Plural Hetero Atoms In The Polycyclo Ring System Patents (Class 514/321)
  • Patent number: 8987299
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) described herein act both as muscarinic receptor antagonists and beta2 adrenergic receptor agonists and are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of broncho-obstructive or inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Rancati, Ian Linney
  • Patent number: 8987250
    Abstract: Compounds disclosed herein including compounds of formula I?: and salts thereof are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds disclosed herein, processes for preparing compounds disclosed herein, intermediates useful for preparing compounds disclosed herein and therapeutic methods for treating an HIV infection using compounds disclosed herein are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerim Babaoglu, Gediminas Brizgys, Jake Cha, Xiaowu Chen, Hongyan Guo, Randall L. Halcomb, Xiaochun Han, Richard Huang, Hongtao Liu, Ryan McFadden, Michael L. Mitchell, Yingmei Qi, Paul A. Roethle, Lianhong Xu, Hong Yang
  • Publication number: 20150080364
    Abstract: Provided herein are carbamate compounds which may be useful in the treatment of for example, pain, solid tumors and/or obesity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: Abide Therapeutics, Inc., The Scripps Research Insititute
    Inventors: Justin S. Cisar, Cheryl A. Grice, Todd K. Jones, Dong-Hui Wang, Olivia Weber, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Micah J. Niphakis, Armand Cognetta, Jae Won Chang
  • Publication number: 20150080380
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel therapeutic uses for compounds which are inverse agonists of the H3 receptor. In particular this invention relates to therapeutic use of these compounds in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Hongtao Lu, Rong Wang
  • Patent number: 8980913
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) defined herein act both as muscarinic receptor antagonists and beta2 adrenergic receptor agonists and are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of broncho-obstructive or inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Rancati, Ian Linney, Chris Knight, Wolfgang Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20150073019
    Abstract: A compound having the structure according to formula III wherein: X is NH or S; R1 is H or (1C-4C)alkyl; R2 is (1C-4C)alkyl, phenyl or a monocyclic aromatic ring having one or more N-, O- or S-atoms in the ring, which alkyl, phenyl or aromatic ring is optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from (1C-4C)alkyl, (1C-4C)alkyloxy, halo(1C-4C)alkyl, halo(1C-4C)alkyloxy, phenyloxy, phenylthio, halogen, or nitro; R3 and R4 are each independently H, (1C-6C)alkyl, (2C-6C) alkenyl, (2C-6C)alkynyl, cyano, (3C-6C)cycloalkyl, phenyl, a monocyclic aromatic ring having one or more N-, O- or S-atoms in the ring, a monocyclic non-aromatic ring having one or more N-, O- or S-atoms in the ring, each optionally substituted with hydroxyl, (1C-4C)alkoxy, phenyl, cycloalkyl, piperidyl, piperazinyl, furyl, thienyl, pirazinyl, pyrrolyl, 2H-pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, isothiazolyl, pyrrolidonyl, pyrrolinyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolyl, a monocyclic aromatic ring having one or more N-, O- or S-atoms in the ring, whereb
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Onno Van Hooij, Jacobus Antonius Schalken, Hendrik Engelbertus Viëtor, Dennis Patrick Piet, Petrus Emmanuel Marie Maas, Johann Heinrich Tijhuis, Sirik Deerenberg, Nanda Elisabeth Sprenkels, Siu Ha Tang
  • Publication number: 20150072958
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to, among other things, compounds and methods of using those compounds to treat an HIV infection. The compounds of the various embodiments of the present invention provide, among other things, therapeutic agents having enhanced penetration capability across the blood-brain barrier, such that they can enter the CNS to treat an HIV-1 infection in the CNS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Arun K. Ghosh, Hiroaki Mitsuya, Sofiya Yashchuk
  • Publication number: 20150065490
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I in free or salt or solvate form, wherein X has the meaning indicated in the specification, are useful for treating conditions that are prevented or alleviated by activation of the ?2-adrenoreceptor. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Bernard CUENOUD, Robin Alec FAIRHURST, Roger John TAYLOR, David BEATTIE
  • Publication number: 20150057278
    Abstract: Amido compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: and wherein Cy1, Cy2, n1, n2, R1a, R1b, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and graft-versus-host disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Dan Littman, Jun R. Huh, Ruili Huang, Wenwei Huang, Erika E. Englund
  • Publication number: 20150051247
