Patents by Inventor Helen M. Armstrong

Helen M. Armstrong has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110003815
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I which are FLAP inhibitors useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Anthony Ogawa, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Bing Li, Lin Chu, Minal Patel, Helen M. Armstrong, Hyun O. Ok, Rosemary Sisco, Dwight MacDonald, John Hutchinson, Helene Perrier
  • Patent number: 7816534
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Linus S. Lin, Shrenik K. Shah, Ravindra N. Guthikonda, Hongbo Qi, Linda L. Chang, Ping Liu, Helen M. Armstrong, James P. Jewell, Thomas J. Lanza, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090258884
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Linus S. Lin, Shrenik K. Shah, Ravindra N. Guthikonda, Hongbo Qi, Linda L. Chang, Ping Liu, Helen M. Armstrong, James P. Jewell, Thomas J. Lanza, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090258885
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of Formula I which are 5-lipoxygenase activating protein inhibitors. Compounds of Formula I are useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, and cytoprotective agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Helen M. Armstrong, Linda L. Chang, Lin Chu, Rosemary Sisco, Hyun O. Ok, Jinyou Xu, Feroze Ujjainwalla
  • Publication number: 20090197883
    Abstract: The instant invention provides compounds of Formula (I) which are 5-lipoxygenase activating protein inhibitors. Compounds of Formula (I) are useful as anti-atherosclerotic, anti-asthmatic, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Helen M. Armstrong, Linda L. Chang, Richard Frenette, Dwight MacDonald, Hyun O. Ok, Michel Therien, Feroze Ujjainwalla
  • Patent number: 7550489
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Linus S. Lin, Shrenik K. Shah, Ravindra N. Guthikonda, Hongbo Qi, Linda L. Chang, Ping Liu, Helen M. Armstrong, James P. Jewell, Thomas J. Lanza, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080171692
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Linus S. Lin, Shrenik K. Shah, Ravindra N. Guthikonda, Hongbo Qi, Linda L. Chang, Ping Liu, Helen M. Armstrong, James P. Jewell, Thomas J. Lanza
  • Patent number: 6972295
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Linus S. Lin, Shrenik K. Shah, Ravindra N. Guthikonda, Hongbo Qi, Linda L. Chang, Ping Liu, Helen M. Armstrong, James P. Jewell, Thomas J. Lanza, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040058820
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are antagonists and/or inverse agonists of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the CB1 receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. The compounds are also useful for the treatment of substance abuse disorders, the treatment of obesity or eating disorders, as well as the treatment of asthma, constipation, chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and cirrhosis of the liver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Linus S. Lin, Shrenik K. Shah, Ravindra N. Guthikonda, Hongbo Qi, Linda L. Chang, Ping Liu, Helen M. Armstrong, James P. Jewell, Thomas J. Lanza
  • Patent number: 6498165
    Abstract: Pyrimidine compounds (Formula I), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, crystal forms and individual diastereomers, and pharmaceutical compositions including the same, which are inhibitors of tyrosine kinase enzymes, and as such are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of protein tyrosine kinase-associated disorders, such as immune diseases, hyperproliferative disorders and other diseases in which inappropriate protein kinase action is believed to play a role, such as cancer, angiogensis, atheroscelerosis, graft rejection, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Helen M. Armstrong, Richard Beresis, Joung L. Goulet, Mark A. Holmes, Xingfang Hong, Sander G. Mills, William H. Parsons, Peter J. Sinclair, Mark G. Steiner, Frederick Wong, Dennis M. Zaller