Patents by Inventor Lindsay Burns Barbier
Lindsay Burns Barbier 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).
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Publication number: 20240117306Abstract: A method of inhibiting phosphorylation of the tau protein and/or a TLR4-mediated immune response is disclosed. The method contemplates administering to cells in recognized need thereof such as cells of the central nervous system an effective amount of a of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to a pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1, and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 35-40.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: CASSAVA SCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Hoau-Yan WANG, Lindsay BURNS BARBIER
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Patent number: 11661580Abstract: A method of inhibiting phosphorylation of the tau protein and/or a TLR4-mediated immune response is disclosed. The method contemplates administering to cells in recognized need thereof such as cells of the central nervous system an effective amount of a of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to a pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1, and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 35-40.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Cassava Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Publication number: 20220340574Abstract: The preparation and properties of crystalline polymorphs and solvates of 1-benzyl-8-methyl-1,4,8-triazaspiro-[4.5]-decan-2-one free base and of the mono-and dihydrochloride salts and solvates thereof are disclosed, as is an amorphous polymorph of the dihydrochloride. A pharmaceutical composition containing one or more polymorphs and a method of using that composition are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: Cassava Sciences, Inc.Inventors: Michael Zamloot, Lindsay Burns Barbier, Shawn Anthony Kucera
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Publication number: 20220233512Abstract: A method of inhibiting an immune response mediated by one or more of TLR2, RAGE, CCR5, CXR4 and CD4 cell surface receptors of cells in recognized need is disclosed. The method contemplates administering to such cells an effective amount of a of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to a pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) whose structure is defined within. In one embodiment, the cells to which the compound or its salt is administered exhibit a hyperinflammatory syndrome.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Patent number: 11385221Abstract: An assay for Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in a living patient is disclosed wherein an amount of ?7nAChR or TLR4 in a FLNA-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR in an A?-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR-FLNA, or TLR4-FLNA and/or ?7nAChR-A?42 complex present as a protein-protein complex in a sample is compared to the amount in a standard sample from a person free of AD pathology. An amount greater than in the standard sample indicates AD pathology. Also disclosed is an assay predictive of prognosis for treatment with a medicament in which the amount of an above protein or protein complex is compared to an amount in the presence of a medicament that binds to a FLNA pentapeptide and contains at least four pharmacophores of FIGS. 7-12. An amount of protein or protein complex determined in the presence of medicament that is less than the first amount indicates a favorable treatment prognosis.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Pain Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Patent number: 11370791Abstract: The preparation and properties of crystalline polymorphs and solvates of 1-benzyl-8-methyl-1,4,8-triazaspiro-[4.5]-decan-2-one free base and of the mono- and dihydrochloride salts and solvates thereof are disclosed, as is an amorphous polymorph of the dihydrochloride. A pharmaceutical composition containing one or more polymorphs and a method of using that composition are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: CASSAVA SCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Michael Zamloot, Lindsay Burns Barbier, Shawn Anthony Kucera
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Publication number: 20210389298Abstract: An assay for Alzheimer's disease pathology (AD) in a living patient is disclosed wherein an amount of ?7nAChR or TLR4 in a FLNA-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR in an A?-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR-FLNA, TLR4-FLNA and/or ?7nAChR-A?42 complex present as a protein-protein complex in a sample is determined and compared to the amount in a standard sample from a person free of AD pathology. An amount greater than in the standard sample indicates AD pathology. Also disclosed is an assay predictive of prognosis for treatment with a medicament in which the amount of an above protein or protein complex is determined and compared to an amount determined in the presence of a medicament that binds to a FLNA pentapeptide and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 7-12. An amount of protein or protein complex determined in the presence of the medicament less than the first determined amount indicates a favorable treatment prognosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Pain Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns-Barbier
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Publication number: 20210095248Abstract: A method of inhibiting phosphorylation of the tau protein and/or a TLR4-mediated immune response is disclosed. The method contemplates administering to cells in recognized need thereof such as cells of the central nervous system an effective amount of a of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to a pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1, and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 35-40.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Patent number: 10760052Abstract: A method of inhibiting phosphorylation of the tau protein and/or a TLR4-mediated immune response is disclosed. The method contemplates administering to cells in recognized need thereof such as cells of the central nervous system an effective amount of a of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to a pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1, and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 35-40.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Cassava Science, Inc.Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Publication number: 20200270250Abstract: The preparation and properties of crystalline polymorphs and solvates of 1-benzyl-8-methyl-1,4,8-triazaspiro-[4.5]-decan-2-one free base and of the mono- and dihydrochloride salts and solvates thereof are disclosed, as is an amorphous polymorph of the dihydrochloride. A pharmaceutical composition containing one or more polymorphs and a method of using that composition are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Michael Zamloot, Lindsay Burns Barbier, Shawn Anthony Kucera
