Adam Hughes, Sarah Dunham
  • Patent number: 7718675
    Abstract: The application relates to novel amino alcohols of the general formula (I) where R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 each have the definitions illustrated in detail in the description, to a process for their preparation, and to the use of these compounds as medicines, in particular as renin inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Speedel Experimenta AG
    Inventors: Peter Herold, Stefan Stutz, Aleksandar Stojanovic, Vincenzo Tschinke, Christiane Marti, Michael Quirmbach
  • Publication number: 20100113791
    Abstract: Precursors of carbenes of CAAC type (Cyclic)(Alkyl)(Amino)(Carbenes) are prepared and carbenes are produced therefrom; novel synthesis intermediates are provided for preparing the precursors of CAAC-type carbenes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventor: Gérard Mignani
  • Patent number: 7705020
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, A and m are each as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and compositions containing such compounds and the use of such compounds in the treatment of a condition mediated by 5-HT4 receptor activity such as, but not limited to, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal disease, gastric motility disorder, non-ulcer dyspepsia, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, dyspepsia, esophagitis, gastroesophageral disease, nausea, central nervous system disease, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorder, emesis, migraine, neurological disease, pain, cardiovascular disorders such as cardiac failure and heart arrhythmia, diabetes and apnea syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Koji Ando, Saturu Iguchi, Noriaki Murase, Yoshinori Murata, Toyoharu Numata, Hiroki Sone, Chikara Uchida, Tatsuo Ueki
  • Patent number: 7700584
    Abstract: The present invention provides curcumol derivatives of the following formula (I) or pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof: wherein, Y is selected from the group consisting of ?CHR2, —CH2R2, ?O, ?—OH or —OR1;R1 is selected from H, R, RCO or HO3S; and R is selected from the group consisting of H; saturated or unsaturated linear C1-10 hydrocarbon group and the like; R2 is selected from the group consisting of F; Cl; Br; I; H; —OH; —OR; —HSO3 and the like; with the proviso that both R1 and R2 are not H. The present invention also provides anti-tumor or antiviral pharmaceutical compositions comprising said derivatives or pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof. The present invention further provides the use of said derivatives or pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof in the preparation of a medicament for prophylaxis and/or treatment tumor or an antiviral medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hangzhou Minsheng Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shulong Wang, Dianwu Guo, Zhaoke Meng
  • Publication number: 20100087646
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide an organoboron compound-containing reagent for organic synthesis reactions which undergoes no trimerization with dehydration, does not necessitate activation with a base, and is stable and highly active. [Means for Solving Problems] The reagent for organic synthesis reactions contains an organic triol borate salt represented by any of the general formulae (I) to (III) and general formula (XVI): (wherein R1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, etc.; R2 represents optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, etc. or represents hydrogen; m+ represents an alkaline metal ion, phosphonium ion, or given ammonium ion; M2+ represents an alkaline earth metal; X represents halogen or alkoxide; Y represents an alkali metal ion, etc.; A represents optionally substituted methylene; and n represents an integer).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Norio Miyaura, Yasunori Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7687518
    Abstract: 4-Tetrazolyl-4-phenylpiperidine Compounds, compositions comprising an effective amount of a 4-Tetrazolyl-4-phenylpiperidine Compound, methods for treating or preventing pain or diarrhea in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a 4-Tetrazolyl-4-phenylpiperidine Compound and methods for stimulating opioid-receptor function in a cell comprising contacting a cell capable of expressing an opioid receptor with an effective amount of a 4-Tetrazolyl-4-phenylpiperidine Compound are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventor: Zhengming Chen
  • Patent number: 7683091
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to substituted indoles and methods of using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Wyeth
    Inventors: Baihua Hu, James W. Jetter
  • Patent number: 7683077
