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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:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Applicants:
James F. Dropinski, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Guo Q. Shi, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Yong Zhang, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Inventors:
James F. Dropinski, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Guo Q. Shi, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Yong Zhang, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/423 (2006.01); C07D 261/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A class of compounds having Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are useful as therapeutic compounds, particularly in the treatment of hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, dyslipidemia, and other lipid disorders, and in delaying the onset of or reducing the risk of developing conditions and sequelae that are associated with these diseases, such as atherosclerosis.