Patents by Inventor Beatrice Hechler

Beatrice Hechler 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).

  • Dendrimer conjugates of agonists and antagonists of the GPCR superfamily
    Patent number: 8153781
    Abstract: Disclosed are conjugates comprising a dendrimer and a ligand, which is a functionalized congener of an agonist or antagonist of a receptor of the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, for example, wherein the functionalized congener is an A1 adenosine receptor agonist having a purine nucleoside moiety and a functional group at the N6 position of the purine nucleoside moiety, wherein the functional group has the formula (I): N6H—Ar1—CH2—C(?O)NH—R1 (I), wherein Ar1 and R1 as defined herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treating various diseases, and a diagnostic method employing such conjugates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Inserm
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Jacobson, Yoonkyung Kim, Athena Klutz, Beatrice Hechler, Christian Gachet
  • DENDRIMER CONJUGATES OF AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS OF THE GPCR SUPERFAMILY
    Publication number: 20090012035
    Abstract: Disclosed are conjugates comprising a dendrimer and a ligand, which is a functionalized congener of an agonist or antagonist of a receptor of the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, for example, wherein the functionalized congener is an A1 adenosine receptor agonist having a purine nucleoside moiety and a functional group at the N6 position of the purine nucleoside moiety, wherein the functional group has the formula (I): N6H—Ar1—CH2—C(?O)NH—R1 (I), wherein Ar1 and R1 as defined herein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treating various diseases, and a diagnostic method employing such conjugates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicants: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPA, INSERM U.311
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Jacobson, Yoonkyung Kim, Athena Klutz, Beatrice Hechler, Christian Gachet