    Abstract: The present invention provides a piperidine derivative represented by the following formula or analogs thereto, which are used for agents for treating or preventing various diseases related to 5-HT7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shingo Makino, Naoyuki Fukuchi, Sayaka Asari, Masaki Hashimoto, Tetsuo Yano, Youji Yamada, Munetaka Tokumasu, Masataka Shoji, Itsuya Tanabe, Shinichi Fujita, Hideki Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 7683070
    Abstract: It has now been found that certain novel N-(substituted aryl)-4-(disubstituted methyl)piperidine and pyridine derivatives have provided unexpected insecticidal activity. These compounds are represented by formula (I): wherein m, n, q, r, and s are independently selected from 0 or 1; and p is 0, 1, 2, or 3; A is C or CH; and B, D, E, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are fully described herein. In addition, compositions comprising an insecticidally effective amount of at least one compound of formula I, and optionally, an effective amount of at least one of a second compound, with at least one insecticidally compatible carrier are also disclosed; along with methods of controlling insects comprising applying said compositions to a locus where insects are present or are expected to be present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ping Ding, Robert N. Henrie, II, Daniel H. Cohen, John W. Lyga, David S. Rosen, George Theodoridis, Qun Zhang, Walter H. Yeager, Stephen F. Donovan, Stephen Shunxiang Zhang, Inna Shulman, Seong Jae Yu, Guozhi Wang, Y. Larry Zhang, Ariamala Gopalsamy, Dennis L. Warkentin, Paul E. Rensner, Ian R. Silverman, Thomas G. Cullen
  • Patent number: 7678785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel aniline derivatives and their use in therapy, in particular their use in the treatment of fungal infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: UCB Pharma S.A.
    Inventors: Andrew David Carr, Judi Charlotte Neuss, Michael Glen Orchard, David William Porter
  • Patent number: 7662838
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a deoxynojirimycin derivative, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of insulin resistance, hyperpigmentation and/or inflammatory processes in the skin, a fungal disease, overweight and obesity, or a microbacterial infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventor: Johannes Maria Franciscus Gerardus Aerts
  • Patent number: 7652020
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, ADAMs, TACE, TNF-? or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Zhuyan Guo, Peter Orth, Zhaoning Zhu, Robert D. Mazzola, Tin-Yau Chan, Henry A. Vaccaro, Brian McKittrick, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Brian J. Lavey, Guowei Zhou, Sunil Paliwal, Shing-Chun Wong, Neng-Yang Shih, Pauline C. Ting, Kristin E. Rosner, Gerald W. Shipps, Jr., M. Arshad Siddiqui, David B. Belanger, Chaoyang Dai, Dansu Li, Vinay M. Girijavallabhan, Janeta Popovici-Muller, Wensheng Yu, Lianyun Zhao
  • Patent number: 7652051
    Abstract: Heterocyclic compounds derived from benzotriazine, triazines, triazoles and oxadiazoles are disclosed. The methods of synthesis and of use of such heterocyclic compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: TargeGen, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Wrasidlo, Elena Dneprovskaia
  • Patent number: 7649009
    Abstract: Pyrazole amides are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Teresa Beeson, Linda Brockunier, Emma R. Parmee, Subharekha Raghavan
  • Patent number: 7649095
    Abstract: Piperidine derivatives represented by formula (I) or nontoxic salts thereof (wherein symbols are defined in the description): Since the compound represented by formula (I) has a PDE4 inhibitory activity, it is useful for preventing and/or treating inflammatory diseases, diabetic diseases, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis, bone fracture, obesity, depression, Parkinson's disease, dementia, ischemia-reperfusion injury, leukemia and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisao Nakai, Katsuya Kishikawa
  • Patent number: 7645774
    Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound, which exhibit anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Friary, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Bandarpalle B. Shankar, Michael K. C. Wong, Guowei Zhou, Brian J. Lavey, Neng-Yang Shih, Ling Tong, Lei Chen, Youheng Shu
  • Publication number: 20090325947
    Abstract: The application relates to novel nitrate ester derivatives of substituted piperidines of the general formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y and Z0, and m, n, p and q have the meanings explained in more detail in the description, a process for their preparation and the use of these compounds as a curative agent in cardiovascular diseases, in particular in high blood pressure and vascular and organ damage accompanying high blood pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Peter Herold, Robert Mah, Stefan Stutz, Vincenzo Tschinke, Isabelle Lyothier, Christoph Schumacher, Christiane Marti, Nathalie Jotterand
  • Patent number: 7638631
