Patents by Inventor William K. Hagmann
William K. Hagmann 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).
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Publication number: 20090247499Abstract: 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, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequalae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2007Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Joan M. Fletcher, Tung M. Fong, William K. Hagmann, Petr Vachal
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Patent number: 7576239Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Linus S. Lin, William K. Hagmann, Sanjeev Kumar, Wenji Yin, George Doss
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Patent number: 7550489Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: 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.
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Publication number: 20090137529Abstract: The compounds of the present invention are prodrugs of modulators of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB 1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the Cannabinoid-1 (CB 1) receptor. In particular, compounds of the present invention are 5 prodrugs of antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB 1 receptor. The invention is concerned with the use of these compounds to be converted to compounds that modulate the Cannabinoid-1 (CB 1) receptor. As such, the compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-10 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2007Publication date: May 28, 2009Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Milton L. Hammond
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Patent number: 7514409Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Linus S. Lin, Ping Liu, Richard A. Mumford, Thomas S. Reger, Nicholas D. Smith, Nicholas S. Stock, Jasmine Zunic
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Patent number: 7423067Abstract: Novel compounds of 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 psychotropic 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, Parkinsons 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: GrantFiled: March 21, 2003Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Linus S. Lin, Shrenik K. Shah, Mark T. Goulet, James P. Jewell
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Publication number: 20080194645Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2008Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Linus S. Lin, William K. Hagmann, Sanjeev Kumar, Wenji Yin, George Doss
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Patent number: 7405221Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2003Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Ihor E. Kopka, Bing Li, William K. Hagmann
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Publication number: 20080171692Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 7390835Abstract: 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, including alcohol and nicotine addiction, 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: GrantFiled: October 27, 2004Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Shrenik K. Shah, Quang T. Truong, Hongbo Qi, William K. Hagmann
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Patent number: 7348456Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 15, 2003Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Linus S. Lin, William K. Hagmann, Sanjeev Kumar, Wenji Yin, George Doss
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Patent number: 6972295Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2003Date of Patent: December 6, 2005Assignee: 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.
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Patent number: 6943180Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or alpha4/beta7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: September 13, 2005Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: George Doherty, Linus S Lin, William K. Hagmann, Ginger Xu-qiang Yang, Linda L. Chang, Shrenik K. Shah, Richard A. Mumford, Theodore Kamenecka
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Patent number: 6903075Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or ?4?7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of asthma, allergies, inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 1998Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Philippe L. Durette, Malcolm MacCoss, William K. Hagmann, Sander G. Mills, Richard A. Mumford, Jack A. Schmidt, Gail A. Van Riper
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Patent number: 6855708Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or alpha4/beta7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, retinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2002Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Linus S. Lin, George Doherty, Shrenik K. Shah, Linda L. Chang, William K. Hagmann, Richard A. Mumford
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Publication number: 20040248956Abstract: Compounds of the present invention 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 Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor. The compounds of the present invention are useful as psychotropic drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammnatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-Barr syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, 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. Particular novel compounds of structural formula (I) are also claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: William K Hagmann, Hongbo Qi, Shrenik K. Shah
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Publication number: 20040102478Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or alpha4/beta7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, rhinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2003Publication date: May 27, 2004Inventors: George Doherty, Linus S Lin, William K Hagmann, Ginger Xu-qiang Yang, Linda L Chang, Shrenik K Shah, Richard A Mumford
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Patent number: 6734311Abstract: Compounds of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or &agr;4&bgr;7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of AIDS-related dementia, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, atherosclerosis, autologous bone marrow transplantation, certain types of toxic and immune-based nephritis, contact dermal hypersensitivity, inflammatory bowel disease including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, inflammatory lung diseases, inflammatory sequelae of viral infections, meningitis, multiple sclerosis, multiple myeloma, myocarditis, organ transplantation, psoriasis, pulmonary fibrosis, restenosis, retinitis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic arthritis, stroke, tumor metastasis, uveititis, and type I diabetes.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2001Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: William K. Hagmann, Stephen E. DeLaszlo, Theodore Kamenecka, Malcolm MacCoss
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Publication number: 20040058820Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 6645939Abstract: &bgr;-Alanine derivatives of Formula I are antagonists of VLA-4 and/or &agr;4&bgr;7, and as such are useful in the inhibition or prevention of cell adhesion and cell-adhesion mediated pathologies. These compounds may be formulated into pharmaceutical compositions and are suitable for use in the treatment of asthma, allergies, inflammation, multiple sclerosis, and other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1999Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Philippe L. Durette, William K. Hagmann, Ihor E. Kopka, Malcolm MacCoss, Sander G. Mills, Richard A. Mumford, Plato A. Magriotis