Patents by Inventor Gregory L. Kucera

Gregory L. Kucera 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: 8138200
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more antiviral agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and kits for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus. Additionally, the invention includes compositions and methods useful for combating a cancer in a mammal and for facilitating delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignees: Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Louis S. Kucera, Ronald A. Fleming, Khalid S. Ishaq, Gregory L. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke
  • Publication number: 20100184718
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more antiviral agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and kits for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus. Additionally, the invention includes compositions and methods useful for combating a cancer in a mammal and for facilitating delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Louis S. KUCERA, Ronald A. Fleming, Khalid S. Ishaq, Gregory L. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke
  • Patent number: 7638528
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more antiviral agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and kits for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus. Additionally, the invention includes compositions and methods useful for combating a cancer in a mammal and for facilitating delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignees: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Louis S. Kucera, Ronald A. Fleming, Khalid S. Ishaq, Gregory L. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke
  • Patent number: 7309696
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more antiviral agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and kits for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus. Additionally, the invention includes compositions and methods useful for combating a cancer in a mammal and for facilitating delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignees: Wake Forest University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Louis S. Kucera, Ronald A. Fleming, Khalid S. Ishaq, Gregory L. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke
  • Patent number: 7026469
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds, which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more therapeutic agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignees: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel
    Inventors: Louis S. Kucera, Ronald A. Fleming, Khalid S. Ishaq, Gregory L. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke
  • Publication number: 20040161398
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more antiviral agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and kits for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus. Additionally, the invention includes compositions and methods useful for combating a cancer in a mammal and for facilitating delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicants: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University
    Inventors: Louis S. Kucera, Ronald A. Fleming, Khalid S. Ishaq, Gregory L. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke
  • Patent number: 6670341
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more antiviral agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions and kits for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus. Additionally, the invention includes compositions and methods useful for combating a cancer in a mammal and for facilitating delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammalian cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignees: Wake Forest University Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Louis S. Kucera, Ronald A. Fleming, Khalid S. Ishaq, Gregory L. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke
  • Publication number: 20020082242
    Abstract: The invention includes compositions and methods useful for treatment of a virus infection in a mammal by double-targeting the virus (i.e. targeting the virus at more than one stage of the virus life cycle) and thereby inhibiting virus replication. The compositions of the invention include compounds, which comprise a phosphocholine moiety covalently conjugated with one or more therapeutic agents (e.g. nucleoside analogue, protease inhibitor, etc.) to a lipid backbone. The invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions for use in treatment of a virus infection in mammals. The methods of the invention comprise administering a compound of the invention, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition of the invention, in an amount effective to treat the infection, to a mammal infected with a virus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Louis S. Kucera, Ronald A. Fleming, Khalid S. Ishaq, Gregory L. Kucera, Susan L. Morris-Natschke