    Abstract: Compounds and methods for treating or preventing cancer associated with binding to the urokinase receptor are provided. Biological processes affected by the compounds include cell migration, cell growth, cell adhesion, angiogenesis, cancer cell invasion, apoptosis, tumor formation, tumor progression, metastasis, degradation of the extracellular matrix, pericellular proteolysis, activation of plasminogen, changes in the levels of an extracellular protease, and changes in the levels of a VEGF receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Samy O. Meroueh
  • Publication number: 20150045390
    Abstract: R-P88 is used for the treatment of disorders amenable to treatment with an atypical antipsychotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Deepak Phadke, Curt D. Wolfgang, Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, John Joseph Feeney, Gunther Birznieks
  • Patent number: 8952005
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to benzothiazol-one and thiazolo pyridine-one derivatives which are potentiators of metabotropic glutamate receptors, particularly the mGluR2 receptor, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mark E. Layton, Michael J. Kelly, III
  • Publication number: 20150031725
    Abstract: Provided herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods useful for treating hyperproliferative diseases, including cancer and non-malignant hyperproliferative diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Richard J. Pietras, Michael E. Jung, Diana C. Marquez-Garban, Gang Deng
  • Publication number: 20150031694
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein R1-R7 and W have any of the values defined in the specification, and salts thereof. The compounds have good solubility and are useful for treating bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Ajit Parhi, Yongzheng Zhang, Daniel S. Pilch, Malvika Kaul
  • Patent number: 8940767
    Abstract: Grease-like compositions are provided for repelling rodents. The compositions utilize nontoxic mineral, synthetic, or vegetable oil based gels containing silica, clay, urea, polytetrafluoroethylene, or metallic soap thickeners and capsaicin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Pacific Tech Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Numata, Ryan Willey
  • Publication number: 20150025070
    Abstract: The present invention provides for compounds of formula (I): wherein R1-R5 and L are defined herein. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of formula (I) as well as for the use of such compounds as tankyrase inhibitors and in the treatment of Wnt signaling and tankyrase 1 and 2 signaling related disorders which include, but are not limited to, cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Atwood Kim Cheung, Donovan Noel Chin, Jianmei Fan, Karen Marie Miller-Moslin, Michael David Shultz, Troy D. Smith, Ronald Charles Tomlinson, Bakary-Barry Toure, Michael Scott Visser
  • Publication number: 20150018339
    Abstract: Compounds having the general formula II, III, or IV wherein R1 can be a radical of an optionally substituted C-4 to C-7 N-containing heterocycle or a radical of an optionally substituted cyclic or acyclic tertiary amine or isoindoline-1,3-dione: R2,3,4,5,6 can each independently be any one or combinations of the following moieties, cyano, nitro, acyl, alkyl, amido, azido, isothiocyanate, isocyanate, optionally substituted anilino, halogens, ethers, sulfonamides, thioacyl, nitro, aromatic, heterocyclic, olefinic, acetylene, deuterium, or tritium; Y can be either CH, CH2, O, S, OCH2, N—R, N—Ar, C—R, C—Ar; Z can be either H, O, S, S—R or NR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher R. MCCURDY, Christophe Mesangeau, Bonnie Ann Avery, Ahmed Hassan Amin Abdelazeem, Frederick T. Chin, Jacques Henri Poupaert
  • Publication number: 20150018335
    Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds and compositions which may be modulators of MAGL and/or ABHD6 and their use as medicinal agents, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions that include disclosed compounds as at least one active agent. The disclosure also provides for method of treating a patient in need thereof, where the patient is suffering from indications such as pain, solid tumor cancer and/or obesity comprising administering a disclosed compound or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Justin S. Cisar, Cheryl A. Grice, Todd K. Jones, Micah J. Niphakis, Jae Won Chang, Kenneth M. Lum, Benjamin F. Cravatt
  • Publication number: 20150018318
    Abstract: Novel compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 to R4 and X have the meaning according to the claims, are glucosidase inhibitors, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Marianne Donnelly, Hui Qiu, Henry Yu, Lesley Liu-Bujalski, Andreas Goutopoulos
  • Publication number: 20150011528
    Abstract: Provided is a phenylimide-containing benzothiazole derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a process for the preparation thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The phenylimide-containing benzothiazole derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt can selectively inhibit the protein-protein interaction between KRS and a laminin receptor (LR), thereby inhibiting migration of cancer cells. Therefore, the phenylimide-containing benzothiazole derivative or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt may be usefully applied for preventing or treating the diseases associated with cancer cell metastasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: YUHAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Youn Hur, Dong-Hyun Kim, Eun-Kyung Kim, Jin-Hwi Park, Jae-Eun Joo, Ho-Woong Kang, Se-Woong Oh, Dong-Kyun Kim, Kyoung-Kyu Ahn
