US Patent Issued to Hager Biosciences on April 15 for "Pyrazole and imidazole derivatives, compositions and methods as orexin antagonists" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,744, issued on April 15, was assigned to Hager Biosciences LLC (Bethlehem, Pa.).

"Pyrazole and imidazole derivatives, compositions and methods as orexin antagonists" was invented by Belew Mekonnen (Bethlehem, Pa.) and Hemantbhai Patel (Bethlehem, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to substituted Pyrazole and Imidazole derivatives of compounds that are antagonists of orexin receptors, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved or implicated, including but not limited to:The invention is also directed ...