Patents Examined by Clinton A Brooks
  • Patent number: 12383621
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a perillyl alcohol (POH) carbamate, such as POH-Rolipram. The present invention also provides for a method of treating a disease such as cancer, by delivering to a patient a therapeutically effective amount of POH-Rolipram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Thomas Chen, Daniel Levin, Satish Puppali
  • Patent number: 12377103
    Abstract: In aspects, the present disclosure provides a method of treating or preventing a uterine leiomyosarcoma in a female mammal, the method comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of administering to the female mammal an effective amount of an inhibitor of bromodomain-containing protein 9 (BRD9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Qiwei Yang, Ayman Al-Hendy
  • Patent number: 12370166
    Abstract: Administration of pentadecanoylcarnitine or pentadecanoic acid is provided for prevention, management or treatment of aggression, allergies, allergic rhinitis, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety and anxiety disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, arthritis, asthma, atherosclerosis, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, brain damage, cancer, cardiovascular disease, cholestatic pruritis, depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cocaine abuse, cough, dermatitis, depression, drug-seeking behavior, gastrointestinal disorders, facial erythema associated with rosacea, glaucoma, hepatic diseases, hyperactive bladder, hypersensitivity disorders, hypertension, impulsivity, inflammation, mental disorders and conditions, metabolic disorders, migraines, nasal and sinus congestion, nausea, neuropathic pain with and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, obesity, obsessive-compulsive disorders, opioid-induced respiratory depression, osteoarthritis, pai
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Epitracker, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephanie Venn-Watson
  • Patent number: 12371431
    Abstract: Disclosed is a trifluoromethyl-substituted sulfonamide BCL-2-selective inhibitor, in particular disclosed are a compound of formula I, a stereoisomer or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method therefor, and a pharmaceutical composition thereof. Also disclosed are the uses of said compound and of a pharmaceutical composition comprising same for treating anti-apoptotic BCL-2-related diseases, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fei Liu, Weiwei Feng, Bin Wang, Hongjiang Xu, Jinan Wang, Xiquan Zhang, Shanchun Wang, Yanlong Liu, Jianqing Zhang, Yiyan Yao, Xujing Tang, Wei Shi, Hongying Zhang, Yang Li, Song Tang, Yizhong Zhu, Limin Liu, Hongmei Gu, Ling Yang
  • Patent number: 12358906
    Abstract: A method of preparing compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 through R6 are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Christopher Adair, Katsumasa Nakajima, Rukundo Ntaganda, Julien Papillon, Troy Douglas Smith
  • Patent number: 12356988
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of Formula B, Formula C, or Formula D: wherein Q is a 3- to 10-membered ring system containing ring members selected from carbon atoms and up to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from up to 2 O, up to 2 S, and up to 4 N, wherein up to 3 carbon atom ring members are independently selected from C(?O) and C(?S) and such ring system is optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from RA; each RA is independently halogen, hydroxy, SF5, C(O)(C1-C8 alkyl), C(O)O(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), C(O)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), C(?S)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), SO2N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), OC(O)(C1-C8 alkyl), OC(O)O(C1-C8 alkyl), OC(O)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)C(O)O(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)C(O)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), OSO2(C1-C8 alkyl), OSO2N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)SO2(C1-C8 alkyl), or C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 haloalkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, C2-C8 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: Donald J. Dumas, Junbae Hong
  • Patent number: 12351569
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH-2) inhibitor compounds, such as a compounds of Formula (I) or Formula (II), pharmaceutical compositions comprising these inhibitor compounds, and uses of these compounds and compositions, such as in the methods for safely treating chemical dependency on a substance or condition of addiction, such as alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and and compulsive eating disorder, and/or anxiety disorder, each individually or concurrent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Amygdala Neurosciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Brent Blackburn
  • Patent number: 12351566
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of designing, developing, producing and preparing compounds represented by general Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or a synthetic intermediate thereof: The compounds act as MEK inhibitors and are capable of displaying one or more beneficial therapeutic effects, including treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Immuneering Corporation
    Inventors: Brett Matthew Hall, Bart Lieven Decorte, Peter John King, Ruben Leenders, Anita Wegert, Kevin Fowler, Sarah Kolitz, Robin Doodeman, Jarno Poelakker, Rutger Henk Adriaan Folmer
  • Patent number: 12344587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: in which A1-A7 and R1 to R5 are defined herein, for use in the treatment of a condition or disease which is alleviated by the activation of retinoic acid receptors (RAR). The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compounds comprising such compounds, and related methods of treatment. In an aspect, the invention relates to a method of screening compounds for therapeutic potential in the treatment of a condition or disease which is alleviated by the activation of retinoic acid receptors (RAR). Aspects of the invention relate to novel compounds of formula I in which at least one of A1 to A3 is N or at least one of A4 is CR12 or A5 is CR13 in which R12/R13 is halogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
    Inventors: Andrew Whiting, David Chisholm, Iain Greig, Thabat Khatib, Peter McCaffery
  • Patent number: 12344603