  • Publication number: 20150011541
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having a pipecolate sulfonamide scaffold, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of these compounds together with pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient and/or diluents. Said pipecolate sulfonamide compounds can be used for prophylaxis and/or treatment of psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, disorders and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Ranganath Gopalakrishnan, Felix Hausch
  • Publication number: 20150005275
    Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds according to Formula I: wherein R1, R2, R3, L, and the subscript m are as defined herein. The present invention relates to compounds and their use in the treatment of cystic fibrosis, methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment using the same, for the treatment of cystic fibrosis by administering a compound of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Emiel Van der Plas, Oscar Mammoliti, Christel Jeanne Marie Menet, Giovanni Alessandro Tricarico, Ann De De Blieck, Caroline Martine Andrée Marie Joannesse, Hans Kelgtermans, Tom Roger Lisette De Munck
  • Publication number: 20150005299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted pyrrole compounds and compositions comprising substituted pyrrole compounds. The invention further relates to methods of inhibiting the activity of Hsp90 in a subject in need thereof and methods for treating hyperproliferative disorders, such as cancer, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a substituted pyrrole compound of the invention, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Dinesh U. Chimmanamada, Weiwen Ying
  • Publication number: 20150004181
    Abstract: The present patent application concerns new ligands of the H4-receptor, their process of preparation and their therapeutic use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Isabelle BERREBI-BERTRAND, Xavier BILLOT, Thierry CALMELS, Marc CAPET, Denis DANVY, Stéphane KRIEF, Olivier LABEEUW, Jeanne-Marie LECOMTE, Nicolas LEVOIN, Xavier LIGNEAU, Philippe ROBERT, Jean-Charles SCHWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20140377328
    Abstract: Provided is an intraoral soluble-type film preparation in which an unpleasant taste of a drug is masked. The intraoral soluble-type film preparation comprises a drug layer containing: a drug having a bitter taste and/or an astringent taste; an alkyl sulfate at a content of ¾ mol or more with respect to 1 mol of the drug; and a water-soluble polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: KYUKYU PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Ishise, Hisanobu Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140371269
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutical salt thereof, where the variables for R1, R2, and R3 are as described herein; methods of treating a condition such as hypertriglyceridemia; and processes for preparing the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Maria Carmen Fernandez, Maria Rosario Gonzalez-Garcia, Bin Liu, Lance Allen Pfeifer
  • Publication number: 20140371238
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I and methods of treating cystic fibrosis comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or IA to a patient in need thereof:
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: FLATLEY DISCOVERY LAB
    Inventors: Michael P. Zawistoski, Yevgen Barsukov, Bridget M. Cole, Richard A. Nugent
  • Patent number: 8912179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterocyclyl compounds of formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions containing them. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of above said novel compounds, and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds of formula (I) are useful in the treatment of various disorders that are related to Histamine H3 receptors, for example cognitive disorders, sleep disorders, obesity and pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Suven Life Sciences Limited
    Inventors: Ramakrishna Nirogi, Anil Karbhari Shinde, Ramasastri Kambhampati, Rambabu Namala, Adi Reddy Dwarampudi, Laxman Kota, Murlimohan Gampa, Padmavathi Kodru, Taraka Naga Vinaykumar Tiriveedhi, Vishwottam Nagaraj Kandikere, Nageshwara Rao Muddana, Ramanatha Shrikantha Saralaya, Pradeep Jayarajan, Dhanalakshmi Shanmuganathan, Ishtiyaque Ahmad, Venkateswarlu Jasti
  • Patent number: 8912199
    Abstract: Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Peter D. J. Grootenhuis, Fredrick Van Goor, Jinglan Zhou, Brian Bear, Mark T. Miller, Jason McCartney, Mehdi Michel Jamel Numa, Xiaoqing Yang
  • Publication number: 20140364393
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel piperidinyl-carboxamide derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as inhibitors of SCD1, useful in the treatment of obesity, type-II diabetes and other related metabolic disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Shyh-Ming Yang, Gee-Hong Kuo, Micheal D. Gaul, Thomas A. Rano
