Patents by Inventor Charles Pierce

Charles Pierce 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: 11813267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Patrick Maxwell, Paul S. Charifson, Qing Tang, Steven M. Ronkin, Katrina Lee Jackson, Albert Charles Pierce, David J. Lauffer, Pan Li, Simon Giroux, Jinwang Xu, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Mark A. Morris, Nathan D. Waal, John J. Court, Wenxin Gu, Hongbo Deng
  • Publication number: 20230277547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Patrick Maxwell, Paul S. Charifson, Qing Tang, Steven M. Ronkin, Katrina Lee Jackson, Albert Charles Pierce, David J. Lauffer, Pan Li, Simon Giroux, Jinwang Xu, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Mark A. Morris, Nathan D. Waal, John J. Court, Wenxin Gu, Hongbo Deng
  • Patent number: 11702197
    Abstract: A coaxial split torque gearbox comprises a first pinion meshed with a first gear; a second pinion attached to the first gear and meshed with a first bull gear, the first bull gear operable for transferring torque to cause a first rotor to rotate; and a third pinion attached to a second gear and meshed with a second bull gear, the second bull gear operable for transferring torque to cause a second rotor to rotate, the second gear being meshed with the first gear, and a number of teeth of the first gear being different than a number of teeth of the second gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuriy Gmirya, Christopher Charles Pierce, Peter X. Palcic
  • Publication number: 20210291972
    Abstract: An aspect includes, a coaxial split torque gearbox comprises a first pinion meshed with a first gear; a second pinion attached to the first gear and meshed with a first bull gear, the first bull gear operable for transferring torque to cause a first rotor to rotate; and a third pinion attached to a second gear and meshed with a second bull gear, the second bull gear operable for transferring torque to cause a second rotor to rotate, the second gear being meshed with the first gear, and a number of teeth of the first gear being different than a number of teeth of the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Yuriy Gmirya, Christopher Charles Pierce, Peter X. Palcic
  • Publication number: 20210236505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Patrick Maxwell, Paul S. Charifson, Qing Tang, Steven M. Ronkin, Katrina Lee Jackson, Albert Charles Pierce, David J. Lauffer, Pan Li, Simon Giroux, Jinwang Xu, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Mark A. Morris, Nathan D. Waal, John J. Court, Wenxin Gu, Hongbo Deng
  • Patent number: 11021465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Patent number: 11008305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Patent number: 10973830
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Provided are compounds of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, X, Ring A, Ring B, and Ring C are as defined herein. Compounds of Formula (I) are useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment of various diseases, conditions, and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Patrick Maxwell, Paul S. Charifson, Qing Tang, Steven M. Ronkin, Katrina Lee Jackson, Albert Charles Pierce, David J. Lauffer, Pan Li, Simon Giroux, Jinwang Xu, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Mark A. Morris, Nathan D. Waal, John J. Court, Wenxin Gu, Hongbo Deng
  • Publication number: 20210069203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Patrick Maxwell, Paul S. Charifson, Qing Tang, Steven M. Ronkin, Katrina Lee Jackson, Albert Charles Pierce, David J. Lauffer, Pan Li, Simon Giroux, Jinwang Xu, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Mark A. Morris, Nathan D. Waal, John J. Court, Wenxin Gu, Hongbo Deng
  • Patent number: 10786512
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Patrick Maxwell, Paul S. Charifson, Qing Tang, Steven M. Ronkin, Katrina Lee Jackson, Albert Charles Pierce, David J. Lauffer, Pan Li, Simon Giroux, Jinwang Xu, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Mark A. Morris, Nathan D. Waal, John J. Court, Wenxin Gu, Hongbo Deng
  • Patent number: 10766869
    Abstract: The invention relates to triazole compounds of formula I and I? or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as modulators of demyelinating diseases: The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention, methods of using the compositions and kits thereof in the treatment of various demyelinating and neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTCALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert J. Davies, Jingrong Cao, Meghan Elise Cockerill, Philip Noel Collier, Elisabeth Doyle, James Daniel Frantz, Huai Gao, Brian Anthony Goldman, Ronald Lee Grey, Jr., Anne-Laure Grillot, Wenxin Gu, James A. Henderson, Raul Eduardo Krauss, Adrianne Lynn Kolpak, Yusheng Liao, Sanjay Shivayogi Magavi, David Messersmith, Albert Charles Pierce, Emanuele Perola, Elizabeth Jin-Sun Ryu, Joshua Syken, Jian Wang, Michael Paul DeNinno, Francois Maltais
  • Publication number: 20200109130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Publication number: 20200062732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Patent number: 10501439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Patent number: 10442791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Publication number: 20190290654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Patrick Maxwell, Paul S. Charifson, Qing Tang, Steven M. Ronkin, Katrina Lee Jackson, Albert Charles Pierce, David J. Lauffer, Pan Li, Simon Giroux, Jinwang Xu, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Mark A. Morris, Nathan D. Waal, John J. Court, Wenxin Gu, Hongbo Deng
  • Patent number: 10391095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paul S. Charifson, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Hongbo Deng, John P. Duffy, Huai Gao, Simon Giroux, Jeremy Green, Katrina Lee Jackson, Joseph M. Kennedy, David J. Lauffer, Mark Willem Ledeboer, Pan Li, John Patrick Maxwell, Mark A. Morris, Albert Charles Pierce, Nathan D. Waal, Jinwang Xu
  • Publication number: 20190255062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Patrick Maxwell, Paul S. Charifson, Qing Tang, Steven M. Ronkin, Katrina Lee Jackson, Albert Charles Pierce, David J. Lauffer, Pan Li, Simon Giroux, Jinwang Xu, Kevin Michael Cottrell, Mark A. Morris, Nathan D. Waal, John J. Court, Wenxin Gu, Hongbo Deng
  • Patent number: 10348071
    Abstract: A method of installing cable through material, for example, concrete, wood, masonry, plastic steel, or the like comprising a drill bit with a distal end having a hollow tip with an attachment mechanism for receiving the cable. The drill bit is drilled through the material, and left in place while the cable is attached to the proximal end of the drill bit. There is no need to remove the drill bit from the aperture or material to attach the cable thereto. After attachment to the drill bit, the cable is inserted through the aperture with the drill bit and removed from the drill bit after it passes through the material so it can be attached to a receiver device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventor: Ray Charles Pierce
  • Publication number: 20190185436
    Abstract: The invention relates to triazole compounds of formula I and I? or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as modulators of demyelinating diseases: The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention, methods of using the compositions and kits thereof in the treatment of various demyelinating and neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Robert J. Davies, Jingrong Cao, Meghan Elise Cockerill, Philip Noel Collier, Elisabeth Doyle, James Daniel Frantz, Huai Gao, Brian Anthony Goldman, Ronald Lee Grey, JR., Anne-Laure Grillot, Wenxin Gu, James A. Henderson, Raul Eduardo Krauss, Adrianne Lynn Kolpak, Yusheng Liao, Sanjay Shivayogi Magavi, David Messersmith, Albert Charles Pierce, Emanuele Perola, Elizabeth Jin-Sun Ryu, Joshua Syken, Jian Wang, Michael Paul DeNinno, Francois Maltais