Patents by Inventor Brandon Alan Wustman

Brandon Alan Wustman 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: 20210251971
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to determine whether a patient with a lysosomal storage disorder will benefit from treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone. The present invention exemplifies an in vitro method for determining ?-galactosidase A responsiveness to a pharmacological chaperone such as 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin in a cell line expressing a mutant from of ?-galactosidase A. The invention also provides a method for diagnosing Fabry disease in patients suspected of having Fabry disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Elfrida Benjamin, Hung V. Do, Xiaoyang Wu, John Flanagan, Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Patent number: 10813921
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to determine whether a patient with a lysosomal storage disorder will benefit from treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone. The present invention exemplifies an in vitro method for determining ?-galactosidase A responsiveness to a pharmacological chaperone such as 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin in a cell line expressing a mutant from of ?-galactosidase A. The invention also provides a method for diagnosing Fabry disease in patients suspected of having Fabry disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Elfrida Benjamin, Hung V. Do, Xiaoyang Wu, John Flanagan, Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Publication number: 20190000818
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods to determine whether a patient with a lysosomal storage disorder will benefit from treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone. The present invention exemplifies an in vitro method for determining ?-galactosidase A responsiveness to a pharmacological chaperone such as 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin in a cell line expressing a mutant from of ?-galactosidase A. The invention also provides a method for diagnosing Fabry disease in patients suspected of having Fabry disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Elfrida Benjamin, Hung V. Do, Xiaoyang Wu, John Flanagan, Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Patent number: 10064851
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type ?-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for ?-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding ?-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are ?-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Publication number: 20180133206
    Abstract: Described is a method for treating an individual having a neurological disorder with an associated mutation or mutations in a gene encoding a lysosomal enzyme. Specifically, the individual is administered a specific pharmacological chaperone for the lysosomal enzyme which increases trafficking of the protein from the ER to the lysosome in neural cells, with or without concomitantly increasing enzyme activity in neural cells. Restoration of trafficking relieves cell stress and other toxicities associated with accumulation of mutant proteins. Restoration of enzyme activity relieves substrate accumulation and pathologies associated with lipid accumulation. In a specific embodiment, the neurological disorder is Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism which is associated with mutations in glucocerebrosidase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Patent number: 9931353
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating an individual having Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy by using pharmacological chaperones to increase the activity of gangliosidase and/or sialidase enzymes involved in ganglioside catabolism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon Alan Wustman, Kenneth Valenzano, Robert Boyd
  • Publication number: 20170273996
    Abstract: Described herein are dosing regimens and kits for the treatment and/or prevention of cerebral amyloidoses such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and/or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Patent number: 9675627
    Abstract: Described herein are dosing regimens and kits for the treatment and/or prevention of cerebral amyloidoses such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and/or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Patent number: 9597324
    Abstract: Described is a method for treating an individual having a neurological disorder with an associated mutation or mutations in a gene encoding a lysosomal enzyme. Specifically, the individual is administered a specific pharmacological chaperone for the lysosomal enzyme which increases trafficking of the protein from the ER to the lysosome in neural cells, with or without concomitantly increasing enzyme activity in neural cells. Restoration of trafficking relieves cell stress and other toxicities associated with accumulation of mutant proteins. Restoration of enzyme activity relieves substrate accumulation and pathologies associated with lipid accumulation. In a specific embodiment, the neurological disorder is Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism which is associated with mutations in glucocerebrosidase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Publication number: 20170027919
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type ?-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for ?-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding ?-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are ?-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Patent number: 9402837
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type ?-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for ?-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding ?-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are ?-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Publication number: 20160008383
    Abstract: Described herein are dosing regimens and kits for the treatment and/or prevention of cerebral amyloidoses such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and/or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Publication number: 20150374733
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating an individual having Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy by using pharmacological chaperones to increase the activity of gangliosidase and/or sialidase enzymes involved in ganglioside catabolism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Brandon Alan Wustman, Kenneth Valenzano, Robert Boyd
  • Patent number: 9119845
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type ?-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method includes administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for ?-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding ?-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are ?-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Amicus Therapeautics, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Publication number: 20150133496
    Abstract: Described is a method for treating an individual having a neurological disorder with an associated mutation or mutations in a gene encoding a lysosomal enzyme. Specifically, the individual is administered a specific pharmacological chaperone for the lysosomal enzyme which increases trafficking of the protein from the ER to the lysosome in neural cells, with or without concomitantly increasing enzyme activity in neural cells. Restoration of trafficking relieves cell stress and other toxicities associated with accumulation of mutant proteins. Restoration of enzyme activity relieves substrate accumulation and pathologies associated with lipid accumulation. In a specific embodiment, the neurological disorder is Parkinson's disease or parkinsonism which is associated with mutations in glucocerebrosidase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Publication number: 20150025109
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type ?-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for ?-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding ?-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are ?-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Publication number: 20110052613
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type ?-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method comprises administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for ?-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding ?-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are ?-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman
  • Patent number: 7829579
    Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the stability of wild-type ?-glucocerebrosidase. Also provided are methods of treating and/or preventing an individual having a neurological disease in which increased expression or activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in the central nervous system would be beneficial. This method includes administering an effective amount of a pharmacologic chaperone for ?-glucocerebrosidase, with the proviso that the individual does not have a mutation in the gene encoding ?-glucocerebrosidase. Further provided are ?-glucocerebrosidase inhibitors which have been identified as specific pharmacologic chaperones and which have been shown to increase activity of ?-glucocerebrosidase in vivo in the central nervous system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Brandon Alan Wustman