  • Publication number: 20140364432
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that modulate the bioactivity of an orexin receptor such as OX1 or OX2, or both; to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising a compound of the invention; to methods of treatment of malconditions in patients wherein modulation of an orexin receptor is medically indicated; and to methods of preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Theodore M. KAMENECKA, Yuanjun HE, William NGUYEN, Rong Jiang, Xinyi Song
  • Patent number: 8901115
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (Ia): or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of FXIa and plasma kallikrein. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating thromboembolic and/or inflammatory disorders using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Patrick Y. S. Lam, Charles G. Clark, James R. Corte, William R. Ewing, Paul J. Gilligan, Yoon Jeon, Wu Yang, Leon M. Smith, II, Yufeng Wang
  • Publication number: 20140350051
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, X and n are as defined in the specification as dual modulators of the serotonin 5-HT2a and dopamine D3 receptors, their manufacture, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use for the treatment of psychotic disorders, as well as other diseases such as depression and anxiety, drug dependence, dementias and memory impairment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Luca Gobbi, Georg Jaeschke, Olivier Roche, Rosa Maria Rodriguez Sarmiento, Lucinda Steward
  • Patent number: 8889670
    Abstract: Compounds which modulate the CB2 receptor are disclosed. Compounds according to the invention bind to and are agonists of the CB2 receptor, and are useful for treating inflammation. Those compounds which are agonists are additionally useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Alessandra Bartolozzi, Angela Berry, Pier Francesco Cirillo, Eugene Richard Hickey, Doris Riether, Lifen Wu, Renee M. Zindell
  • Publication number: 20140336193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that exhibit vasodilatory and anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the activity of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH). The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying such compounds, and use of such compounds for the treatment of diseases related to dysfunction of vasodilation, inflammation, and/or endothelial cells. In particular non-limiting embodiments, components of the invention may be used to treat hypertension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Donald W. Landry, Shi-Xian Deng, Stevan Pecic, Kirsten Alison Rinderspacher
  • Publication number: 20140336200
    Abstract: Arylsulphonamide derivatives of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds may be useful for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of the central nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: ADAMED SP. Z O.O.
    Inventors: Marcin KOŁACZKOWSKI, Piotr KOWALSKI, Jolanta Jaskowska, Monika MARCINKOWSKA, Katarzyna MITKA, Adam BUCKI, Anna WESOŁOWSKA, Maciej PAWŁOWSKI
  • Patent number: 8884027
    Abstract: Melampomagnolide B is disclosed as a new antileukemic sesquiterpene. A biotin-conjugated derivative of melampomagnolide B was prepared to elucidate its mechanism of action. Prodrugs of Melampomagnolide B are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: University of Rochester, University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Peter A. Crooks, Craig T. Jordan, Shanshan Pei, Shama Nasim
  • Patent number: 8883833
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted benzothiazoles, benzoxazoles—and their counterparts having pyridine and pyrimidine rings replacing the benzene ring—that are PDE4 inhibitors useful for treating stroke, myocardial infarct, and cardiovascular inflammatory conditions, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and to methods for the treatment of stroke, myocardial infarct, and cardiovascular inflammatory conditions in a mammal. The compounds have general formula I: in which A and B are carbocycles or heterocycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Decode Genetics EHF
    Inventors: Jasbir Singh, Mark E. Gurney, Alex Burgin, Vincent Sandanayaka, Alexander Kiselyov, Munagala Rao
  • Patent number: 8877778
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel dual modulators of the 5-HT2A and D3 receptors of formula (I) wherein n, x, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as described herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. Further the present invention is concerned with the manufacture of the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Rosa Maria Rodriguez Sarmiento, Juergen Wichmann
  • Patent number: 8877927
