Patents by Inventor Franck Amblard

Franck Amblard 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: 20210008150
    Abstract: Compounds, compositions and methods for preventing, treating or curing a coronavirus, picornavirus, and/or hepeviridae virus infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. Specific viruses that can be treated include enteroviruses. In one embodiment, the compounds can be used to treat an infection with a severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, such as human coronavirus 229E, SARS, MERS, SARS-CoV-1 (OC43), and SARS-CoV-2. In another embodiment, the methods are used to treat a patient co-infected with two or more of these viruses, or a combination of one or more of these viruses and norovirus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Raymond F. Schinazi, Keivan Zandi, Franck Amblard
  • Publication number: 20200323821
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions that include a compound described herein (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of a compound described herein) and methods of synthesizing the same. Also provided herein are methods of treating diseases and/or conditions with a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Sandrine Vendeville, David Bernard Smith, Leonid Beigelman, Vladimir Serebryany, Raymond F. Schinazi, Franck Amblard, Leda Bassit
  • Patent number: 10752584
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for preventing, treating or curing Hepatitis B (HBV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment, prevention or eradication of HBV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventors: Raymond F. Schinazi, Sebastien Boucle, Franck Amblard, Ozkan Sari, Leda Bassit
  • Publication number: 20200071354
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for preventing, treating or curing Norovirus infection in human subjects or other animal hosts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Emory University
    Inventors: Raymond F. SCHINAZI, Franck AMBLARD, Ladislau KOVARI, Peng LIU, Shaoman ZHOU, Benjamin D. KUIPER, Bradley J. KEUSCH
  • Publication number: 20190241514
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for preventing, treating or curing Hepatitis B (HBV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment, prevention or eradication of HBV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Raymond F. SCHINAZI, Sebastien BOUCLE, Franck AMBLARD, Ozkan SARI, Leda BASSIT
  • Publication number: 20190077797
    Abstract: Methods for forming 2-bromo, 2-fluoro ribofuranose intermediates and 2-chloro, 2-fluoro ribofuranose intermediates for use in preparing antiviral nucleosides are disclosed. Methods for forming nucleosides, and nucleoside prodrugs, using the intermediates, are also disclosed. The methods all produce intermediates, and the resulting nucleosides and prodrugs thereof, wherein the chirality of the carbon at the 2-position is controlled. In some embodiments, the chemistry involves using chiral auxiliaries, such as (R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-carbaldehyde, and in other embodiments, the chemistry involves using chiral starting materials, such as D-xylose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Ozkan SARI, Coralie DE SCHUTTER, Jong-Hyun CHO, Longhu ZHOU, Hongwang ZANG, Franck AMBLARD, Steven J. COATS, Raymond F. SCHINAZI
  • Patent number: 10011629
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing Flaviviridae family of viruses (including HCV, Yellow fever, Dengue, Chikungunya and West Nile virus), RSV, HEV, and influenza infection and cancer in human subjects or other animal hosts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: Cocrystal Pharma, Inc., Emory University
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Seema Mengshetti, Hao Li, Raymond F. Schinazi
  • Patent number: 9932326
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignees: Cocrystal Pharma, LLC, Emory University
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Hongwang Zhang, Longhu Zhou, Richard Anthony Whitaker, Tamara Rosario McBrayer, Raymond F. Schinazi, Junxing Shi
  • Patent number: 9926295
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignees: Cocrystal Pharma, Inc., Emory University
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Richard Anthony Whitaker, Tamara Rosario McBrayer, Junxing Shi, Franck Amblard, Hongwang Zhang, Longhu Zhou, Raymond F. Schinazi
  • Publication number: 20170334941
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing Flaviviridae family of viruses (including HCV, Yellow fever, Dengue, Chikungunya Ebola and West Nile virus), RSV, HEV, and influenza infection and cancer in human subjects or other animal hosts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Ethel Garnier-Amblard, Raymond F. Schinazi
  • Patent number: 9809616
    Abstract: The compounds are of the class of N4-hydroxycytidine nucleosides, modified monophosphate and phosphonates prodrugs analogs, and pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof, useful in treating HCV or Norovirus infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignees: Emory University, Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Franck Amblard, Steven J. Coats, Raymond F. Schinazi
  • Publication number: 20170233428
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing Flaviviridae family of viruses (including HCV, Yellow fever, Dengue, Chikungunya and West Nile virus), RSV, HEV, and influenza infection and cancer in human subjects or other animal hosts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Seema Mengshetti, Hao Li, Raymond F. Schinazi
  • Publication number: 20170037078
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing Flaviviridae family of viruses (including HCV, Yellow fever, Dengue, Chikungunya and West Nile virus), RSV and influenza infection and cancer in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Shaoman Zhou, Franck Amblard, Raymond F. Schinazi, Ahmed Khalil
  • Publication number: 20170029407
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Richard Anthony Whitaker, Tamara Rosario McBrayer, Junxing Shi, Franck Amblard, Hongwang Zhang, Longhu Zhou, Raymond F. Schinazi
  • Publication number: 20160068518
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Hongwang Zhang, Longhu Zhou, Richard Anthony Whitaker, Tamara Rosario McBrayer, Raymond F. Schinazi, Junxing Shi
  • Patent number: 9181227
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: Cocrystal Pharma, Inc., Emory University
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Hongwang Zhang, Longhu Zhou, Richard Anthony Whitaker, Tamara Rosario McBrayer, Raymond F. Schinazi, Junxing Shi
  • Publication number: 20140350016
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Hongwang Zhang, Longhu Zhou, Richard Anthony Whitaker, Tamara Rosario McBrayer, Raymond F. Schinazi, Junxing Shi
  • Patent number: 8859595
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: RFS Pharma, LLC, Emory University
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Hongwang Zhang, Longhu Zhou, Richard Anthony Whitaker, Tamara Rosario McBrayer, Raymond F. Schinazi, Junxing Shi
  • Publication number: 20140235566
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing cancer and viral infections, in particular, HIV, HCV, Norovirus, Saporovirus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes viruses (HSV-1, HSV-2), Dengue virus, Yellow fever, or HBV in human patients or other animal hosts. The compounds are certain N4-hydroxycytidine nucleosides derivatives, modified monophosphate and phosphonates prodrugs analogs, and pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof. In particular, the compounds show potent antiviral activity against HIV-1, HIV-2, HCV, Norovirus, Saporovirus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes viruses (HSV-1, HSV-2), Dengue virus, Yellow fever, and HBV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicants: Emory University, RFS Pharma, LLC
    Inventors: Franck Amblard, Steven J. Coats, Raymond F. Schinazi
  • Publication number: 20130210774
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human subjects or other animal hosts. The compounds are as also pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof as pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treatment or prevention of HCV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicants: EMORY UNIVERSITY, RFS PHARMA, LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Coats, Franck Amblard, Hongwang Zhang, Longhu Zhou, Richard Anthony Whitaker, Tamara Rosario McBrayer, Raymond F. Schinazi, Junxing Shi