Patents by Inventor Songnian Lin

Songnian Lin 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).

  • Insulin receptor partial agonists and GLP-1 analogues
    Patent number: 10953076
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising insulin receptor partial agonists in association with GLP-1 analogues (e.g., liraglutide) as well as methods for using the compositions for example, to treat or prevent diabetes or to decrease body weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Yingjun Mu, Songnian Lin
  • TYROSINE-SPECIFIC FUNCTIONALIZED INSULIN AND INSULIN ANALOGS
    Publication number: 20210002345
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tyrosine-specific functionalized insulin analogs and processes of making such tyrosine-specific functionalized insulin analogs using R-3H-1,2,4-triazoline-3,5-(4H)diones (PTAD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Ahmet Kekec, Nancy Jo Kevin, Bing Li, Songnian Lin, Craig A. Parish, Weijuan Tang
  • Insulin receptor partial agonists
    Patent number: 10800827
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Zhi-Cai Shi, Zhicai Wu, Yingjun Mu
  • Insulin receptor partial agonists
    Patent number: 10689430
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Christina Madsen-Duggan, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Zhicai Wu
  • GLUCOSE RESPONSIVE INSULIN COMPRISING A TRI-VALENT SUGAR CLUSTER FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES
    Publication number: 20200087375
    Abstract: An insulin conjugate comprising or consisting of a tri-valent sugar cluster is described. In particular aspects, the insulin conjugate displays a pharmacokinetic (PK) and/or pharmacodynamic (PD) profile that is responsive to the systemic concentrations of a saccharide such as glucose or alpha-methylmannose even when administered to a subject in need thereof in the absence of an exogenous multivalent saccharide-binding molecule such as Con A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Danqing Feng, David N. Hunter, Pei Huo, Ahmet Kekec, Songnian Lin, Christopher R. Moyes, Ravi Nargund, Brenda Pipik, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Lin Yan, Zhiqiang Zhao, Yuping Zhu
  • INSULIN DIMER-INCRETIN CONJUGATES
    Publication number: 20190192675
    Abstract: Insulin dimers conjugated to peptides having at least one incretin activity are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Anandan PALANI, ZhiQiang YANG, Lin YAN, Songnian LIN, Pei HUO, Ravi NARGUND
  • INSULIN RECEPTOR PARTIAL AGONISTS
    Publication number: 20190177393
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Christina Madsen-Duggan, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Zhicai Wu
  • INSULIN-INCRETIN CONJUGATES
    Publication number: 20190175744
    Abstract: Insulin-incretin conjugates comprising a peptide having agonist activity at the glucagon-like 1 (GLP-1) receptor, the glucagon (GCG) receptor, and/or the gastric inhibitory protein (GIP) receptor conjugated to an insulin molecule having agonist activity at the insulin receptor and use of the conjugates for treatment of metabolic diseases, for example, Type 2 diabetes, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Anandan Palani, Chunhui Huang, Zhiqiang Yang, Lin Yan, Songnian Lin, Pei Huo, Qiaolin Deng, Elisabetta Bianchi, Federica Orvieto
  • INSULIN RECEPTOR PARTIAL AGONISTS AND GLP-1 ANALOGUES
    Publication number: 20190142906
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising insulin receptor partial agonists in association with GLP-1 analogues (e.g., liraglutide) as well as methods for using the compositions for example, to treat or prevent diabetes or to decrease body weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yingjun Mu, Songnian Lin
  • INSULIN RECEPTOR PARTIAL AGONISTS
    Publication number: 20190092833
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Zhi-Cai Shi, Zhicai Wu, Yingjun Mu
  • Insulin receptor partial agonists
    Patent number: 10183981
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Zhi-Cai Shi, Zhicai Wu, Yingjun Mu
  • INSULIN RECEPTOR PARTIAL AGONISTS
    Publication number: 20180291078
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Zhi-Cai Shi, Zhicai Wu, Yingjun Mu
  • Isoquinoline derivatives as MGAT2 inhibitors
    Patent number: 10065945
