Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Letourneau
Jeffrey J. Letourneau 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: 11773110Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Patent number: 11583538Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I: wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are effective at modulating the TREX1 protein and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing disorders affected by the inhibition of TREX1.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: VENENUM BIODESIGN, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Kiruthika Selvarangan Elamparuthi, Chia-Yu Huang, Venugopalareddy Bommireddy Venkata
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Publication number: 20220213111Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I: wherein {circle around (A)}, X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are effective at modulating the TREX1 protein and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing disorders affected by the inhibition of TREX1.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: VENENUM BIODESIGN, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. LETOURNEAU, Kiruthika SELVARANGAN ELAMPARUTHI, Chia-Yu HUANG, Venugopalareddy BOMMIREDDY VENKATA
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Publication number: 20220119413Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Patent number: 11306098Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are effective at modulating the TREX1 protein and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing disorders affected by the inhibition of TREX1.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Venenum Biodesign, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Kiruthika Selvarangan Elamparuthi, Chia-Yu Huang, Venugopalareddy Bommireddy Venkata
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Patent number: 11236055Abstract: The present invention relates to sulfonamide compounds of formula (I) and formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present sulfonamide compounds are useful non-systemic TGR5 agonists that can be used to treat diabetic diseases in human. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing sulfonamide compounds of formula (I) and formula (II) and a method of making as well as a method of using same in treating patients inflicted with metabolic disorders by administering same. The compounds of the present invention may be used in combination with additional anti-diabetic drugs.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: VENENUM BIODESIGN, LLCInventors: Chia-Yu Huang, Brian F. McGuinness, Dongchuan Shi, Steven G. Kultgen, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, James R. Beasley, Philip D. Stein, Andrew G. Cole
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Patent number: 11186593Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Ligand Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Publication number: 20210015829Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I: wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are effective at modulating the TREX1 protein and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing disorders affected by the inhibition of TREX1.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Venenum Biodesign, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. LETOURNEAU, Kiruthika SELVARANGAN ELAMPARUTHI, Chia-Yu HUANG, Venugopalareddy BOMMIREDDY VENKATA
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Publication number: 20200317677Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are effective at modulating the TREX1 protein and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing disorders affected by the inhibition of TREX1.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Kiruthika Selvarangan Elamparuthi, Chia-Yu Huang, Venugopalareddy Bommireddy Venkata
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Publication number: 20200308122Abstract: The present invention relates to sulfonamide compounds of formula (I) and formula (II), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present sulfonamide compounds are useful non-systemic TGR5 agonists that can be used to treat diabetic diseases in human. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing sulfonamide compounds of formula (I) and formula (II) and a method of making as well as a method of using same in treating patients inflicted with metabolic disorders by administering same. The compounds of the present invention may be used in combination with additional anti-diabetic drugs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Venenum Biodesign, LLCInventors: Chia-Yu Huang, Brian F. McGuinness, Dongchuan Shi, Steven G. Kultgen, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, James R. Beasley, Philip D. Stein, Andrew G. Cole
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Publication number: 20200216468Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Patent number: 10669242Abstract: The present invention relates to benzodiazepine derivative compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present benzodiazepine compounds are useful Clostridium difficile inhibitors in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection in humans. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I) and a method of making as well as a method of using the same in treating patients infected with Clostridium difficile infection by administering the same. The compounds of the present invention may be used in combination with additional antibiotics or anti-toxin antibody drugs.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Venenum Biodesign, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Andrew G. Cole, Brett A. Marinelli, Jorge G. Quintero
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Patent number: 10604533Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Ligand Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Publication number: 20190194147Abstract: The present invention relates to benzodiazepine derivative compounds of formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present benzodiazepine compounds are useful Clostridium difficile inhibitors in the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection in humans. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I) and a method of making as well as a method of using the same in treating patients infected with Clostridium difficile infection by administering the same. The compounds of the present invention may be used in combination with additional antibiotics or anti-toxin antibody drugs.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Venenum Biodesign, LLCInventors: Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Andrew G. Cole, Brett A. Marinelli, Jorge G. Quintero
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Publication number: 20180298031Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Patent number: 10030034Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Ligand Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Publication number: 20160347767Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Patent number: 9266874Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram
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Publication number: 20140155379Abstract: Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Ligand Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedInventors: Koc-Kan Ho, David Diller, Jeffrey J. Letourneau, Brian F. McGuinness, Andrew G. Cole, David Rosen, Cornelis A. van Oeveren, Jason C. Pickens, Lin Zhi, Yixing Shen, Bijan Pedram