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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan Adams, Cranford, NJ (US);
Derek Von Langen, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Hiroo Koyama, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Richard Tolman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co. Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1343 ; A61K 3/134 ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1343 ; A61K 3/134 ; C07D / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
Abstract
The instant invention is concerned with aryl and heteroaryl acetic acid and oxyacetic acid compounds, which are useful as antidiabetic compounds. Compositions and methods for their use in the treatment of diabetes and related diseases and for lowering triglyceride levels are disclosed.