Patents by Inventor Guangming Chen

Guangming Chen 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: 8486982
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20130108654
    Abstract: The present invention provides a telomerase activity inhibiting polypeptide. The expression of the polypeptide in tumor cells can inhibit significantly tumor cell telomerase activity, tumor cell growth, and lead to the death of such cells. The present invention further provides a preparation method for the polypeptide and an application thereof in targeted treatments of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: SHANGHAI INSTITUTES FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, CAS
    Inventors: Mujun Zhao, Jian Feng, Guoyuan Chen, Jing Zhao, Guangming Chen, Liang Da, Zaiping Li
  • Patent number: 8334313
    Abstract: The invention encompasses ureido substituted benzoic acid compounds, compositions comprising the compounds and methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations of mRNA by administering these compounds or compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Wilde, James J. Takasugi, Seongwoo Hwang, Ellen M. Welch, Guangming Chen
  • Publication number: 20120277234
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Patent number: 8299105
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Patent number: 8227494
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20120184574
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds and forms and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful for treating a viral infection, or for affecting viral activity by modulating viral replication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Malcolm Maccoss, F. George Njoroge, Amin Nomeir, Guangming Chen, Song Xiao Huang, Ramesh Kakarla, Gary Mitchell Karp, William Joseph Lennox, Chunshi Li, Ronggang Liu, Yalei Liu, Christie Morrill, Steven D. Paget, Sean W. Smith, James Takasugi, Anthony A. Turpoff, Hongyu Ren, Nanjing Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jin Zhu
  • Publication number: 20120178080
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20120135999
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds and forms and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful for treating a viral infection, or for affecting viral activity by modulating viral replication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Malcolm Maccoss, F. George Njoroge, Amin Nomeir, Guangming Chen, Gary Mitchell Karp, William Jospeh Lennox, Chunshi Li, Christie Morrill, Steven D. Paget, Hongyu Ren, Nanjing Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang
  • Patent number: 8163782
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Patent number: 8129540
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20120009142
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit viral replication, preferably Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) replication, have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of a viral infection are provided. In another aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of HCV infection are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Peter Seongwoo Hwang, James Takasugi, Hongyu Ren, Richard Gerald Wilde, Anthony Turpoff, Alexander Arefolov, Guangming Chen, Jeffrey Allen Campbell, Christine Espiritu, Concetta Freund, Zhengxian Gu, Takashi Komatsu
  • Publication number: 20110311486
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Publication number: 20110268698
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using such compounds or compositions for treating infection by a virus, or for affecting viral IBES activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Gary M. KARP, Peter Seongwoo HWANG, James J. TAKASUGI, Hongyu REN, Richard Gerald WILDE, Anthony A. TURPOFF, Alexander AREFOLOV, Guangming CHEN, Jeffrey Allen CAMPBELL, Chunshi Li, Steven Paget, Nanjing Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jin Zhu
  • Patent number: 8017636
    Abstract: Novel 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid compounds, methods of using and pharmaceutical compositions comprising an 1,2,4-oxadiazole benzoic acid derivative are disclosed. The methods include methods of treating or preventing a disease ameliorated by modulation of premature translation termination or nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Seongwoo Hwang, Guangming Chen, Neil Gregory Almstead, Young-Choon Moon
  • Patent number: 8013006
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit viral replication, preferably Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) replication, have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of a viral infection are provided. In another aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of HCV infection are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Mitchell Karp, Peter Seongwoo Hwang, James Takasugi, Hongyu Ren, Richard Gerald Wilde, Anthony Turpoff, Alexander Arefolov, Guangming Chen, Jeffrey Allen Campbell, Christine Espiritu, Concetta Freund, Zhengxian Gu, Takashi Komatsu
  • Patent number: 7973069
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using such compounds or compositions for treating infection by a virus, or for affecting viral IRES activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary M. Karp, Peter Seongwoo Hwang, James J. Takasugi, Hongyu Ren, Richard Gerald Wilde, Anthony A. Turpoff, Alexander Arefolov, Guangming Chen, Jeffrey Allen Campbell, Chunshi Li, Steven Paget, Nanjing Zhang, Jin Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110130391
    Abstract: The invention encompasses ureido substituted benzoic acid compounds, compositions comprising the compounds and methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations of mRNA by administering these compounds or compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Richard G. Wilde, James J. Takasugi, Seongwoo Hwang, Ellen M. Welch, Guangming Chen
  • Patent number: 7902241
    Abstract: The invention encompasses ureido substituted benzoic acid compounds, compositions comprising the compounds and methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with nonsense mutations of mRNA by administering these compounds or compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: PTC Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard G. Wilde, James J. Takasugi, Seongwoo Hwang, Ellen M. Welch, Guangming Chen
  • Publication number: 20110046136
    Abstract: The present invention relates to functional proteins encoded by nucleic acid sequences comprising a nonsense mutation. The present invention also relates to methods for the production of functional proteins encoded by nucleic acid sequences comprising a nonsense mutation and the use of such proteins for prevention, management and/or treatment of diseases associated with a nonsense mutation(s) in a gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Neil G. Almstead, Guangming Chen, Hirawat Samit, Peter Seongwoo Hwang, Gary M. Karp, Langdon Miller, Young-Choon Moon, Hongyu Ren, James J. Takasugi, Ellen M. Welch, Richard G. Wilde, Paul Kennedy