Patents by Inventor Bruce S Edwards

Bruce S Edwards 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: 10900902
    Abstract: A method to simultaneously detect emission intensity or images at multiple distinct emission wavelengths in the analysis of parallel sample streams in a flow-based analysis system and apparatus for performing the described method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: UNM Rainforest Innovations
    Inventors: Andrew P Shreve, Steven Wayde Graves, Bruce S Edwards, Jaime Javier Juarez
  • Patent number: 10884007
    Abstract: A flow cytometry apparatus includes a flow cytometer having a suction or negative-pressure intake probe, a support for a microplate having a plurality of sample wells, and motive elements operatively connected to at least one of the probe and the support for moving the intake probe and the support relative to one another so that the intake probe is sequentially aligned with different sample wells of the microplate. The apparatus has no fluid pumping elements between the support and the flow cytometer so that a bubble-separated sample stream is forced to the flow cytometer solely by virtue of a negative pressure communicated via the intake probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS
    Inventors: Bruce S. Edwards, Larry A. Sklar, Ronald D. Salesky
  • Patent number: 10048272
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and assays for high-throughput screening of combinatorial libraries to identify FPR1 and/or FPR2 ligands (e.g., agonists and/or antagonists), preferably FPR1 agonists and/or FPR2 antagonists, by positional scanning deconvolution. The invention also provides novel FPR1 and FPR2 ligands (e.g, agonists and antagonists), related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating FPR1 and FPR2-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: STC.UNM, Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies
    Inventors: Bruce S. Edwards, Larry A. Sklar, Clemencia Pinilla, Richard A. Houghten, Jon R. Appel, Marc A. Giulianotti, Jose Medina-Franco
  • Publication number: 20180143138
    Abstract: A method to simultaneously detect emission intensity or images at multiple distinct emission wavelengths in the analysis of parallel sample streams in a flow-based analysis system and apparatus for performing the described method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Andrew P Shreve, Steven Wayde Graves, Bruce S Edwards, Jaime Javier Juarez
  • Patent number: 9752964
    Abstract: A flow cytometry apparatus includes a flow cytometer having a suction or negative-pressure intake probe, a support for a microplate having a plurality of sample wells, and motive elements operatively connected to at least one of the probe and the support for moving the intake probe and the support relative to one another so that the intake probe is sequentially aligned with different sample wells of the microplate. The apparatus has no fluid pumping elements between the support and the flow cytometer so that a bubble-separated sample stream is forced to the flow cytometer solely by virtue of a negative pressure communicated via the intake probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Bruce S. Edwards, Larry A. Sklar, Ronald D. Salesky
  • Publication number: 20160320402
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and assays for high-throughput screening of combinatorial libraries to identify FPR1 and/or FPR2 ligands (e.g., agonists and/or antagonists), preferably FPR1 agonists and/or FPR2 antagonists, by positional scanning deconvolution. The invention also provides novel FPR1 and FPR2 ligands (e.g, agonists and antagonists), related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating FPR1 and FPR2-related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Bruce S. Edwards, Larry A. Sklar, Clemencia Pinilla, Richard A. Houghten, Jon R. Appel, Marc A. Giulianotti, Jose Medina-Franco
  • Publication number: 20160244457
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds which inhibit cancer-associated transporter proteins, methods of treating or preventing the onset of a cancer-associated transporter protein-mediated disease by administering such compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. In one embodiment, the invention provides novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine efflux inhibitors that are selective toward ABCG2 over ABCB1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Smith Larson, Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Juan Jacob Strouse, Irena lvnitski-Steele, Hadya M. Khawaja, Jerec Warren Ricci, Jeffrey Aube, Jennifer Elizabeth Golden, TuanIi Yao, Warren S. Weiner, Chad E. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 9326974