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Publication number: 20190271686Abstract: An assay for Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in a living patient is disclosed wherein an amount of ?7nAChR or TLR4 in a FLNA-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR in an A?-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR-FLNA, or TLR4-FLNA and/or ?7nAChR-A?42 complex present as a protein-protein complex in a sample is compared to the amount in a standard sample from a person free of AD pathology. An amount greater than in the standard sample indicates AD pathology. Also disclosed is an assay predictive of prognosis for treatment with a medicament in which the amount of an above protein or protein complex is compared to an amount in the presence of a medicament that binds to a FLNA pentapeptide and contains at least four pharmacophores of FIGS. 7-12. An amount of protein or protein complex determined in the presence of medicament that is less than the first amount indicates a favorable treatment prognosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Patent number: 10363239Abstract: A method of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells is disclosed in which cancer cells that contain an enhanced amount relative to non-cancerous cells of one or more of phosphorylated mTOR, Akt1, ERK2 and serine2152-phosphorylated filamin A are contacted with an FLNA-binding effective amount of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to the pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1 and exhibits at least about 60 percent of the FITC-labeled naloxone binding amount when present at a 10 ?M concentration and using unlabeled naloxone as the control inhibitor at the same concentration. A compound that binds to the FLNA pentapeptide preferably also contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 19-24.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Pain TherapeuticsInventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Publication number: 20190136184Abstract: A method of inhibiting phosphorylation of the tau protein and/or a TLR4-mediated immune response is disclosed. The method contemplates administering to cells in recognized need thereof such as cells of the central nervous system an effective amount of a of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to a pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1, and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 35-40.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Patent number: 10222368Abstract: An assay for Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology in a living patient is disclosed wherein an amount of ?7nAChR or TLR4 in a FLNA-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR in an A?-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR-FLNA, TLR4-FLNA and/or ?7nAChR-A?42 complex present as a protein-protein complex in a sample is compared to the amount in a standard sample from a person free of AD pathology. An amount greater than in the standard sample indicates AD pathology. Also disclosed is an assay predictive of prognosis for treatment with a medicament in which the amount of an above protein or protein complex is compared to an amount in the presence of a medicament that binds to a FLNA pentapeptide and contains at least four pharmacophores of FIGS. 7-12. An amount of protein or protein complex determined in the presence of the medicament that is less than the first amount indicates a favorable treatment prognosis.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Pain Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Publication number: 20180311210Abstract: A method of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells is disclosed in which cancer cells that contain an enhanced amount relative to non-cancerous cells of one or more of phosphorylated mTOR, Akt1, ERK2 and serine2152-phosphorylated filamin A are contacted with an FLNA-binding effective amount of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to the pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1 and exhibits at least about 60 percent of the FITC-labeled naloxone binding amount when present at a 10 ?M concentration and using unlabeled naloxone as the control inhibitor at the same concentration. A compound that binds to the FLNA pentapeptide preferably also contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 19-24.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Patent number: 10017736Abstract: A method of inhibiting phosphorylation of the tau protein and/or a TLR4-mediated immune response is disclosed. The method contemplates administering to cells in recognized need thereof such as cells of the central nervous system an effective amount of a of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to a pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1, and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 35-40.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Pain Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Patent number: 9500640Abstract: An assay for Alzheimer's disease pathology (AD) in a living patient is disclosed wherein an amount of ?7nAChR-FLNA, TLR4-FLNA and/or ?7nAChR-A?42 complex present as a protein-protein complex in a sample is determined and compared to the amount in a standard sample from a person free of AD pathology. Use of one or more of those ratios provides an assay predictive of prognosis for treatment with a medicament in which the amount of an above protein complex is determined and compared to an amount determined in the presence of a medicament that binds to a FLNA pentapeptide and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 7-12. An amount of protein complex determined in the presence of the medicament less than the first determined amount indicates a favorable treatment prognosis.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Pain Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Publication number: 20160266149Abstract: An assay for Alzheimer's disease pathology (AD) in a living patient is disclosed wherein an amount of ?7nAChR or TLR4 in a FLNA-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR in an A?-captured protein complex or ?7nAChR-FLNA, TLR4-FLNA and/or ?7nAChR-A?42 complex present as a protein-protein complex in a sample is determined and compared to the amount in a standard sample from a person free of AD pathology. An amount greater than in the standard sample indicates AD pathology. Also disclosed is an assay predictive of prognosis for treatment with a medicament in which the amount of an above protein or protein complex is determined and compared to an amount determined in the presence of a medicament that binds to a FLNA pentapeptide and contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 7-12. An amount of protein or protein complex determined in the presence of the medicament less than the first determined amount indicates a favorable treatment prognosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Patent number: 9433604Abstract: A method of inhibiting the growth of cancer cells is disclosed in which cancer cells that contain an enhanced amount relative to non-cancerous cells of one or more of phosphorylated mTOR, Akt1, ERK2 and serine2152-phosphorylated filamin A are contacted with an FLNA-binding effective amount of a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that binds to the pentapeptide of filamin A (FLNA) of SEQ ID NO: 1 and exhibits at least about 60 percent of the FITC-labeled naloxone binding amount when present at a 10 ?M concentration and using unlabeled naloxone as the control inhibitor at the same concentration. A compound that binds to the FLNA pentapeptide preferably also contains at least four of the six pharmacophores of FIGS. 19-24.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Pain Therapeutics Inc.Inventors: Hoau-Yan Wang, Lindsay Burns Barbier
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Publication number: 20160251374Abstract: A compound or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, optionally including both individual enantiomeric forms, a racemate, diastereomers and mixtures thereof, composition and method are disclosed that can provide analgesia and reduce inflammation. A contemplated compound has a structure that corresponds to Formula A, wherein the R group substituents, d, e, f, k, n, m, D, E, F, K, G, P, Q, W, and Z are defined within.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Lindsay Burns Barbier, Hoau-Yan Wang, Han-Horng Lin, Andrei Blasko