    Abstract: The compounds of Formula I act as MGAT2 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and obesity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Richard Berger, Timothy A. Blizzard, Brian T. Campbell, Helen Y. Chen, John S. Debenham, Sunita V. Dewnani, Byron Dubois, Candido Gude, Zack Zhiqiang Guo, Bart Harper, Zhiyong Hu, Songnian Lin, Ping Liu, Ming Wang, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Jiayi Xu, Libo Xu, Rui Zhang
  • Insulin receptor partial agonists
    Patent number: 10017556
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Zhi-Cai Shi, Zhicai Wu, Yingjun Mu
  • GLUCOSE-RESPONSIVE INSULIN CONJUGATES
    Publication number: 20180110863
    Abstract: Insulin conjugates comprising an insulin analog molecule covalently attached to at least one bi-dentate linker having two arms, each arm independently attached to a ligand comprising a saccharide and wherein the saccharide for at least one ligand of the linker is fucose are disclosed. The insulin conjugates display a pharmacokinetic (PK) and/or pharmacodynamic (PD) profile that is responsive to the systemic concentrations of a saccharide such as glucose or alpha-methylmannose even when administered to a subject in need thereof in the absence of an exogenous multivalent saccharide-binding molecule such as Con A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Danqing Feng, Erin N. Guidry, Pei Huo, Niels C. Kaarsholm, Songnian Lin, Ravi P. Nargund, Lin Yan
  • Glucose-responsive insulin conjugates
    Patent number: 9889205
    Abstract: Insulin conjugates comprising an insulin molecule covalently attached to at least one bi-dentate linker having two arms, each arm independently attached to a ligand comprising a saccharide and wherein the saccharide for at least one ligand of the linker is fucose are disclosed. The insulin conjugates display a pharmacokinetic (PK) and/or pharmacodynamic (PD) profile that is responsive to the systemic concentrations of a saccharide such as glucose or alpha-methylmannose even when administered to a subject in need thereof in the absence of an exogenous multivalent saccharide-binding molecule such as Con A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo
  • Glucose-responsive insulin conjugates
    Patent number: 9884125
    Abstract: Insulin conjugates comprising an insulin molecule covalently attached to at least one bi-dentate linker having two arms, each arm independently attached to a ligand comprising a saccharide and wherein at least one ligand of the linker is fucose are disclosed. The insulin conjugates display a pharmacokinetic (PK) and/or pharmacodynamic (PD) profile that is responsive to the systemic concentrations of a saccharide such as glucose or alpha-methylmannose even when administered to a subject in need thereof in the absence of an exogenous multivalent saccharide-binding molecule such as Con A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Christopher R. Moyes
  • ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVES AS MGAT2 INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20180009796
    Abstract: The compounds of Formula I act as MGAT2 inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Berger, Timothy A. Blizzard, Brian T. Campbell, Helen Y. Chen, John S. Debenham, Sunita V. Dewnani, Byron Dubois, Candido Gude, Zack Zhiqiang Guo, Bart Harper, Zhiyong Hu, Songnian Lin, Ping Liu, Ming Wang, Feroze Ujjainwalla, Jiayi Xu, Libo Xu, Rui Zhang
  • INSULIN RECEPTOR PARTIAL AGONISTS
    Publication number: 20170355743
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Songnian Lin, Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing Feng, Ravi Nargund, Yuping Zhu, Ahmet Kekec, Christina B. Madsen-Duggan, Zhi-Cai Shi, Zhicai Wu, Yingjun Mu
  • METHOD FOR SCREENING DRUG-SACCHARIDE CONJUGATES
    Publication number: 20170254798
    Abstract: Methods for identifying drug-saccharide conjugates that bind the mannose receptor, C type 1, (MRC1) and may be taken up by cells expressing MRC1, and the use of such drug-saccharide conjugates for treatment of particular diseases are described. In particular, the methods for identifying insulin-saccharide conjugates that bind the MRC1 receptor and may be taken up by cells expressing the MRC1 and use of such conjugates for treatment of diabetes are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yingjun Mu, Ruojing Yang, Xinghai Li, Margaret Wu, Qing Dallas-yang, Yuli Chen, Ge Dai, Songnian Lin, David E. Kelley, Mark Erion