Patents Examined by Traviss C. McIntosh, III
  • Patent number: 11278518
    Abstract: 4-methylumbelliferone is useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Paul L. Bollyky, Nadine Nagy, Kevin Vincent Grimes
  • Patent number: 11279728
    Abstract: Compounds and methods for treating viral infections and reducing viral multiplication, including flaviviruses. Provided is a derivative of a compound or a pharmaceutical salt thereof, wherein the compound comprises a 3?,4-didehydroribose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Steven C. Almo, Tyler Grove, Anthony Gizzi, Craig E. Cameron, James J. Arnold
  • Patent number: 11274116
    Abstract: Truncated triterpene saponin analogues containing a trisaccharide or tetrasaccharide ester are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising truncated saponin analogues and synthetic methods of producing the truncated saponin analogues. Another aspect of the present application relates to a method for immunizing a subject, comprising administering to the subject the pharmaceutical composition comprising a minimal saponin analogue and an antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
    Inventors: David Y. Gin, Eric K. Chea, Alberto Fernandez-Tejada, Derek S. Tan, Jason S. Lewis, Jeffrey R. Gardner, NagaVarakishore Pillarsetty
  • Patent number: 11267840
    Abstract: There is provided with a compound. The compound is represented by formula or a salt thereof. R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 10 to 26 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: M.T.3, INC., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION GUNMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Masahiko Oshige, Ichiro Matsuo, Hiroaki Horiuchi, Shinji Katsura, Fumio Sugawara, Kengo Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 11267845
    Abstract: Compounds that modulate the conversion of AMP to adenosine by 5?-nucleotidase, ecto, and compositions containing the compounds and methods for synthesizing the compounds, are described herein. The use of such compounds and compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of a diverse array of diseases, disorders and conditions, including cancer- and immune-related disorders, that are mediated by 5?-nucleotidase, ecto is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ARCUS BIOSCIENCES, INC.
    Inventors: Jaroslaw Kalisiak, Kenneth V. Lawson, Manmohan Reddy Leleti, Erick Allen Lindsey, Dillon Harding Miles, Eric Newcomb, Jay Patrick Powers, Ehesan Ul Sharif
  • Patent number: 11266666
    Abstract: Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for treating Filoviridae virus infections by administering ribosides, riboside phosphates and prodrugs thereof, of Formula IV: The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are particularly useful for the treatment of Marburg virus, Ebola virus and Cueva virus infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Byoung Kwon Chun, Michael O' Neil Hanrahan Clarke, Edward Doerffler, Hon Chung Hui, Robert Jordan, Richard L. Mackman, Jay P. Parrish, Adrian S. Ray, Dustin Siegel
  • Patent number: 11267844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 2?-spirothietane nucleosides, and the phosphates and the prodrugs thereof, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, and the use of such compounds as a medicament, in particular in the prevention and/or treatment of viral infections caused by viruses belonging to the Flaviviridae family and/or to the alphavirus genus. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the compounds, and to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicament, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of viral infections caused by viruses belonging to the Flaviviridae family and/or to the alphavirus genus. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
    Inventors: Abdellah Tahri, Jean-François Bonfanti, Tim Hugo Maria Jonckers, Pierre Jean-Marie Bernard Raboisson
  • Patent number: 11254700
    Abstract: Isoorientin analogues and related compounds that inhibit glycogen synthase kinase-3? activity are provided as are methods of using these compounds in the treatment of cognitive, neurodegenerative or neurological diseases or conditions, as well as cancer, obesity, diabetes, inflammatory or autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disorder, metabolic syndrome X, hair loss, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, cocaine addiction, dental caries, bone loss and glaucoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
    Inventors: Qing X. Li, Zhibin Liang
  • Patent number: 11248019
    Abstract: This invention generally relates to the field of phosphoramidite derivatives. In particular, the invention relates to N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) compounds, in particular phosphoramidite or phosphonoamidite molecules of formula (I) with only one GalNAc moiety (formula II) and to conjugates of nucleic acid molecules with such N-Acetylgalactosamine containing molecules. Also provided are methods for preparation of these molecules and possible uses thereof, in particular in medicine. Wherein R1 is H or C1-6alkyl; R2 is a triphenylmethyl-based hydroxyl protecting group R3 is a phosphorus-containing group, particularly a phosphoramidite or a phosphonoamidite group, and K is represented by the general formula (II).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Nanna Albaek, Jacob Ravn
  • Patent number: 11219633
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are derivatives of nucleobase analogues. The disclosed compounds have a nucleobase moiety and an omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid moiety, including pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof. Methods of using these compounds for the treatment of cancers such as pancreatic cancer are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Zhengrong Cui, Dharmika S. P. Lansakara-P.
