1,2,4-oxadiazoles (including Hydrogenated) Patents (Class 548/131)
  • Publication number: 20130102568
    Abstract: [PROBLEMS] The present invention provides a novel alkoxyimino derivative or a salt thereof, as well as to a pest control agent containing the derivative or salt thereof as an active ingredient, which shows an excellent pest control effect on a wide range of pests in the agricultural and horticultural field and is also capable of controlling resistant pests. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The novel alkoxyimino derivative is characterized by being represented by general formula [I] (in the formula, X, R1, R2 and Q are as defined in the specification) and the post control agent is characterized by containing as an active ingredient the alkoxyimino derivative or a salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. and Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunichirou Fukumoto, Daisuke Shikama, Keiji Toriyabe, Toshihiro Nagata, Masaaki Komatsu, Takeshi Matsuda, Yuki Nakano
  • Patent number: 8415353
    Abstract: Compounds of the Formula (I), where W represents CH or N; and Q represents —CN, —C(?NOH)NH2, —CONHR1 or various herein described heterocyclic radicals; as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, esters and prodrugs thereof are adenosine A2a receptor antagonists and, therefore, are useful in the treatment of central nervous system diseases, in particular Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Joel M. Harris, Bernard R. Neustadt, Hong Liu, Jinsong Hao, Andrew W. Stamford
  • Patent number: 8410151
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel aminomethyl benzene derivatives, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds. Said compounds particularly act as immunomodulating agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
    Inventors: Martin Bolli, Cyrille Lescop, Boris Mathys, Claus Mueller, Oliver Nayler, Beat Steiner
  • Patent number: 8410023
    Abstract: Compositions and processes for controlling nematodes are described herein, e.g., nematodes that infest plants or animals. The compounds include oxazoles, oxadiazoles and thiadiazoles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Urszula Slomczynska, Matt W. Dimmic, William P. Haakenson, Jr., Al Wideman
  • Patent number: 8410150
    Abstract: A CPT inhibitor compound is represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of treating a subject having cancer comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: University Health Network
    Inventors: Heinz W. Pauls, Peter Brent Sampson, Bryan T. Forrest, Radoslaw Laufer, Yong Liu, Miklos Feher, Yi Yao, Guohua Pan
  • Patent number: 8404676
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, Ra, Rb, Rc and W, have the meanings given in claim 16. The compounds are useful e.g. in the treatment of autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Cyril Montagne, Anna Quattropani, Wolfgang Sauer, Agnes Bombrun
  • Patent number: 8404685
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, in which R1, R2, R3, R3?, R4 and D have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Dieter Dorsch, Oliver Schadt, Frank Stieber, Andree Blaukat
  • Patent number: 8404679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3, Ar and n are as defined herein and pharmaceutically active salts, racemic mixtures, enantiomers, optical isomers or tautomeric forms thereof. The compounds can be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety or schizophrenia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Caterina Bissantz, Philippe Jablonski, Henner Knust, Andreas Koblet, Anja Limberg, Matthias Nettekoven, Hasane Ratni, Claus Riemer
  • Publication number: 20130072494
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides inhibitors of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK) having a structure according to the following formula: or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein ring A, Ca, Cb, Z, R5, W and Cy are defined herein. The disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds of the present disclosure and methods of making and using the compounds and compositions of the present disclosure, e.g., in the treatment and prevention of various disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Hing L. SHAM, Roy K. Hom, Andrei W. Konradi, Gary D. Probst, Simeon Bowers, Anh Truong, R. Jeffrey Neitz, Jennifer Sealy, Gergely Toth
  • Patent number: 8399451
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a stereoisomer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: A is Q is a substituted 5-membered monocyclic heteroaryl group; W is CH2, O, or NH; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, m, n, t, and x are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as selective agonists for G protein-coupled receptor S1P1, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John L. Gilmore, James E. Sheppeck
  • Patent number: 8399436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to amide compounds, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and to their use in the treatment of disorders, conditions or disorders such as allergic disorders, inflammatory disorders and disorders of the immune system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: David George Allen, Diane Mary Coe, Anthony William James Cooper, Paul Martin Gore, David House, Stefan Senger, Steven Leslie Sollis, Sadie Vile, Caroline Wilson
  • Patent number: 8399492
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyridine derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Wenkui K. Fang, Liming Wang, Evelyn G. Corpuz, Ken Chow, Wha Bin Im
  • Publication number: 20130065860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxadiazole derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Janet A. Takeuchi, Ling Li, Ken Chow
  • Publication number: 20130066076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of biaryl oxazolidinones. These compounds are useful as anti-infective, anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory, and prokinetic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Yusheng Wu, Shili Chen, Yi Chen, Roger Hanselmann, Rongliang Lou, Jiacheng Zhou
  • Patent number: 8394966
    Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline forms of 3-[5-(2-fluorophenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-benzoic acid, pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising the crystalline forms, methods of making the crystalline forms and methods for their use for the treatment, prevention or management of diseases ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil G. Almstead, Peter Seongwoo Hwang, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20130059883
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3, R4, Y, A, Z, L and n are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Erkan Baloglu, Shomir Ghosh, Mercedes Lobera, Darby Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20130059833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R5, W, X, X1, Y, Y1, Z and Z1 are as defined in the description and in the claims, as well as physiologically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit PDE10A and can be used in the treatment of CNS disorders such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Stephan Bachmann, Alexander Flohr, Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Matthias Koerner, Bernd Kuhn, Jens-Uwe Peters, Markus Rudolph
  • Patent number: 8389509
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: n is zero or an integer selected from 1 through 4; R1 is cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl, each optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently selected from C1 to C6 alkyl, C1 to C4 haloalkyl, benzyl, —OR4, and/or halogen; and R2, R3, R4, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as selective agonists for G protein-coupled receptor S1P1, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Alaric J. Dyckman, William J. Pitts, Scott Hunter Watterson
  • Publication number: 20130053416
    Abstract: 3-Heteroaroylamino-propionic acid derivatives and their use as pharmaceuticals The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, wherein Ht, G, R10, R30, R40, R50 and R60 have the meanings indicated in the claims, which are valuable pharmaceutical active compounds. They are inhibitors of the protease cathepsin A, and are useful for the treatment of diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, renal diseases, liver diseases or inflammatory diseases, for example. The invention furthermore relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds of the formula I, their use and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: SANOFI
    Inventors: Sven RUF, Josef PERNERSTORFER, Thorsten SADOWSKI, Georg HORSTICK, Herman SCHREUDER, Christian BUNING, Klaus WIRTH
  • Patent number: 8383654
    Abstract: Described herein are heteroaryl compounds that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the heteroaryl compounds described. Also described herein are methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panmira Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: John Howard Hutchinson, Nicholas Simon Stock, Jeffrey Roger Roppe, Brian Andrew Stearns, Timothy Parr
  • Patent number: 8383660
    Abstract: Dibenzyl amine compounds and derivatives of Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and the use of such compounds to elevate certain plasma lipid levels, including high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and to lower certain other plasma lipid levels, such as LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides and accordingly to treat diseases which are exacerbated by low levels of HDL cholesterol and/or high levels of LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, such as atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases in some mammals, including humans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: George Chang, Ravi S. Garigipati, Bruce Lefker, David A. Perry
  • Publication number: 20130045964
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or stereoisomers, salts, or prodrugs thereof, wherein: Q is, or R1 is phenyl substituted with zero to 3 substituents; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and G are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as selective agonists for G protein-coupled receptor S1P1, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Robert J. Cherney, Yanlei Zhang
  • Patent number: 8377940
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1 and Q are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Joshua Clayton, Ian Egle, James Empfield, James Folmer, Methvin Isaac, Fupeng Ma, Abdelmalik Slassi
  • Patent number: 8377574
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting device which has high emission efficiency and high durability even at low drive voltage is provided. An organic light-emitting device including an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer which is interposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic compound layer include at least one dibenzo[c,g]fluorene compound represented by the following General Formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shigemoto Abe, Jun Kamatani, Chiaki Nishiura
  • Patent number: 8367841
    Abstract: Provided herein are processes for the preparation of compounds useful for the treatment, prevention or management of diseases associated with a nonsense mutation. More specifically, provided herein are processes for the synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles. In particular, provided herein are processes useful for the preparation of 3-[5-(2-fluorophenyl)-[1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-benzoic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil G. Almstead, Peter Seongwoo Hwang, Seemon Pines, Young-Choon Moon, James J. Takasugi
  • Patent number: 8362048
    Abstract: Compounds that selectively modulate the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor are provided including compounds which modulate subtype 1 of the S1P receptor. Methods of chiral synthesis of such compounds is provided. Uses, methods of treatment or prevention and methods of preparing inventive compositions including inventive compounds are provided in connection with the treatment or prevention of diseases, malconditions, and disorders for which modulation of the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor is medically indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Receptos, Inc.
