Patents by Inventor James R. Porter
James R. Porter 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).
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Patent number: 9975186Abstract: A drilling head for a tubular shank having an inside diameter and threads may comprise an axial body comprising a duct exiting through a first end; threads adjacent the first end corresponding to the threads on the shank and aligning the duct with the shank inside diameter; a bore from an outer surface of the body to the duct; and two axially extending approximately parallel and offset surfaces adjacent a second end; and an insert affixed between the offset surfaces, the insert comprising: a first face at least partially contacting one offset surface and a second face at least partially contacting the other offset surface; one or more cutting edges adjacent the first face, the second face, or both; and a cutting lip adjacent one or more cutting edges.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORPORATIONInventors: David A. Lutz, James R. Porter, Chad M. Lynch
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Publication number: 20170144231Abstract: A drilling head for a tubular shank having an inside diameter and threads may comprise an axial body comprising a duct exiting through a first end; threads adjacent the first end corresponding to the threads on the shank and aligning the duct with the shank inside diameter; a bore from an outer surface of the body to the duct; and two axially extending approximately parallel and offset surfaces adjacent a second end; and an insert affixed between the offset surfaces, the insert comprising: a first face at least partially contacting one offset surface and a second face at least partially contacting the other offset surface; one or more cutting edges adjacent the first face, the second face, or both; and a cutting lip adjacent one or more cutting edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Allied Machine & Engineering CorporationInventors: David A. Lutz, James R. Porter, Chad M. Lynch
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Patent number: 9561550Abstract: A drilling head for a tubular shank having an inside diameter and threads may comprise an axial body comprising a duct exiting through a first end; threads adjacent the first end corresponding to the threads on the shank and aligning the duct with the shank inside diameter; a bore from an outer surface of the body to the duct; and two axially extending approximately parallel and offset surfaces adjacent a second end; and an insert affixed between the offset surfaces, the insert comprising: a first face at least partially contacting one offset surface and a second face at least partially contacting the other offset surface; one or more cutting edges adjacent the first face, the second face, or both; and a cutting lip adjacent one or more cutting edges.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORP.Inventors: David A. Lutz, James R. Porter, Chad M. Lynch
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Patent number: 8778921Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide compositions comprising a sulfur containing compound and a compound of the formula (I); and also provide methods of their preparation and use.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: James R. Porter, Sonali Puri
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Patent number: 8703755Abstract: The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Yun Gao, Asimina T. Georges Evangelinos, Louis Grenier, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Publication number: 20140037391Abstract: A drilling head for a tubular shank having an inside diameter and threads may comprise an axial body comprising a duct exiting through a first end; threads adjacent the first end corresponding to the threads on the shank and aligning the duct with the shank inside diameter; a bore from an outer surface of the body to the duct; and two axially extending approximately parallel and offset surfaces adjacent a second end; and an insert affixed between the offset surfaces, the insert comprising: a first face at least partially contacting one offset surface and a second face at least partially contacting the other offset surface; one or more cutting edges adjacent the first face, the second face, or both; and a cutting lip adjacent one or more cutting edges.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CORPORATIONInventors: David A. Lutz, James R. Porter, Chad M. Lynch
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Patent number: 8556550Abstract: A drilling head for a tubular shank having an inside diameter and threads may comprise an axial body comprising a duct exiting through a first end; threads adjacent the first end corresponding to the threads on the shank and aligning the duct with the shank inside diameter; a bore from an outer surface of the body to the duct; and two axially extending approximately parallel and offset surfaces adjacent a second end; and an insert affixed between the offset surfaces, the insert comprising: a first face at least partially contacting one offset surface and a second face at least partially contacting the other offset surface; one or more cutting edges adjacent the first face, the second face, or both; and a cutting lip adjacent one or more cutting edges.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Allied Machine & Engineering Corp.Inventors: David A. Lutz, James R. Porter, Chad M. Lynch
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Publication number: 20130203724Abstract: The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: Infinity Discovery, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Yun Gao, Asimina T. Georges Evangelinos, Louis Grenier, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Patent number: 8357676Abstract: Provided herein, inter alia, are solid forms of geldanamycin analogs, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a geldanamycin analog and a crystallization inhibitor, methods of making and using such compositions. Additionally, provided are methods for the treatment of cancer, a neoplastic disease state and/or a hyperproliferative disorder, and methods of inhibiting Heat Shock Protein 90 (“Hsp90”).Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Infinity Discovery, Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Austad, Louis Grenier, Edward B. Holson, John J. Lee, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Patent number: 8283343Abstract: Amorphous, polymorphic, and solvated forms of 17-amino geldanamycin are disclosed. These compounds are particularly useful for the treatment of cancer, a neoplastic disease state and/or a hyperproliferative disorder, and inhibiting Heat Shock Protein 90 (“Hsp90”).Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Austad, Louis Grenier, Edward B. Holson, John J. Lee, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Patent number: 8252779Abstract: The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Yun Gao, Asimina T. Georges Evangelinos, Louis Grenier, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Patent number: 8236956Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides analogs of cyclopamine that can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, Ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael A. Foley, Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair, Marta Nevalainen, James R. Porter, Martin R. Tremblay
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Publication number: 20120058982Abstract: The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Yun Gao, Asimina T. Georges Evangelinos, Louis Grenier, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Publication number: 20110263563Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide compositions comprising a sulfur containing compound and a compound of the formula (I); and also provide methods of their preparation and use.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Infinity Disdcovery, Inc.Inventors: James R. Porter, Sonali Puri
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Patent number: 8003634Abstract: The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2010Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Yun Gao, Asimina T. Georges Evangelinos, Louis Grenier, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Publication number: 20110166353Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides analogs of cyclopamine that can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, Ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Julian Adams, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael A. Foley, Somarajan Nair Janardanan Nair, Marta Nevalainen, James R. Porter, Martin R. Tremblay
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Patent number: 7947670Abstract: Provided herein, inter alia, are solid forms of geldanamycin analogs, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a geldanamycin analog and a crystallization inhibitor, methods of making and using such compositions. Additionally, provided are methods for the treatment of cancer, a neoplastic disease state and/or a hyperproliferative disorder, and methods of inhibiting Heat Shock Protein 90 (“Hsp90”).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.Inventors: Brian C. Austad, Louis Grenier, Edward B. Holson, John J. Lee, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Publication number: 20110086110Abstract: The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: Infinity Discovery, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Yun Gao, Asimina T. Georges Evangelinos, Louis Grenier, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright
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Patent number: 7875628Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. The present invention provides analogs of cyclopamine that can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, Ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations. The compounds of the present invention are particularly useful in treating cancers.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Infinity Discovery, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Alfredo C. Castro, Michael A. Foley, Somarajannair Janardanannair, Marta Nevalainen, James R. Porter, Martin R. Tremblay
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Patent number: 7833997Abstract: The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins and uses thereof for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. The present invention provides analogs of benzoquinone-containing ansamycins where the benzoquinone is reduced to a hydroquinone and trapped by reaction with a suitable acid, preferably ones that increase the solubility and air stability of the resulting 17-ammonium hydroquinone ansamycin analog.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Julian Adams, Yun Gao, Asimina T. Georges Evangelinos, Louis Grenier, Roger H. Pak, James R. Porter, James L. Wright