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).

  • Publication number: 20160102087
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mahmud Hussain, Daisuke Ito, Jason Law, Matthias Leiendecker, Ke Liu, Benito Munoz, Stuart Schreiber, Alykhan Shamji, Andrew Stern
  • Publication number: 20160060254
    Abstract: This application describes compounds and methods that can inhibit Scavenger receptor class B, type I (SR-BI) activity, which compounds and methods can used, for example, to mediate high-density lipoprotein (HDL) lipid uptake and treat hepatitis C viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Chris Dockendorff, Willmen Youngsaye, Partha Pratim Nag, Timothy A. Lewis, Sivaraman Dandapani, Benito Munoz, Patrick Falloon, Thomas Nieland, Monty Krieger, Miao Yu
  • Publication number: 20160031870
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds that can be used for treating tuberculosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy A. Lewis, Sivaraman Dandapani, Deborah Hung, Benito Munoz, Partha Nag, Sarah Grant, Tomohiko Kawate
  • Publication number: 20160016913
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, such as pyridazinones, that can be, inter alia, used for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Lewis, Benito Munoz, Lucian De Waal, Heidi Greulich, Matthew Meyerson, Lara Nicole Gechijian
  • Publication number: 20150353503
    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: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicants: WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Benjamin VINCENT, Luke WHITESELL, Susan L. LINQUIST, 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: 20150313890
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting kinase (e.g., GSK3 (e.g., GSK3? or GSK3?) or CK1) activity. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds described herein for treating kinase-mediated disorders, such as neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, metabolic disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Florence Fevrier Wagner, Jennifer Q. Pan, Sivaraman Dandapani, Andrew Germain, Edward Holson, Benito Munoz, Partha P. Nag, Michael C. Lewis, Stephen J. Haggarty, Joshua A. Bishop, Kimberly Stegmaier, Michel Weiwer, Versha Banerji
  • Publication number: 20150284371
    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 -0- 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 0; R5 is H or CH3; R6 is C1-6alkyl or C3-6cycloalkyl; and A, B, D and E are each, independently, CH, N, 0 or S, wherein at least one of A, B, D and E is N, and another of A, B, D and E is N, 0 or S.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Chris Dockendorff, Andrew Germain, Partha Pratim Nag, Willmen Youngsaye, Sivaraman Dandapani, Benito Munoz, Patrick Falloon, Thomas Nieland, Monty Krieger, Miao Yu
  • Publication number: 20150259298
    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: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicants: 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: 9120810
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignees: THE BOARD 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: 9096594
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting kinase (e.g., GSK3 (e.g., GSK3? or GSK3?) or CK1) activity. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds described herein for treating kinase-mediated disorders, such as neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, metabolic disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Florence Fevrier Wagner, Jennifer Q. Pan, Sivaraman Dandapani, Andrew Germain, Edward Holson, Benito Munoz, Partha P. Nag, Michel Weiwer, Michael C. Lewis, Stephen J. Haggarty, Joshua A. Bishop, Kimberly Stegmaier, Versha Banerji
  • Patent number: 8759579
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a novel class of cyclobutyl sulfone derivatives which inhibit the processing of APP by the putative ?-secretase while sparing Notch signaling pathway, and thus are useful in the treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease without the development of Notch inhibition mediated gastrointestinal issues. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Richard W. Heidebrecht, Chaomin Li, Benito Munoz, Andrew Rosenau, Laura M. Surdi, Paul Tempest
  • Publication number: 20140107141
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting kinase (e.g., GSK3 (e.g., GSK3? or GSK3?) or CK1) activity. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds described herein for treating kinase-mediated disorders, such as neurological diseases, psychriatic disorders, metabolic disorders, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital, The Broad Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Florence Fevrier Wagner, Jennifer Q. Pan, Sivaraman Dandapani, Andrew Germain, Edward Holson, Benito Munoz, Partha P. Nag, Michel Weiwer, Michael C. Lewis, Stephen J. Haggarty, Joshua A. Bishop
  • Publication number: 20140100223
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicants: PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Mahmud Hussain, Daisuke Ito, Jason Law, Matthias Leiendecker, Ke Liu, Benito Munoz, Stuart Schreiber, Alykhan Shamji, Andrew Stern
  • Publication number: 20140045860
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, salt, prodrug or metabolite thereof;
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, THE BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Leigh C. Carmody, Ana Rodriguez, Esther Bettiol, Michelle Palmer, Andrew Germain, Benito Munoz, Sivaraman Dandapani, Michael Foley
  • Publication number: 20130338092
    Abstract: This invention relates to high-throughput, semi-automated methods for identifying compounds that are effective in targeting leukemia stem cells, as well as compounds identified by those methods and uses thereof for treating leukemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Kimberly Hartwell, Malcolm A.S. Moore, David T. Scadden, Stuart L. Schreiber, Todd R. Golub, Benito Munoz, Benjamin L. Ebert, Andrew M. Stern, Peter G. Miller, D. Gary Gilliland, Anne Van Dyk Carpenter, David J. Logan, Joseph Negri, Nicola Tolliday, Alykhan Shamji, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Alison Stewart
  • Patent number: 8575150
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof; wherein the variables are as defined herein. The compounds selectively attenuate the production of A?42 and hence are useful in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Joey Methot, Hua Zhou, Adam J. Schell, Benito Munoz, Alexey A. Rivkin, Sean P. Ahearn, Stephanie Chichetti, Rachel N. MacCoss, Sam Kattar, Matthew Christopher, Chaomin Li, Andrew Rosenau, William Colby Brown
  • Patent number: 8461162
    Abstract: Compounds of the following formula (I) are inhibitors of microtubule affinity regulating kinase, and hence find use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases associated with hyperphosphorylation of tau.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew G. Stanton, Njamkou Noucti, David L. Sloman, Jongwon Lim, Benito Munoz
  • Patent number: 8420622
    Abstract: Compounds of formula I: I wherein at least one of R4 and R5 comprises Si(R6)3 as a substituent selectively attenuate production of A?(1-42) and hence find use in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp.
    Inventors: Benito Munoz, Jed Hubbs, Christopher L. Hamblett, Hua Zhou, Michelle Martinez
  • Patent number: 8183276
    Abstract: The invention encompasses 2-[4-(imidazolyl)-phenyl]vinyl-heterocycle derivatives which selectively attenuate production of Abeta(1-42) and are useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also encompassed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Benito Munoz, Alexey A. Rivkin
  • Publication number: 20120022044
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof; wherein the variables are as defined herein. The compounds selectively attenuate the production of A?42 and hence are useful in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Christian Fischer, Joey Methot, Hua Zhou, Adam J. Schell, Benito Munoz, Alexey A. Rivkin, Sean P. Ahearn, Stephanie Chichetti, Rachel N. MacCoss, Sam Kattar, Matthew Christopher, Chaomin Li, Andrew Rosenau, William Colby Brown