    Inventors: Esther Martinborough, Marcus F. Boehm, Adam Richard Yeager, Junko Tamiya, Liming Huang, Enugurthi Brahmachary, Manisha Moorjani, Gregg Alan Timony, Jennifer L. Brooks, Robert Peach, Fiona Lorraine Scott, Michael Allen Hanson
  • Publication number: 20130023539
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating and/or preventing metabolic diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Euroscreen S.A.
    Inventors: Hamid R. Hoveyda, Didier Schils, Ludivine Zoute, Julien Parcq
  • Publication number: 20130023542
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-?) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-?) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Aerpio Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventor: Aerpio Therapeutics Inc.
  • Patent number: 8357706
    Abstract: Compounds that selectively modulate the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor are provided including compounds which modulate subtype 1 of the S1P receptor. Methods of chiral synthesis of such compounds is provided. Uses, methods of treatment or prevention and methods of preparing inventive compositions including inventive compounds are provided in connection with the treatment or prevention of diseases, malconditions, and disorders for which modulation of the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor is medically indicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Receptos, Inc.
    Inventors: Esther Martinborough, Marcus F. Boehm, Adam Richard Yeager, Junko Tamiya, Liming Huang, Enugurthi Brahmachary, Manisha Moorjani
  • Patent number: 8357705
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds that have an affinity to the ?-opioid receptor and the ORL 1-receptor, methods for their production, medications containing these compounds and the use of these compounds for the treatment of pain or other conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Gruenenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Saskia Zemolka, Bert Nolte, Klaus Linz, Derek John Saunders, Wolfgang Schröder, Werner Englberger, Fritz Theil, Hans Schick, Jens Kaufmann, Julian Gebauer, Helmut Sonnenschein
  • Publication number: 20130018055
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, A1, A2 and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Johannes Aebi, Alfred Binggeli, Cornelia Hertel, Anish Ashok Konkar, Holger Kuehne, Bernd Kuhn, Hans P. Maerki, Haiyan Wang
  • Patent number: 8354403
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and method of using the same in the treatment or prevention of diseases mediated by the activation of ?3-adrenoceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Scott D. Edmondson, Richard Berger, Lehua Chang, Vincent J. Colandrea, Jeffrey J. Hale, Bart Harper, Nam Fung Kar, Bing Li, Greg J. Morriello, Christopher R. Moyes, Deyou Sha, Dong-Ming Shen, Liping Wang, Harvey Wendt, Cheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 8354398
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Q is R1 is alkyl or aryl, said aryl optionally substituted with one to five substituents independently selected from C1 to C6 alkyl, C1 to C4 haloalkyl, —OR4, and/or halogen; and R2, R3, R4, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as selective agonists for G protein-coupled receptor S1P1, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Scott Hunter Watterson, Alaric J. Dyckman, William J. Pitts, Steven H. Spergel
  • Patent number: 8350027
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, Z, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Brooke Blair, Paul R. Fatheree, Melissa Fleury, Roland Gendron, Ryan Hudson, Robert Murray McKinnell, Michael Wilson
  • Publication number: 20130005771
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oxadiazole compounds in all their stereoisomeric and tautomeric forms and mixtures thereof in all ratios; and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable polymorphs. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of the oxadiazole compounds and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The said compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful in the treatment of cancer, particularly chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The present invention further provides a method of treatment of cancer by administering a therapeutically effective amount of said compounds or their pharmaceutical compositions, to a mammal in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Meenakshi Sivakumar, Kalpana Sanjay Joshi, Valmik Sopan Aware, Ankush Gangaram Sarde, Sandeep Maruti Bagul, Sonal Mohan Manohar
  • Publication number: 20120329839
    Abstract: Compounds that activate a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor of the subtype 1 are provided. Certain compounds selectively activate the receptor subtype 1 in relation to the sphinogosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 3. Uses and methods of inventive compounds for treatment of malconditions wherein activation, agonism, inhibition or antagonism of the S1P1 is medically indicated are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Edward Roberts, Hugh Rosen, Steven Brown, Miguel A. Guerrero, Xuemei Peng, Ramulu Poddutoori
  • Publication number: 20120329838
    Abstract: Compounds that activate a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor of the subtype 1 are provided. Certain compounds selectively activate the receptor subtype 1 in relation to the sphinogosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 3. Uses and methods of inventive compounds for treatment of malconditions wherein activation, agonism, inhibition or antagonism of the S1P1 is medically indicated are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Edward Roberts, Hugh Rosen, Steven Brown, Miguel A. Guerrero, Xuemei Peng, Ramulu Poddutoori
  • Publication number: 20120329840