    Abstract: A method of treatment and/or prevention of cancer comprises administering agents which cause increased intracellular granularity in cancer cells, at least in an amount sufficient to inhibit proliferation of such cells and preferably in an amount sufficient to lead to cancer cell death. The method is particularly directed to refractory cancer, particularly hormone refractory prostate cancer. The agents identified cause increased intracellular granularity in the cancer cells, and also convert adherent cancer cells to non-adherent cancer cells, leading to cancer cell death. Using the present invention, cancer cells undergo increased intracellular granularity at relatively low agent concentrations, while also inhibiting cell proliferation. Increased concentrations lead to conversion of adherent cancer cells to non-adherent cancer cells, then to cell death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Todd A. Thompson, Debra Mackenzie, Tudor I. Oprea, Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Mark Haynes
  • Patent number: 9310364
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and assays for high-throughput screening of combinatorial libraries to identify FPR1 and/or FPR2 ligands (e.g., agonists and/or antagonists), preferably FPR1 agonists and/or FPR2 antagonists, by positional scanning deconvolution. The invention also provides novel FPR1 and FPR2 ligands (e.g, agonists and antagonists), related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating FPR1 and FPR2-related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: STC.UNM, TORREY PINES INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES
    Inventors: Bruce S. Edwards, Larry A. Sklar, Clemencia Pinilla, Richard A. Houghten, Jon R. Appel, Marc A. Giulianotti, Jose Medina-Franco
  • Publication number: 20150197526
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds which inhibit cancer-associated transporter proteins, methods of treating or preventing the onset of a cancer-associated transporter protein-mediated disease by administering such compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. In one embodiment, the invention provides novel pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine efflux inhibitors that are selective toward ABCG2 over ABCB1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Smith Larson, Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Juan Jacob Strouse, Irena Ivnitski-Steele, Hydya M. Khawaja, Jerec Warren Ricci, Jeffrey Aube, Jennifer Elizabeth Golden, Tuanli Yao, Warren S. Weiner, Chad E. Schroeder
  • Patent number: 9056111
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds which inhibit cancer-associated transporter proteins, methods of treating or preventing the onset of a cancer-associated transporter protein-mediated disease by administering such compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. In one embodiment, the invention provides pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine efflux inhibitors that are selective toward ABCG2 over ABCB1. Compounds and compositions according to the present invention may be used to treat cancer, including drug resistant (DR) and multiple drug resistant (MDR) cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: STC.UNM, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
    Inventors: Richard Smith Larson, Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Juan Jacob Strouse, Irena Ivnitski-Steele, Hadya M. Khawaja, Jerec Warren Ricci, Jeffrey Aube, Jennifer Elizabeth Golden, Tuanli Yao, Warren S. Weiner, Chad E. Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20140343347
    Abstract: A method of treatment and/or prevention of cancer comprises administering agents which cause increased intracellular granularity in cancer cells, at least in an amount sufficient to inhibit proliferation of such cells and preferably in an amount sufficient to lead to cancer cell death. The method is particularly directed to refractory cancer, particularly hormone refractory prostate cancer. The agents identified cause increased intracellular granularity in the cancer cells, and also convert adherent cancer cells to non-adherent cancer cells, leading to cancer cell death. Using the present invention, cancer cells undergo increased intracellular granularity at relatively low agent concentrations, while also inhibiting cell proliferation. Increased concentrations lead to conversion of adherent cancer cells to non-adherent cancer cells, then to cell death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Todd A. Thompson, Debra Mackenzie, Tudor I. Oprea, Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Mark Haynes
  • Patent number: 8835506
    Abstract: A method of treatment and/or prevention of cancer comprises administering agents which cause increased intracellular granularity in cancer cells, at least in an amount sufficient to inhibit proliferation of such cells and preferably in an amount sufficient to lead to cancer cell death. The method is particularly directed to refractory cancer, particularly hormone refractory prostate cancer. The agents identified cause increased intracellular granularity in the cancer cells, and also convert adherent cancer cells to non-adherent cancer cells, leading to cancer cell death. Using the present invention, cancer cells undergo increased intracellular granularity at relatively low agent concentrations, while also inhibiting cell proliferation. Increased concentrations lead to conversion of adherent cancer cells to non-adherent cancer cells, then to cell death.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Todd A. Thompson, Debra Mackenzie, Tudor I. Oprea, Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Mark Haynes