  • Patent number: 11220524
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to compounds of Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, Formula IV, Formula V, or Formula VI: Methods of their use in inhibiting a protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) enzyme and treating disease, as well as methods of their preparation are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated
    Inventors: Juan Luengo, Raul A. Leal, Hong Lin, Rupa Shetty, Krishna Vaddi
  • Patent number: 11220523
    Abstract: The invention relates to carbohydrate ligands presenting the minimal Human Natural Killer-1 (HNK-1) epitope that bind to anti-MAG (myelin-associated glycoprotein) IgM antibodies, and their use in diagnosis as well as for the treatment of anti-MAG neuropathy. In particular, the invention relates to disaccharides of formula (I) and (II) wherein Z is optionally substituted phenyl, heteroaryl, arylcarbonyl, or heteroarylmethyl, and to therapeutically acceptable polymers comprising a multitude of substituents of formula (I) and/or formula (II), wherein Z is a bifunctional linker connecting the disaccharides to the polymer backbone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSITÄT BASEL
    Inventors: Beat Ernst, Ruben Herrendorff, Andreas Steck, Fan Yang
  • Patent number: 11214590
    Abstract: Provided are a compound represented by formula I that can be used in nucleic acid photoreaction techniques, and a photoreactive crosslinking agent comprising the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, NICCA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenzo Fujimoto, Shigetaka Nakamura
  • Patent number: 11203610
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 2?3? cyclic phosphonate dinucleotides of general formula (J), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their pharmaceutical composition and combinations of said substances and other medicaments or pharmaceuticals. The disclosure also relates to the use of said compounds for the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions modifiable by STING protein modulation, such as cancer or viral, allergic and inflammatory diseases. In addition, these substances can be used as adjuvants in vaccines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY ASCR, V.V.I.
    Inventors: Gabriel Birkus, Ondrej Pav, Tomas Jandusik, Ivan Rosenberg, Radim Nencka
  • Patent number: 11197876
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating asthma in a subject in need thereof comprising administering chemically synthesized secoisolaricirecinol diglucoside (SDG), and in particular, a racemic mixture of the SDG (LGM2605), stereoisomers thereof, metabolites thereof, and analogs thereof. Also provided are methods for treating or preventing ozone-induced damage in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignees: THE TRUSIEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Melpo Christofidou-Solomidou, Angela Haczku
  • Patent number: 11197882
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to certain N4-hydroxycytidine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to the treatment or prophylaxis of viral infections, such as Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (EEE, WEE and VEE, respectively), Chikungunya fever (CHIK), Ebola, Influenza, RSV, and Zika virus infection with the disclosed compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: George R. Painter, Gregory R. Bluemling, Michael G. Natchus, David Guthrie
  • Patent number: 11198705
    Abstract: Disclosed are derivatives of amphotericin B (AmB) characterized by improved clinical efficacy with reduced toxicity compared to AmB. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the AmB derivatives, therapeutic methods of using the AmB derivatives and methods of making the AmB derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Martin D. Burke, Anuj Khandelwal, Jiabao Zhang, Anna SantaMaria
  • Patent number: 11192913
    Abstract: Disclosed are C-glycoside amine derivatives of the formula: R—CH2—C(CH3)—NH—R2 wherein R is a saccharide (e.g., as described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,314,219) and R2 is an acyl moiety derived from any ketone of the formula R3—C(O)—R3 wherein R3 is C1 to C22 straight or branched chain hydrocarbon which may be saturated or unsaturated. In addition, a method for making the C-glycoside amine derivatives involving (1) reacting a saccharide (e.g., glucose) C-glycoside ketone with a catalyst (e.g., Rh), about 10 to about 25 fold excess NH3, and an organic solvent (e.g., methanol) to form a saccharide C-glycoside amine, and (2) reacting said saccharide C-glycoside amine with a catalyst (e.g., Rh), an organic solvent (e.g., methanol), and an acyl moiety derived from any ketone of the formula R3—C(O)—R3 wherein R3 is C1 to C22 straight or branched chain hydrocarbon which may be saturated or unsaturated to form said C-glycoside amine derivative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented The Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Michael A. Jackson, Neil P. Price
  • Patent number: 11180524
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds and compositions containing 5?-phosphoramidite nucleoside monomers of formulae (I) and (II), and methods of making and use, wherein the substituents are as defined in the appended claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Janssen BioPharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei Gryaznov, Jin Hong, Vivek Kumar Rajwanshi, Leonid Beigelman
  • Patent number: 11180521
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I) and their salts, and compositions comprising such compounds that are useful for increasing the amount of NAD+ in cells. Also disclosed are methods of using the disclosed compounds and compositions for treating, for example, diseases or disorders related to aging or stress, diabetes, obesity, mitochondrial diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular disease, blood clotting disorders, inflammation, cancer, and/or flushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignees: Metro International Biotech, LLC, NewSouth Innovations Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Kremsky, Bruce Szczepankiewicz, Hamish Toop, Jonathan Morris