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, A compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, complex or pro-drug thereof (I), wherein: one of R1 and R2 is H, and the other is selected from F and Cl, or R1 and R2 are both F; R3 is selected from cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl; R4 is an optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered monocyclic or an 8- to 10-membered bicyclic aryl or heteroaryl ring which includes up to four heteroatoms. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I), and the use of such compounds in the treatment of a disease selected from osteoporosis, Paget's disease, Chagas's disease, malaria, gingival diseases, hypercalaemia, metabolic bone disease, diseases involving matrix or cartilage degradation, and bone cancer disorders such as bone metastases and associated pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Grunenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Quibell, John Paul Watts
  • Patent number: 8877774
    Abstract: Compounds of formula(I) act both as muscarinic receptor antagonists and beta2 adrenergic receptor agonists and are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of broncho-obstructive and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabio Rancati, Andrea Rizzi, Gabriele Amari, Matteo Biagetti, Ian Linney
  • Publication number: 20140323399
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating a blood glucose condition involve identifying a suitable subject and administering an effective amount of a composition that contains one or more of an opioid antagonist, an anticonvulsant, and a psychotherapeutic agent. The compositions can include insulin. In some embodiments, such methods and compositions can be used to modulate a blood glucose level. In preferred embodiments, such methods and compositions are useful for increasing a subject's sensitivity to insulin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Michael A. Cowley, Anthony A. McKinney, Gary Tollefson
  • Publication number: 20140323460
    Abstract: Disclosed are uses of carboxamide, sulfonamide and amine compounds for the treatment and amelioration of disorders and conditions related to oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, free radical damage and metabolic inefficiency, among others. Also described are methods for increasing exercise endurance, exercise efficiency and aerobic workload using the compounds described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Donald Payan, Yasumichi Hitoshi, Todd Kinsella
  • Patent number: 8871814
    Abstract: Grease-like compositions are provided for repelling insects and preventing undesirable behavior in hoofed animals. The compositions utilize nontoxic mineral, synthetic, or vegetable oil based gels containing silica, clay, urea, polytetrafluoroethylene, or metallic soap thickeners and capsaicin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Tech Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Numata, Ryan Willey
  • Patent number: 8871738
    Abstract: Compounds having the structure of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Pengcheng Patrick Shao, Wanying Sun, Revathi Reddy Katipally, Petr Vachal, Feng Ye, Jian Liu, Deyou Sha
  • Patent number: 8865741
    Abstract: The present application provides novel aminoindane compounds and methods for preparing and using these compounds. These compounds are useful in treating pain and/or itch in patients by administering one or more of the compounds to a patient. The methods include administering a compound of formula (I) or (II) and a TRPV1 receptor activator. In one embodiment, the TRPV1 receptor activator is lidocaine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Asana Biosciences, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Kevin Thompson, Tony Priestley, Roger Astbury Smith, Ashis K. Saha, Sonali Rudra, Arun Kuma Hajra, Dipanwita Chatterjee, Carl Henry Behrens, Yigang He, Hui-Yin Li
  • Patent number: 8865742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of quinoline-3-carboxamide derivatives, such as sodium 5-chloro-3-(ethylphenylcarbamoyl)-1-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-4-olate (Laquinimod sodium). The present invention further relates to intermediates formed in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Mapi Pharma Ltd.
    Inventors: Ehud Marom, Michael Mizhiritskii, Shai Rubnov
  • Publication number: 20140296219
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods, kits, and uses of inhibitors of LCMV mediated NF-?B activation to treat viral infections and inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Robert W. Finberg, Evelyn A. Kurt-Jones, Shenghua Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140288081
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula I: and compositions comprising compounds of general formula I that modulate pyruvate kinase are described herein. Also described herein are methods of using the compounds that modulate pyruvate kinase in the treatment of diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: Giovanni Cianchetta, Janeta Popovici-Muller, Robert Zahler, Sheldon Cao, Xiaolei Wang, Zhixiong Ye
  • Patent number: 8840938
    Abstract: For enhancing bioavailability, a composition is administered comprising a Transient Receptor Potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 (TRPV1) agonist with a combined Scoville Heat Unit (SHU) milligram (mg) dose in the range of 280,000 to 400,000 SHU mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Inventor: W. Matthew Warnock