  • Publication number: 20130210672
    Abstract: The present invention, provides a flow cytometry apparatus for the detection of particles from a plurality of samples comprising: means for moving a plurality of samples comprising particles from a plurality of respective source wells into a fluid flow stream; means for introducing a separation gas between each of the plurality of samples in the fluid flow stream; and means for selectively analyzing each of the plurality of samples for the particles. The present invention also provides a flow cytometry method employing such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Frederick W. Kuckuck
  • Patent number: 8487100
    Abstract: The current invention is in the field of molecular biology/pharmacology and provides compounds which modulate the effects of GPR30 as well as the classical estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ER? and ER?). These compounds may function as agonists and/or antagonists of one or more of the disclosed estrogen receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Eric R Prossnitz, Sergey E Tkatchenko, Chetana M Revankar, Larry A Sklar, Jeffrey B Arterburn, Daniel F Cimino, Tudor I Oprea, Cristian-George Bologa, Bruce S Edwards, Alexandor Kiselyov, Susan M Young
  • Publication number: 20110312536
    Abstract: The present invention, provides a flow cytometry apparatus for the detection of particles from a plurality of samples comprising: means for moving a plurality of samples comprising particles from a plurality of respective source wells into a fluid flow stream; means for introducing a separation gas between each of the plurality of samples in the fluid flow stream; and means for selectively analyzing each of the plurality of samples for the particles. The present invention also provides a flow cytometry method employing such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Frederick W. Kuckuck
  • Patent number: 8021872
    Abstract: The present invention, provides a flow cytometry apparatus for the detection of particles from a plurality of samples comprising: means for moving a plurality of samples comprising particles from a plurality of respective source wells into a fluid flow stream; means for introducing a separation gas between each of the plurality of samples in the fluid flow stream; and means for selectively analyzing each of the plurality of samples for the particles. The present invention also provides a flow cytometry method employing such an apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Larry A Sklar, Bruce S Edwards, Frederick W Kuckuck
  • Publication number: 20110224141
    Abstract: A method of treatment and/or prevention of cancer comprises administering agents which cause increased intracellular granularity in cancer cells, at least in an amount sufficient to inhibit proliferation of such cells and preferably in an amount sufficient to lead to cancer cell death. The method is particularly directed to refractory cancer, particularly hormone refractory prostate cancer. The agents identified cause increased intracellular granularity in the cancer cells, and also convert adherent cancer cells to non-adherent cancer cells, leading to cancer cell death. Using the present invention, cancer cells undergo increased intracellular granularity at relatively low agent concentrations, while also inhibiting cell proliferation. Increased concentrations lead to conversion of adherent cancer cells to non-adherent cancer cells, then to cell death.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Todd A. Thompson, Debra Mackenzie, Tudor I. Oprea, Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Mark Haynes
  • Publication number: 20110092533
    Abstract: The current invention is in the field of molecular biology/pharmacology and provides compounds which modulate the effects of GPR30 as well as the classical estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ER? and ER?). These compounds may function as agonists and/or antagonists of one or more of the disclosed estrogen receptors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: STC. UNM
    Inventors: Eric R. PROSSNITZ, Sergey E. Tkatchenko, Chetana M. Revankar, Larry A. Sklar, Jeffrey B. Arterburn, Daniel F. Cimino, Tudor I. Oprea, Cristian-George Bologa, Bruce S. Edwards, Alexander Kiselyov, Susan M. Young
  • Publication number: 20110045995
    Abstract: The present invention, provides a flow cytometry apparatus for the detection of particles from a plurality of samples comprising: means for moving a plurality of samples comprising particles from a plurality of respective source wells into a fluid flow stream; means for introducing a separation gas between each of the plurality of samples in the fluid flow stream; and means for selectively analyzing each of the plurality of samples for the particles. The present invention also provides a flow cytometry method employing such an apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: STC.UNM
    Inventors: Larry A. Sklar, Bruce S. Edwards, Frederick W. Kuckuck