    Abstract: Compounds that activate a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor of the subtype 1 are provided. Certain compounds selectively activate the receptor subtype 1 in relation to the sphinogosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 3. Uses and methods of inventive compounds for treatment of malconditions wherein activation, agonism, inhibition or antagonism of the S1P1 is medically indicated are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Edward Roberts, Hugh Rose, Steven Brown, Miguel A. Guerrero, Xuemei Peng, Ramulu Poddutoori
  • Patent number: 8338418
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: wherein: Ar, r, Z, X, R3, and R5-7 are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have AT1 receptor antagonist activity and neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and process and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Seok-ki Choi, Paul R. Fatheree, Roland Gendron, Robert Murray McKinnell, Brooke Blair
  • Patent number: 8338614
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tertiary carbinamine compounds having substituted heterocycles, which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme, and 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: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Georgia B. McGaughey, Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Shaun R. Stauffer
  • Publication number: 20120322827
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3, R4, Y, A, n and L are as defined herein, and methods of making and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Erkan Baloglu, Shomir Ghosh, Mercedes Lobera, Darby Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20120322787
    Abstract: A compound is represented by Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method of treating a subject in need thereof comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The subject has type 2 diabetes; renal hypertrophy or hyperplasia associated with diabetic nephropathy; Tay-Sachs; Gaucher's; or Fabry's disease. Methods of decreasing plasma TNF-?, lowering blood glucose levels, decreasing glycated hemoglobin levels, inhibiting glucosylceramide synthase, and lowering glycosphingolipid concentrations in a subject in need thereof respectively comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Siegel, Cecilia M. Bastos, David J. Harris, Angeles Dios, Edward Lee, Richard Silva, Lisa M. Cuff, Mikaela Levine, Cassandra A. Celatka, Frederic Vinick, Thomas H. Jozefiak, Yibin Xiang, John Kane, Junkai Liao
  • Publication number: 20120323015
    Abstract: An object is to provide a novel material having a bipolar property. Another object is to provide an oxadiazole derivative having a wide band gap. Another object is to reduce power consumption of a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic device. The present invention provides an oxadiazole derivative represented by General Formula (1). In the formula, Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms in a ring, A represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, R11 to R15 and R21 to R25 are independently any of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms in a ring, and a substituted or unsubstituted 9H-carbazol-9-yl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroko Nomura, Sachiko Kawakami, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 8334316
    Abstract: The present invention provides substituted di-, tri-, tetra- and penta-sulfide compounds and compositions, and methods of using the same for the treatment and/or prevention of a cell proliferative disorder. The present invention also provides methods for preparing trisulfide compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: ACEA Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiao Xu, Haoyun An, Xiaobo Wang
  • Patent number: 8329700
    Abstract: Pyrazine compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein m, n, p, R1, R2, R3, R4, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X10, X11, Y and Z are defined in the specification, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Matthew Paul Bourbeau, Ning Chen, Essa Hu, Roxanne Kunz, Shannon Rumfelt
  • Patent number: 8324254
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) or salts thereof: having pharmacological activity, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of various disorders mediated by S1P1 receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Mahmood Ahmed, Gerard Martin Paul Giblin, James Myatt, David Norton, Dean Andrew Rivers
  • Publication number: 20120302541
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein R1, R2, R3, Ra, and Y are defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Haiyan Bian, Chaozhong Cai, Bart L. DeCorte, Li Liu, Mark J. Macielag, Scott L. Dax, Philip M. Pitis, Peter J. Connolly, Wei He
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    Abstract: Substituted 3-(4-((1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)phenyl)-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives which are useful as sphingosine-1-phosphate modulators and useful for treating a wide variety of disorders associated with modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Janet A. Takeuchi, Ken Chow, Ling Li
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    Abstract: Substituted 3-(4-((1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)phenyl)-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives which are useful as sphingosine-1-phosphate modulators and useful for treating a wide variety of disorders associated with modulation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Janet A. Takeuchi, Ken Chow, Ling Li
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    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
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