Patents by Inventor Edmond J. LaVoie

Edmond J. LaVoie 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).

  • BACTERIAL EFFLUX PUMP INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20160271082
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of formula I: and salts thereof. Also disclosed are compositions comprising of compounds of formula I and methods using compounds of formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Ajit K. Parhi, Gifty A. Blankson, Malvika Kaul, Daniel S. Pilch
  • Topoisomerase inhibitors
    Patent number: 9321781
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: (I) wherein A, B, W, Y, Z, R1, R3 and R4 have any of the meanings defined in the specification and their salts as well as additional compounds and their salts. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the invention, processes for preparing compounds of the invention, intermediates useful for preparing compounds of the invention, and therapeutic methods for treating cancer, a bacterial infection or a fungal infection using compounds of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. Lavoie, Ajit K. Parhi
  • Antimicrobial agents
    Patent number: 9227966
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula I: or a salt or prodrug thereof, wherein Y, W, Z, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and R1-R12 have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula I. The compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Daniel S. Pilch, Ajit Parhi, Malvika Kaul
  • THERAPEUTIC CATECHOLS
    Publication number: 20150322022
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: and salts thereof wherein R1-R4 have any of the meanings defined in the specification, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or salts, and methods for their use in therapy. The compounds have useful antiviral properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Eddy Arnold, Joseph D. Bauman, John E. Kerrigan, Ajit K. Parhi, Kalyan Das, Cody Kelley, Dishaben V. Patel
  • ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20150307517
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein R1-R3, n, and W have any of the values defined in the specification, and salts thereof. The compounds have good solubility and are useful for treating bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicants: TAXIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Edmond J. LAVOIE, Ajit PARHI, Daniel S. PILCH, Yongzheng ZHANG, Malvika KAUL
  • THERAPEUTIC HYDROXYQUINOLONES
    Publication number: 20150291531
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof wherein R4-R8 have any of the meanings defined in the specification, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or salts and methods for their use in therapy. The compounds have useful antiviral properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Edmond J. Lavoie, Joseph David Bauman, Hye Yeon Sagong, Eddy Arnold, Ajit Parhi, Kalyan Das, Suyambu Kesava Vijayan, Disha Patel
  • THERAPEUTIC HYDROXYPYRIDINONES, HYDROXYPYRIMIDINONES AND HYDROXYPYRIDAZINONES
    Publication number: 20150232454
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): and salts and prodrugs thereof wherein R4, X1 and X2 have any of the meanings defined in the specification, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or salts and methods for their use in therapy. The compounds have useful antiviral properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Edmond J. Lavoie, Joseph David Bauman, Ajit Parhi, Hye Yeon Sagong, Disha Patel, Eddy Arnold, Kalyan Das, Suyambu Kesava Vijayan
  • Antimicrobial agents
    Patent number: 9102617
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula I: or a salt thereof, wherein R3-R8 and X and Y have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula I. The compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. Lavoie, Ajit Parhi, Daniel S. Pilch
  • ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20150133465
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein R1-R3, n, and W have any of the values defined in the specification, and salts thereof. The compounds have good solubility and are useful for treating bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Ajit Parhi, Daniel S. Pilch, Yongzheng Zhang, Malvika Kaul
  • Therapeutic compounds
    Patent number: 8993607
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I, II, and III as defined herein, as well as salts thereof. The compounds may have activity as anti-proliferative agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Joseph E. Rice
  • ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20150031694
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein R1-R7 and W have any of the values defined in the specification, and salts thereof. The compounds have good solubility and are useful for treating bacterial infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Ajit Parhi, Yongzheng Zhang, Daniel S. Pilch, Malvika Kaul
  • Antimicrobial agents
    Patent number: 8933096
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I): or a salt or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R4-R8, R10, R2?-R6?, W, and A have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula (I). The compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignees: Rugers, The State University of New Jersey, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. Lavoie, Ajit Parhi, Daniel S. Pilch
  • ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20150011559
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating a bacterial infection in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal a compound of formula I: wherein A, B, and X have any of the meanings defined in the specification; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as novel compounds of formula I and salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Ajit Parhi, Daniel S. Pilch, Yongzheng Zhang, Malvika Kaul
  • ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20140350024
    Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating a bacterial infection in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal a substituted bicyclic heteroaromatic ring compound of formula I: wherein two of X1 to X8 are N and the remaining of X1 to X8 are CH; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as novel compounds of formula I and salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Ajit Parhi, Daniel S. Pilch, Malvika Kaul
  • ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20140315939
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula I: or a salt or prodrug thereof, wherein Y, W, Z, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, and R1-R12 have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula I. The compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Daniel S. Pilch, Ajit Parhi, Malvika Kaul
  • Therapeutic compounds
    Patent number: 8796300
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein u, d, v, m, n, R1, W, X, Y, and Z have any values defined herein, as well as salts thereof. The compounds have activity as anti-proliferative agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Joseph E. Rice, Suzanne G. Rzuczek, Daniel S. Pilch
  • Benzo [C] phenanthridines as antimicrobial agents
    Patent number: 8741917
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula I: formula (I) wherein X1-X4 and R1-R12 have any of the values defined in the specification, as well as salts and prodrugs thereof, which inhibit major molecular mechanisms associated with bacterial cell division and proliferation so as to be useful for the treatment and/or prevention of bacterial infections. The invention also provides compositions comprising these compounds as well as methods for using these compounds to inhibit bacterial cell division and proliferation and to treat bacterial infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Ajit Parhi, Daniel S. Pilch, Malvika Kaul
  • Macrocyclic polyoxazole compounds and use thereof
    Patent number: 8729060
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein A, B, R1, F, G, n, n? and the dotted line have any values defined herein, as well as salts thereof. The compounds have activity as anti-proliferative agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. LaVoie, Joseph E. Rice, Satyanarayana Mavurapu
  • Therapeutic compounds
    Patent number: 8518928
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein A, B, D, E, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, and - - - have any values defined herein, as well as salts thereof. The compounds have activity as G-quadruplex DNA stabilizers and as anti-proliferative agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    Inventors: Edmond J. Lavoie, Joseph E. Rice, Leroy F. Liu
  • ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
    Publication number: 20130116278
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I): or a salt or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R4-R8, R10, R2?-R6?, W, and A have any of the values described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula (I). The compounds are useful as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventors: Edmond J. Lavoie, Ajit Parhi, Daniel S. Pilch