Patents by Inventor Benjamin Joseph Littler

Benjamin Joseph Littler 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).

  • Patent number: 11773119
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Publication number: 20210238158
    Abstract: The present invention features processes for preparing compounds, such as (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 1), useful for treating CFTR mediated diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerald J. Tanoury, Cristian Harrison, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Peter Jamison Rose, Robert Michael Hughes, Young Chun Jung, David Andrew Siesel, Elaine Chungmin Lee, Daniel T. Belmont, William A. Nugent
  • Publication number: 20200377535
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Patent number: 10822331
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase, such as aminopyrazine-isoxazole derivatives and related molecules. The present invention also relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Paul Angell, Armando Urbina, Yi Shi
  • Patent number: 10787472
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Patent number: 10435397
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase, such as aminopyrazine-isoxazole derivatives and related molecules. The present invention also relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Paul Angell, Armando Urbina, Yi Shi
  • Publication number: 20190276483
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Publication number: 20190210991
    Abstract: The present invention features processes for preparing compounds, such as (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)—N—(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 1), useful for treating CFTR mediated diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerald J. Tanoury, Cristian Harrison, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Peter Jamison Rose, Robert Michael Hughes, Young Chun Jung, David Andrew Siesel, Elaine Chungmin Lee, Daniel T. Belmont, William A. Nugent
  • Publication number: 20190202818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase, such as aminopyrazine-isoxazole derivatives and related molecules. The present invention also relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention. The compounds of this invention have formula I or II: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Paul Angell, Armando Urbina, Yi Shi
  • Patent number: 10253054
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Patent number: 10208027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase, such as aminopyrazine-isoxazole derivatives and related molecules. The present invention also relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention. The compounds of this invention have formula I or II: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Paul Angell, Armando Urbina, Yi Shi
  • Patent number: 10071979
    Abstract: The present invention features processes for preparing compounds, such as (R)-1-(2,2-difluorobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-6-fluoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan-2-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 1), useful for treating CFTR mediated diseases such as cystic fibrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Gerald J. Tanoury, Cristian Harrison, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Peter Jamison Rose, Robert Michael Hughes, Young Chun Jung, David Andrew Siesel, Elaine Chungmin Lee, Daniel T. Belmont, William A. Nugent
  • Publication number: 20180244662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase, such as aminopyrazine-isoxazole derivatives and related molecules. The present invention also relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention. The compounds of this invention have formula I or II: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Paul Angell, Armando Urbina, Yi Shi
  • Publication number: 20180044361
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Patent number: 9862709
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase, such as aminopyrazine-isoxazole derivatives and related molecules. The present invention also relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and solid forms of the compounds of this invention. The compounds of this invention have formula I or II: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Paul Angell, Armando Urbina, Yi Shi
  • Patent number: 9828397
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Publication number: 20160376295
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Patent number: 9464102
    Abstract: The invention relates to prodrug compounds of formula I: wherein R2, R3, R5, R7 and X are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain. The compounds of formula I possess advantageous solubility and physicochemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Corey Anderson, Sara Sabina Hadida-Ruah, Julian Marian Charles Golec, Beili Zhang, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, Tim Edward Alcacio, Daniel T. Belmont
  • Publication number: 20160166540
    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: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Adam Looker, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Anusuya Choudhury, Christian Harrison, Ravikanth Veluri, Michael P. Ryan, Licong Jiang, Eduard Luss-Lusis
  • Patent number: 9254291
    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: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Adam Looker, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Anusuya Choudhury, Cristian Harrison, Ravikanth Veluri, Michael P. Ryan, Licong Jiang, Eduard Luss-Lusis