Patents by Inventor Francois DENIS

Francois DENIS 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: 20230340048
    Abstract: There are provided tetravalent TGF? receptor-ectodomain based traps having a tailored isoform-specificity profile for neutralization of TGF? ligands, and methods of use thereof in the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with TGF?, particularly TGF?1 and TGF?3. In particular, there are provided TGF? binding agents designed to tailor TGF? isoform specificity, in order to maximize therapeutic efficacy in specific disease indications while minimizing adverse effects. The TGF? binding agents comprise two polypeptides assembled via a multimerization domain, each polypeptide having two TGF?II receptor (TGF?R) ligand-binding domains linked as a doublet, wherein the linkers are selected to tailor isoform specificity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Maureen O’Connor, Gilles Tremblay, Jean-Francois Denis, Vannakambadi K. Ganesh
  • Publication number: 20230271945
    Abstract: The disclosure provides at least one entity chosen from compounds of formula (I), solid state forms of the same, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same, including use in treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and/or non-diabetic kidney disease (NDKD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jingrong CAO, Jon H. COME, Leslie A. DAKIN, Francois DENIS, Warren A. DORSCH, Anne FORTIER, Martine HAMEL, Elaine B. KRUEGER, Brian LEDFORD, Suganthini S. NANTHAKUMAR, Olivier NICOLAS, Camil SAYEGH, Timothy J. SENTER, Tiansheng WANG, Michael BRODNEY, Kan-Nian HU, Peter ROSE, Kevin GAGNON, Yi SHI, Muna SHRESTHA, Ales MEDEK, Faith WITKOS
  • Patent number: 11618746
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a compound of Formula (I), including deuterated derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and solvates thereof, solid state forms of those compounds, compositions comprising those compounds and solid forms, and methods of using the same, including use in treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and/or non-diabetic kidney disease (NDKD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Jingrong Cao, Jon H. Come, Leslie A. Dakin, Francois Denis, Warren A. Dorsch, Anne Fortier, Martine Hamel, Elaine B. Krueger, Brian Ledford, Suganthini S. Nanthakumar, Olivier Nicolas, Camil Sayegh, Timothy J. Senter, Tiansheng Wang, Michael Brodney, Kan-Nian Hu, Peter Rose, Kevin Gagnon, Yi Shi, Muna Shrestha, Ales Medek, Faith Witkos
  • Publication number: 20230014907
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds of Formula I, deuterated derivatives of those compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of those compounds and derivatives, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same, including use in treating APOL1 mediated kidney disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Leslie A. Dakin, Timothy J. Senter, Jingrong Cao, Jon H. Come, Francois Denis, Warren A. Dorsch, Anne Fortier, Martine Hamel, Elaine B. Krueger, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Suganthini S. Nanthakumar, Olivier Nicolas, Camil E. Sayegh, Tiansheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20230011118
    Abstract: The disclosure provides at least one compound, reiterated derivative, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt chosen from compounds of formula (I), reiterated derivatives thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any of the foregoing, compositions comprising the same, and methods of making and using the same, including use in treating APOL1 mediated kidney disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Leslie A. Dakin, Timothy J. Senter, Jingrong Cao, Jon H. Come, Francois Denis, Warren A. Dorsch, Anne Fortier, Martine Hamel, Elaine B. Krueger, Brian Ledford, Francois Maltais, Suganthini S. Nanthakumar, Olivier Nicolas, Camil E. Sayegh, Tiansheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20220340523
    Abstract: The disclosure provides at least one entity chosen from compounds of Formula (I) pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, solvates of any of the foregoing, and deuterated derivatives of any of the foregoing, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same, including use in treating APOL1 mediated kidney disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Leslie A. DAKIN, Timothy J. SENTER, Jingrong CAO, Jon H. COME, Francois DENIS, Warren A. DORSCH, Anne FORTIER, Martine HAMEL, Elaine B. KRUEGER, Brian LEDFORD, Francois MALTAIS, Suganthini S. NANTHAKUMAR, Olivier NICOLAS, Camil E. SAYEGH, Tiansheng WANG
  • Publication number: 20200377479
    Abstract: The disclosure provides at least one entity chosen from compounds of formula (I), solid state forms of the same, compositions comprising the same, and methods of using the same, including use in treating focal segmental glomeulosclerosis (FSGS) and/or non-diabetic kidney disease (NDKD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jingrong CAO, Jon H. COME, Leslie A. DAKIN, Francois DENIS, Warren A. DORSCH, Anne FORTIER, Martine HAMEL, Elaine B. KRUEGER, Brian LEDFORD, Suganthini S. NANTHAKUMAR, Olivier NICOLAS, Camil SAYEGH, Timothy J. SENTER, Tiansheng WANG, Michael BRODNEY, Kan-Nian HU, Peter Rose, Kevin GAGNON, Yi SHI, Muna SHRESTHA, Ales MEDEK, Faith WITKOS
  • Patent number: 7493860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bulkhead shield particularly of a projectile with a pyrotechnic charge, situated between the pyrotechnic portion and the command and control portion. The bulkhead shield comprises at least: one wall pierced by a duct; an end-cap consisting of a support portion and a portion engaged in the duct leaving a space between itself and the wall of the duct, the two portions being connected by a mechanical weakness zone; the support portion pressing on the wall, at the front, so that the engaged portion separates from the support portion under the effect of an external pressure to come into contact with the inner wall of the duct and close the space. The invention applies in particular to shells whose detonation is programmed a given delay after impact on the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: TDA Armements S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Denis, Bruno Charles
  • Patent number: 5078053
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for securing sub-munitions on board a carrier. The system uses straps. Each strap is fixed by one end to a container wall by a tensioning means, and its other end is engaged in a cylindrical lock element mounted on another wall. The cylindrical lock element is connected to a resistant torque generator device which is itself connected to a torque limiting device which gets triggered at a determined threshold value, so as to release the cylindrical lock element in rotation in order to release the end of the strap. In these systems, the straps are released less suddenly than in the known systems, and they are released with perfect simultaneity. A development enables the sub-munitions to be ejected with controlled angles of incidence in relation to the trajectory of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1992
    Assignee: Thomson-Brandt Armements
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Denis
  • Patent number: 4986188
    Abstract: Disclosed is a protective casing for ejectable munitions, having means enabling it to be broken through, this being a necessary operation for the sub-munitions to be ejected, in the next stage, without any difficulty of breaking through and ejection. The fracture lines are obtained by means of screens of high temperature resistant fibers arranged in a plane perpendicular to the internal and external surfaces of the casing. This casing is a part obtained, for example, by fusion and molding. The screen is integrated so that, during the casting of the metal, this metal links up all the fibers forming the screen together. The invention can be applied to protective casings, notably for rockets and munitions carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Thomson-Brandt Armements
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Denis, Rene Thouron
  • Patent number: 4930422
    Abstract: A device for the impervious sealing of a structure, for example a munitions compartment of a rocket, is disclosed. This device comprises an elastic shaped section inside which the edge of the structure and rim of a lid are imperviously embedded. This device further has means for thrusting the lid outwards from the structure. This thrust pushes the rim and/or the edge out of the shaped section through the deformation of this elastic shaped section, and causes the total expulsion of lid. When the device is fitted into a rocket, the moving away of the rim modifies the aerodynamic drag coefficient (Cx) of the rocket. This difference in Cx causes the total expulsion of the lid and thus causes the structure to be opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Thomson-Brandt Armements
    Inventors: Rene Thouron, Jean-Francois Denis