    Abstract: Described herein are pyrido-pyrimidinone and pteridinone compounds or stereoisomers, tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and with the substituents and structural features described herein. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods treating cancer, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Marie-Gabrielle Braun, Georgette Castanedo, Paul Gibbons, Joachim Rudolph, William Vernier, Ramsay Beveridge, Yao Wu, Guosheng Wu
  • Patent number: 12344588
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel crystalline forms of sulfonamide compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the crystalline form compounds and methods of preparing and using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nakamura, Jing Teng, Nathan Gignac
  • Patent number: 12338219
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating malaria comprising administration of compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. The invention also provides uses of the compounds of Formula (I), as defined herein, for the possible inhibition of plasmepsin X, plasmepsin IX or plasmepsin X and IX activity, for treating a Plasmodium infection, and for treating malaria. Also provided are methods of treatment further comprising administration of one or more additional anti-malarial compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignees: Merch Sharpe & Dohme LLC, MSD R&D (China) Co. LTD, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
    Inventors: John A. McCauley, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Zhuyan Guo, Bin Hu, Michael J. Kelly, III, Zhiyu Lei, David B. Olsen, Brad Sleebs, Dongmei Zhan, Lianyun Zhao
  • Patent number: 12338204
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition and method for a therapeutic treatment that is able to combat triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs). The class of urea compounds acts by blocking at inhibiting the mTOR signaling pathway, which, as a central regulator of mammalian metabolism and physiology that when inhibited leads to the induction of autophagocytosis. The disclosed compounds are further capable of reinitiating the p53 cycle as well as inhibition of the BNIP3/BNIP3L pathway. The disclosed compounds also shows the ability to cross the blood-brain-barrier where metastases can form. This new drug has the potential to be a powerful new treatment to combat invasive TNBCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Nadezhda German, Ruwein Zhang, Wei Wang, Constantinos Mikelis, Luca Cucullo
  • Patent number: 12319668
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions, and methods useful for treating or preventing a disease or disorder associated with abnormal levels of amino acids by modulation of SLC6A19 transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Jnana Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventor: Dean G. Brown
  • Patent number: 12319695
    Abstract: A novel fused pyrimidine based sulfonamide derivative represented by Formula I, a solvate thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition including the same as an active ingredient are disclosed. The novel fused pyrimidine based sulfonamide derivative can effectively suppress the growth of cancer cells and resistance to drugs, which are induced by mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of epidermal growth factor receptors, or the growth of cancer cells having such resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: HANMI PHARM. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Young Jang, Mi Ra Kim, Ji Young Jeon, Eun Joo Kwak, Sun Hoe Lee
  • Patent number: 12319671
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted certain 1-pyrazolyl, 5-, 6-disubstituted indazole derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, and ring A are as defined herein, which are potent inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase and may be useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the LRRK2 kinase is involved, such as Parkinson's Disease and other diseases and disorders described herein. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, in which LRRK-2 kinase is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Hua Zhou, John J. Acton, III, Michael J. Ardolino, Yi-Heng Chen, Peter H. Fuller, Anmol Gulati, Rebecca Elizabeth Johnson, William P. Kaplan, Solomon D. Kattar, Mitchell H. Keylor, Derun Li, Kaitlyn Marie Logan, Min Lu, Gregori J. Morriello, Santhosh F. Neelamkavil, Barbara Pio, Nunzio Sciammetta, Vladimir Simov, Jing Su, Luis Torres, Xin Yan
  • Patent number: 12312329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aminopyrimidine compound having an inhibitory effect on the activity of protein kinase as well as the preparation and use thereof. Specifically, disclosed by the present invention is an aminopyrimidine compound represented by formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, solvate or hydrate thereof, as well as a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound and a use method therefor. The method comprises a method for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions such as cancer and immune diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen TargetRx, Inc.
    Inventors: Yihan Wang, Huanyin Li
  • Patent number: 12312357
    Abstract: The present application provides novel PRMT5 and/or MTA-cooperative PRMT5 inhibiting compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present application also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient, and the use of the compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in the treatment of diseases or disorders, including cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: ANTENGENE DISCOVERY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ming Zhang, Ya Kong, Lulu Jiang, Bin Jiang, Guoqiang Dai, Yulong He, Bing Hou, Bo Shan, Jay Mei
  • Patent number: 12310954
    Abstract: A method is provided for promoting salivary gland regeneration in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to acinar progenitor cells of the salivary gland at least one of a cholinergic agonist or muscarinic agonist to promote acinar cell generation. In particular, formulations comprising a muscarinic agonist such as cevimeline encapsulated in an alginate hydrogel can be formulated for local administration to a salivary gland and used in treatment of xerostomia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: Case Western Reserve University, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Sarah Knox, Chelsea S. Bahney, Eben Alsberg, Oju Jeon
  • Patent number: 12295921
    Abstract: Provided herein are epinephrine spray formulations. Also provided herein are methods of treating anaphylaxis by administering epinephrine spray formulations to subjects in need of such treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Bryn Pharma, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Hartman, Michelle Lobel, Matthew P. Robben, Kenneth L. Dretchen, Michael Mesa