Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating disorders of the Central Nervous System (CNS) and other disorders in a mammal, including a human, by administering to the mammal a CNS-penetrant ?7 nicotinic receptor agonist. It also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a CNS-penetrant ?7 nicotinic receptor agonist.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 2004
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2005
Assignee:
Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
Brian Thomas O'Neill, Jotham Wadsworth Coe, Christopher J. O'Donnell
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel quinazolin-4-one derivatives of the formula I, as defined in the specification, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds the use of such compounds to treat neurodegenerative, psychotropic, and drug and alcohol induced central and peripheral nervous system disorders.
Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions for treating and preventing diseases such as myeloma and lymphoma, where the compositions include a biocompatible, therapeutic polymeric nanoparticle having a boronate ester compound or a peptide boronic acid compound, and a biodegradable polymer. Methods of use of the therapeutic compositions are also disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 19, 2017
Publication date:
August 20, 2020
Applicant:
Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
Mir Mukkaram Ali, Maria Conceicao Figueiredo, Jeffrey Hrkach, Young-Ho Song, James Wright, Stephen E. Zale
Abstract: This invention relates to a range of 1-aryl-4-cyclopropylpyrazoles in which the cyclopropyl ring is substituted at the angular position, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, to compositions comprising such compounds, processes to their synthesis and their use as parasiticides.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 14, 2006
Date of Patent:
January 12, 2010
Assignee:
Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
Denis Billen, Jessica Boyle, Douglas James Critcher, David Morris Gethin, Kim Thomas Hall, Graham Michael Kyne
Abstract: This invention relates to the use of certain hydroxylated metabolites and derivatives of doxazosin and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts for retarding the development of atherosclerosis in a mammal. Such compounds are useful for reducing atherosclerotic plaque involvement and for retarding and reducing both lipid deposition fibrosis in the development of atherosclerotic plaques.
Abstract: Diagnostic methods for predicting whether a human tumor is sensitive to treatment with axitinib, and methods of treating a human tumor are disclosed. The methods are based on measurement of CD68 polypeptide expression levels in a tissue sample from a tumor. CD68 expression levels can be measured using immunohistochemistry, where the percentage of CD68-positive cells and density of CD68-positive cells within the tumor can be determined.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 1, 2019
Publication date:
October 31, 2019
Applicant:
PFIZER INC.
Inventors:
Jean-François André MARTINI, Jamal Christo TARAZI, James Andrew WILLIAMS
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating sleep disorders in patients comprising administration of a ghrelin receptor inverse agonist or antagonist. The invention also includes methods of treating sleep disorders comprising the administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a ghrelin receptor inverse agonist or antagonist and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent, or excipient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2013
Date of Patent:
June 21, 2016
Assignee:
Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
William S. Denney, Margaret Jackson, Gabriele Sonnenberg
Abstract: 5-(2-Carboxythiophen-5-yl)-16-aryloxy-.alpha.-tetranor-.omega.-tetranorpros taglandins and intermediates useful in their preparation are disclosed. The novel prostaglandins of this invention have been found to have activity profiles comparable to the parent prostaglandins but they exhibit a greater tissue specificity of action.
Abstract: Novel protogynous Zea mays plants are disclosed, including a novel protogynous inbred line, LALGI. Also disclosed are a process to produce such Zea mays plants and hybrids resulting from crossing such plants with other inbred lines such as Iowa Stiff Stalk Synthetic Lines.
Abstract: The present invention relates to new crystalline forms of syn-5-Fluoro-N-[4-(2-hydroxy-4-methyl-benzoylamino)-cyclohexyl ]-2-(tetrahydro-thiopyran-4-yloxy)-nicotinamide and to processes for the preparation of, compositions containing and the uses of such crystalline forms.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 11, 2006
Publication date:
August 14, 2008
Applicant:
PFIZER INC.
Inventors:
Lorraine Michelle Murtagh, Stefan Colin John Taylor, Niamph Josephine Willis
Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I wherein R1, R2, p, m, A, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of treating COVID-19 in a patient by administering therapeutically effective amounts of the compounds, and methods of inhibiting or preventing replication of SARS-CoV-2 with the compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 7, 2021
Publication date:
October 26, 2023
Applicant:
Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
Dafydd Rhys Owen, Martin Youngjin Pettersson, Matthew Richard Reese, Matthew Forrest Sammons, Jamison Bryce Tuttle, Qingyi Yang
Abstract: The present invention provides for an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof which binds to an epitope within human PD-L1 with high specificity and reproducibility. The inventive antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may be used in assessing PD-L1 expression in tissue samples to aid in patient stratification. The present invention further provides methods of producing the inventive antibody.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 20, 2017
Publication date:
July 11, 2019
Applicants:
Merck Patent GmbH, Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
Claudia WILM, Klaus SCHNEIDER, Heike DAHMEN
Abstract: The present invention provides a genetically modified PRRS virus which has been modified such that the conserved cysteine in the E protein has been deleted or changed to a non-cysteine residue and polynucleotides that encode it. Vaccines comprising the genetically modified virus and polynucleotides are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 2, 2005
Date of Patent:
February 1, 2011
Assignee:
Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
Dongwan Yoo, Changhee Lee, Jay Gregory Calvert
Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) or a tautomer or prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said compound, tautomer or prodrug, wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently selected from H, halo, CN, CF3 and CONH2; compositions containing such compounds and the uses of such compounds as antiparasitic agents.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 15, 2009
Publication date:
January 14, 2010
Applicant:
PFIZER LIMITED
Inventors:
Stuart Nicholas Comlay, Joanne Clare Hannam, William Howson, Christelle Lauret, Yogesh Anil Sabnis
Abstract: Novel quinoxaline-1,4-dioxides of the formula ##SPC1##Wherein R is hydrogen or methyl;Y is lower alkyl; andn is 0, 1, or 2;Methods for their preparation; and their use as antibacterial agents and agents for promoting growth and improving feed efficiency of animals. Additionally, those compounds wherein n is 0 or 1 serve as intermediates for preparation of compounds wherein n is 1 or 2.
Abstract: Novel pyrazole compounds, including derivatives thereof, to intermediates for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use are described. The compounds of the present invention are potent inhibitors of transforming growth factor (“TGF”)-? signaling pathway. They are useful in the treatment of various TGF-related disease states including, for example, cancer, and fibrotic diseases.
Abstract: There is disclosed a browning composition for uncooked foods comprising a colorant and a fat or an oil. Also disclosed is a process for imparting a brown color to cooked foods by using the composition of the present invention on foods cooked, for example, in a microwave oven.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 2, 1990
Date of Patent:
August 18, 1992
Assignee:
Pfizer Inc
Inventors:
James M. Anderson, Ping W. Chang, Christopher A. Macri, James W. Miller, Divina V. Sarges
Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide immunogenic compositions for protection against S. pneumoniae, in particular against S. pneumoniae serogroup 9, while limiting the number of conjugates. The present invention therefore relates to new immunogenic compositions for use in pneumococcal vaccines and to vaccination of human subjects, in particular infants and elderly, against pneumococcal infections using said immunogenic compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 9, 2020
Date of Patent:
October 5, 2021
Assignee:
Pfizer Inc.
Inventors:
David Cooper, Kathrin Ute Jansen, Michael William Pride
Abstract: An oxide dispersion strengthened cobalt-chromium superalloy produced by mechanical alloying containing a refractory oxide, preferably yttrium oxide, and characterized by excellent corrosion resistance, high fatigue strength and high temperature stability; and prostheses formed from said superalloy.