Patents by Inventor Benito Munoz

Benito Munoz 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: 9944633
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Inventors: Mahmud Hussain, Daisuke Ito, Jason Law, Matthias Leiendecker, Ke Liu, Benito Munoz, Stuart Schreiber, Alykhan Shamji, Andrew Stern
  • Patent number: 9944607
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds (e.g., compounds of Formula (I)), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrate, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits comprising the inventive Compounds, or compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing a fungal or protozoan infection, inhibiting the activity of a fungal or protozoan enzyme, killing a fungus or protozoan, or inhibiting the growth of a fungus or protozoan. The fungus may be a Candida species, Sacchawmyces species, or other pathogenic fungal species. The compounds of the invention may inhibit the activity of fungal or protozoan mitochondrial phosphate carrier protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignees: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Vincent, Luke Whitesell, Susan L. Lindquist, Willmen Youngsaye, Stephen L. Buchwald, Jean-Baptiste Langlois, Jun Pu, Benito Munoz, Sivaraman Dandapani
  • Patent number: 9890127
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, such as pyridazinones, that can be, inter alia, used for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Lewis, Benito Munoz, Lucian De Waal, Heidi Greulich, Matthew Meyerson, Lara Nicole Gechijian
  • Patent number: 9884851
    Abstract: This application describes compounds and methods that can inhibit Scavenger receptor class B, type I (SR-BI) activity, which compounds and methods can be used, for example, to mediate high-density lipoprotein (HDL) lipid uptake and treat hepatitis C viral infections. The compounds have the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are independently H, halogen, cyano, haloalkyl, haloalkyloxy or OMe; or R1 and R2 together are —O—CH2— or —O—CF2—O—; R3 is H, halogen, cyano, haloalkyl or haloalkyloxy; R4 is C1-6alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl, C3-6cycloalkylmethyl or C3-6cycloheteroalkyl, wherein the heteroatom is N or O; R5 is H or CH3; R6 is C1-6alkyl or C3-6cycloalkyl; and A, B, D and E are each, independently, CH, N, O or S, wherein at least one of A, B, D and E is N, and another of A, B, D and E is N, O or S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Dockendorff, Andrew Germain, Partha Pratim Nag, Willmen Youngsaye, Sivaraman Dandapani, Benito Munoz, Patrick Faloon, Thomas Nieland, Monty Krieger, Miao Yu
  • Publication number: 20170369480
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to disclosed compounds that increase cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity as measured in human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Bradley Tait
  • Publication number: 20170369482
    Abstract: The present disclosure is based, in part, on the discovery that disclosed compounds such as those having Formula (IIIa), (III), or (IV) can increase cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity as measured in human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Bradley Tait
  • Patent number: 9850262
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds having the Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V), compositions thereof, and methods for the treatment of a condition associated with a dysfunction in proteostasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Cullen, Sheila Hauck, Bolin Geng, Megan Foley, Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Markus Haeberlein
  • Publication number: 20170362214
    Abstract: The present disclosure is based, in part, on the discovery that disclosed compounds can increase cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity as measured in human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Bradley Tait
  • Publication number: 20170304283
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) that inhibit PDI, for use in methods to treat or prevent a disease or condition in a subject that would benefit by inhibition of PDI. Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Flaumenhaft, Partha Pratim Nag, Tatiana Pilyugina, Jun Pu, Sivaraman Dandapani, Benito Munoz, Chris Dockendorff
  • Patent number: 9790219
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compounds such as compounds having the Formula (I) or (II), compositions thereof, and methods of modulating CFTR activity. The invention also encompasses methods of treating a condition associated with CFTR activity or condition associated with a dysfunction of proteostasis comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a disclosed compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Bradley Tait
  • Patent number: 9745292
    Abstract: The disclosure encompasses compounds having e.g., Formula (Ia) or (Ib), compositions thereof, and methods of modulating CFTR activity. The disclosure also encompasses methods of treating a condition associated with CFTR activity or condition associated with a dysfunction of proteostasis comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or (Ib).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Bradley Tait
  • Patent number: 9738610
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds (e.g., compounds of Formula (I)), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits comprising the inventive compounds, or compositions thereof, for treating and/or preventing a fungal or protozoan infection, inhibiting the activity of a fungal or protozoan enzyme, killing a fungus or protozoon, or inhibiting the growth of a fungus or protozoon. The fungus may be a Candida species, Aspergillus species, or other pathogenic fungal species. The compounds of the invention may inhibit the activity of fungal or protozoan cytochrome b and/or fungal or protozoan Hsp90. The present invention also provides synthetic methods of the inventive compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Benjamin Vincent, Luke Whitesell, Susan L. Lindquist, Willmen Youngsaye, Stephen L. Buchwald, Jean-Baptiste Langlois, Partha P. Nag, Amal Ting, Barbara J. Morgan, Benito Munoz, Sivaraman Dandapani, Bruce Tidor, Raja R. Srinivas
  • Publication number: 20170233379
    Abstract: The present disclosure features disclosed compounds which can increase cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) activity as measured in human bronchial epithelial (hBE) cells. The present disclosure also features methods of treating a condition associated with decreased CFTR activity or a condition associated with a dysfunction of proteostasis comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a disclosed compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Bradley Tait
  • Publication number: 20170001991
    Abstract: The disclosure encompasses compounds having e.g., Formula (Ia) or (Ib), compositions thereof, and methods of modulating CFTR activity. The disclosure also encompasses methods of treating a condition associated with CFTR activity or condition associated with a dysfunction of proteostasis comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or (Ib).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Bradley Tait
  • Publication number: 20170001993
    Abstract: The invention encompasses compounds such as compounds having the Formula (I) or (II), compositions thereof, and methods of modulating CFTR activity. The invention also encompasses methods of treating a condition associated with CFTR activity or condition associated with a dysfunction of proteostasis comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a disclosed compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Bradley Tait
  • Publication number: 20160333031
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds having the Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V), compositions thereof, and methods for the treatment of a condition associated with a dysfunction in proteostasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Cullen, Sheila Hauck, Bolin Geng, Megan Foley, Cecilia M. Bastos, Benito Munoz, Markus Haeberlein
  • Publication number: 20160289235
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of malaria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: EAMON COMER, NOBUTAKA KATO, CHRISTINA SCHERER, JESSICA BASTIEN, JEREMY DUVALL, TIMOTHY LEWIS, MORGANE SAYES, MATTHEW LEIGHTY, JUN PU, JENNIFER BEAUDOIN, BERTRAND BRAIBANT, BENITO MUNOZ
  • Patent number: 9428507
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of malaria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Eamon Comer, Benito Munoz, Jennifer A. Beaudoin, Sebastian T. Le Quement, Christina Scherer, Jeremy Duvall, Nobutaka Kato, Micah Maetani, Bertrand Braibant
  • Publication number: 20160152617
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, are useful for the treatment of malaria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Eamon COMER, Benito MUNOZ, Jennifer A. BEAUDOIN, Sebastian T. LE QUEMENT, Christina SCHERER, Jeremy DUVALL, Nobutaka KATO, Micah MAETANI, Bertrand BRAIBANT
  • Publication number: 20160145209
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) that inhibit PDI, for use in methods to treat or prevent a disease or condition in a subject that would benefit by inhibition of PDI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Flaumenhaft, Partha Pratim Nag, Tatiana Pilyugina, Jun Pu, Sivaraman Dandapani, Benito Munoz