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel methylene dipiperidine derivatives having pharmacological activity, processes for their preparation, to compositions containing them and to their use in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Gordon Bruton, Vicky Johnstone, Barry Sidney Orlek
  • Patent number: 7638629
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: selectively inhibit production of A?(1-42) and hence are useful in treatment or prevention of disease associated with deposition of ?-amyloid in the brain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd,
    Inventors: Joanne Clare Hannam, Janusz Jozef Kulagowski, Andrew Madin, Mark Peter Ridgill, Eileen Mary Seward
  • Patent number: 7638513
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or isomer thereof, which can be useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions mediated by MMPs, aggrecanase, ADMP, LpxC, ADAMs, TACE, TNF-? or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Schering Corporation
    Inventors: M. Arshad Siddiqui, Umar Faruk Mansoor, Panduranga A. Reddy, Vincent S. Madison
  • Publication number: 20090312329
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): in which X represents O or CH2; R3 and R4 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-6 alkyl; p represent 0 or 1; and R represents a five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated ring selected from: formula (II), (III) and (IV); or R represents a five- or six-membered oxo-substituted unsaturated ring selected from: (V) and (VI); wherein R1 and R2 together represent an oxo group, or R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen, methoxy or ethoxy, or R1 and R2 together with the interjacent carbon atom represent a 1,3-dioxolane or 1,3-dioxane ring, attached via the 2 position and optionally bearing one or more methyl or ethyl groups; or a salt thereof, is suitable for the treatment of anxiety and depression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: BTG International Limited
    Inventors: Phillip Parsons, Silvia Trasciatti, Sergio Rosini, Michael Annis
  • Patent number: 7625900
    Abstract: Substituted tetrahydropyrrolopyrazine compounds corresponding to the formula I: processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds for the treatment and/or inhibition of pain and other disorders or disease states at least partly mediated by KCNQ2/3 K+ channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Beatrix Merla, Thomas Christoph, Stefan Oberboersch, Klaus Schiene, Gregor Bahrenberg, Robert Frank, Sven Kuehnert, Wolfgang Schroeder
  • Patent number: 7618978
    Abstract: The present invention provides BACE inhibitors of Formula (I): methods for their use, and intermediates and methods for their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Ana Belen Bueno Melendo, Shu-Hui Chen, Maria Rosario Gonzalez-Garcia, James Ray McCarthy
  • Patent number: 7618966
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of treating glaucoma or ocular hypertension which comprises applying to the eye of a person in need thereof an amount sufficient to treat glaucoma or ocular hypertension of a compound of formula I wherein Y, Q, Z, R, R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification. The present invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions, e.g. ophthalmic compositions, including said compound of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: June Chen, Simon Pettit, Hans Fliri
  • Publication number: 20090264465
    Abstract: Crystalline forms of 4-[2-(4-methylphenylsulfanyl)-phenyl]piperidine and salts thereof are provided e.g. for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: H. LUNDBECK A/S
    Inventors: Benny Bang-Andersen, Andre Faldt, Tine Bryan Stensbol, Silke Miller, Heidi Lopez De Diego
  • Patent number: 7595329
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, A and m are each as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and compositions containing such compounds and the use of such compounds in the treatment of a condition mediated by 5-HT4 receptor activity such as, but not limited to, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal disease, gastric motility disorder, non-ulcer dyspepsia, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), constipation, dyspepsia, esophagitis, gastroesophageral disease, nausea, central nervous system disease, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorder, emesis, migraine, neurological disease, pain, cardiovascular disorders such as cardiac failure and heart arrhythmia, diabetes and apnea syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Koji Ando, Satoru Iguchi, Noriaki Murase, Yoshinori Murata, Toyoharu Numata, Hiroki Sone, Chikara Uchida, Tatsuo Ueki
  • Publication number: 20090233909
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) that are inhibitors of cysteine proteases, in particular, cathepsins B, K, L, F, and S and are therefore useful in treating diseases mediated by these proteases. The present invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and processes for preparing them. Wherein R3 is -alkylene-SO2NR5R6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Virobay, Inc.
    Inventors: Soon H. Woo, Randall W. Vivian, John O. Link
  • Patent number: 7582766
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula (II): or its enantiomers or diastereoisomers thereof, or salts or pharmaceutically-acceptable esters thereof, in the treatment or prevention of a papilloma virus infection, particularly human papilloma virus in a mammal, wherein R11; X4; X5; X6; R13; R14; W; Z; Y; T; and R18 are defined herein. The present invention also provides novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using these compounds and compositions in the treatment or prevention of papilloma virus infection. More particularly, the present invention provides compounds, compositions and methods for inhibiting papilloma virus DNA replication by interfering with the E1-E2 protein-protein interaction essential for viral DNA replication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Youla S. Tsantrizos, Anne-Marie Faucher, Jean Rancourt, Peter White
  • Publication number: 20090215820
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel alkyl substituted piperidine derivatives useful as monoamine neurotransmitter re-uptake inhibitors. In other aspects the invention relates to the use of these compounds in a method for therapy and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Dan PETERS, Gunnar M. OLSEN, Elsebet Ostergaard NIELSEN, Jergen SCHEEL-KRUGER, Birgitte L. ERIKSEN
  • Patent number: 7572792
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to azetidine compounds that inhibit the glycine transporter GlyT1 and which are useful in the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glycinergic or glutamatergic neurotransmission dysfunction and diseases in which the glycine transporter GlyT1 is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignees: Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Craig W Lindsley, David Hallett, Scott E. Wolkenberg
  • Patent number: 7569588
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, m, p, r, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, W and X1 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathai Mammen, Yu-Hua Ji, YongQi Mu, Viengkham Malathong
  • Publication number: 20090170841
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders, particularly ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Provided herein are styrenyl derivative compounds, including but not limited to stilbene derivative compounds, and compositions comprising these compounds, that are useful for treating and preventing ophthalmic diseases and disorders, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Acucela Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Leslie Scott, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuksa, Anna Gall, Mark W. Orme, Jennifer Gage, Thomas L. Little, JR., Qin Jiang, Lana Michele Rossiter, Kevin F. McGee, JR., Ryo Kubota
  • Patent number: RE41315
    Abstract: New 3-substituted 4-(phenyl-N-alkyl)-piperazine and 4-(phenyl-N-alkyl)-piperidine compounds of Formula (1) wherein X is N, CH, or C, however X may only be C when the compound comprises a double bind at the dotted line; R1 is CF3, OSO2CF3, OSO2CH3, SOR7, SO2R7, COR7, CN, OR3, NO2, CONHR3, 3-thiophene, 2-thiophene, 3-furane, 2-furane, F, Cl, Br, or I; R2 is F, Cl, Br, I, CN, CF3, CH3, OCH3, OH, and NH2; R3 and R4 are independently H or a C1-C4 alkyl; R5 is a C1-C4 alkyl, an allyl, CH2SCH3, CH2CH2OCH3, CH2CH2CH2F, CH2CF3, 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, 4,4,4-trifluorobutyl, or —(CH2)R6; R6 is a C3-C6 cycloalkyl, 2-tetrahydrofurane, or 3-tetra-hydrofurane; R7 is a C1-C3 alkyl, CF3, or N(R4)2, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. Also pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods wherein the above compounds are used for treatment of disorders in the central nervous system are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: NSAB, Filial af NeuroSearch Sweden AB
    Inventors: Clas Sonesson, Bengt Andersson, Ingela Marianne Svan, Susanna Waters, Nicholas Waters, Joakim Tedroff