Patents by Inventor Johan Neyts

Johan Neyts 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: 20190337954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of novel compounds, methods to prevent or treat viral infections in animals by using the novel compounds and to said novel compounds for use as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA viruses, more particularly infections with viruses belonging to the family of the Flaviviridae, and yet more particularly infections with the Dengue virus. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the novel compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Dorothée Bardiot, Gunter Carlens, Kai Dallmeier, Suzanne Kaptein, Michael McNaughton, Arnaud Marchand, Johan Neyts, Wim Smets, Mohamed Koukni
  • Patent number: 10226434
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, methods and compositions for treating or preventing viral infections using nucleosides analogs. Specifically, the present invention provides for the design and synthesis of acyclic fleximer nucleoside analogues having increased flexibility and ability to alter their conformation structures to provide increased antiviral activity potential with the result of inhibiting several coronaviruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignees: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven/Lieden University Medical Center, RC Leiden
    Inventors: Katherine L. Radtke, Hannah Peters, Johan Neyts, Dirk Jochmans, Eric J. Snijder
  • Patent number: 10076564
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) for the preparation of a vaccine, wherein the BAC comprises an inducible bacterial ori sequence for amplification of the BAC to more than 10 copies per bacterial cell. Plus a viral expression cassette comprising a cDNA of an attenuated RNA virus genome and comprising cis-regulatory elements for transcription of said viral cDNA in mammalian cells and for processing of the transcribed RNA into infectious viral RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Kai Dallmeier, Johan Neyts
  • Patent number: 10058516
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds, methods and compositions for treating or preventing viral infections using nucleosides analogs. Specifically, the present invention provides for the design and synthesis of acyclic fleximer nucleoside analogues having increased flexibility and ability to alter their conformation structures to provide increased antiviral activity potential with the result of inhibiting several coronaviruses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: University of Maryland Baltimore County, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leiden University Medical Center
    Inventors: Katherine L. Radtke, Hannah L. Peters, Johan Neyts, Dirk Jochmans, Eric J. Snijder
  • Patent number: 9951058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel compound, to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or optical isomer thereof, to a method for preparing same, and to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases containing same as an active ingredient. The novel compound according to the present invention not only has low cytotoxicity but also has excellent antiviral activity against picornavirus such as coxsackievirus, enterovirus, echovirus, poliovirus and rhinovirus, and thus can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases such as infantile paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myitis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, cold, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinus infection, or otitis media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN K.U. LEUVEN R & D, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Soo Bong Han, Chong-Kyo Lee, Hae Soo Kim, Jin Soo Shin, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut, Yashwardhan Radhamohan Malpani
  • Patent number: 9890133
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel indanone derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or enantiomers, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases, comprising the same as an active ingredient. The indanone derivatives have excellent inhibitory activity against picornaviruses including coxsackie-, entero-, echo-, Polio-, and rhinoviruses, as well as exhibiting low cytotoxicity, so that they can be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases including poliomyelitis, paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myositis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, cold, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN K.U. LEUVEN R&D, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Chong Kgo Lee, Hae Soo Kim, Hee Chun Jeong, Pil Ho Kim, Soo Bong Han, Jin Soo Shin, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut
  • Patent number: 9833423
    Abstract: Disclosed are 1,3-Dioxoindene derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or enantiomers, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases, comprising the same as an active ingredient. The 1,3-Dioxoindene derivatives have excellent inhibitory activity against picornaviruses including coxsackie-, entero-, echo-, Polio-, and rhinoviruses, as well as exhibiting low cytotoxicity, so that they can be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases including poliomyelitis, paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myositis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, cold, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN K.U. LEUVEN R & D
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Chong Kgo Lee, Ihl Young Choi, Hae Soo Kim, Phil Ho Kim, Soo Bong Han, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut
  • Patent number: 9790197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel compound, to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or optical isomer thereof, to a method for preparing same, and to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases containing same as an active ingredient. The novel compound according to the present invention not only has low cytotoxicity but also has excellent antiviral activity against picornavirus such as coxsackievirus, enterovirus, echovirus, poliovirus and rhinovirus, and thus can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases such as infantile paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myitis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, cold, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinus infection, or otitis media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN K.U. LEUVEN R & D, KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Soo Bong Han, Chong-Kyo Lee, Hae Soo Kim, Jin Soo Shin, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut, Yashwardhan Radhamohan Malpani
  • Patent number: 9730944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA-viruses belonging to the family of the Retroviridae, the family of the Flaviviridae and the family of the Picornaviridae and more preferably infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Piet Herdewijn, Jean Herman, Miyeon Jang, Pieter Leyssen, Thierry Louat, Johan Neyts, Christophe Pannecouque, Bart Vanderhoydonck
  • Publication number: 20170158684
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel compound, to a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or optical isomer thereof, to a method for preparing same, and to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases containing same as an active ingredient. The novel compound according to the present invention not only has low cytotoxicity but also has excellent antiviral activity against picornavirus such as coxsackievirus, enterovirus, echovirus, poliovirus and rhinovirus, and thus can be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases such as infantile paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myitis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, cold, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinus infection, or otitis media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Soo Bong Han, Chong-Kyo Lee, Hae Soo Kim, Jin Soo Shin, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut, Yashwardhan Radhamohan Malpani
  • Publication number: 20160297810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of novel compounds, methods to prevent or treat viral infections in animals by using the novel compounds and to said novel compounds for use as a medicine, more preferably for use as a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA viruses, more particularly infections with viruses belonging to the family of the Flaviviridae, and yet more particularly infections with the Dengue virus. The present invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions or combination preparations of the novel compounds, to the compositions or preparations for use as a medicine, more preferably for the prevention or treatment of viral infections. The invention also relates to processes for preparation of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN
    Inventors: Dorothée Bardiot, Gunter Carlens, Kai Dallmeier, Suzanne Kaptein, Mohamed Koukni, Arnaud Marchand, Johan Neyts, Wim Smets
  • Patent number: 9464067
    Abstract: Disclosed are indanone derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or enantiomers, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases, comprising the same as an active ingredient. The indanone derivatives have excellent inhibitory activity against picornaviruses including coxsackie-, entero-, echo-, Polio-, and rhinoviruses, as well as exhibiting low cytotoxicity, so that they can be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases including poliomyelitis, paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myositis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, cold, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven K.U. Leuven R & D, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Chong Kgo Lee, Hae Soo Kim, Hee Chun Jeong, Pil Ho Kim, Soo Bong Han, Jin Soo Shin, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut
  • Patent number: 9346749
    Abstract: Disclosed are 1,3-Dioxoindene derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or enantiomers, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases, comprising the same as an active ingredient. The 1,3-Dioxoindene derivatives have excellent inhibitory activity against picornaviruses including coxsackie-, entero-, echo-, Polio-, and rhinoviruses, as well as exhibiting low cytotoxicity, so that they can be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of viral diseases including poliomyelitis, paralysis, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, viral meningitis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, vesicular disease, hepatitis A, myositis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, diabetes, epidemic myalgia, encephalitis, flu, herpangina, foot-and-mouth disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sinusitis or otitis media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignees: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven K.U.
    Inventors: Young Sik Jung, Chong Kgo Lee, Ihl Young Choi, Hae Soo Kim, Pil Ho Kim, Soo Bong Han, Johan Neyts, Hendrik Jan Thibaut
  • Publication number: 20160030447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA-viruses belonging to the family of the Retroviridae, the family of the Flaviviridae and the family of the Picornaviridae and more preferably infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HN2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions of said compounds and the use of said pharmaceutical compositions to treat or prevent viral infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, K.U.LEUVEN R&D
    Inventors: Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Piet Herdewijn, Jean Herman, Miyeon Jang, Pieter Leyssen, Thierry Louat, Johan Neyts, Christophe Pannecouque, Bart Vanderhoydonck
  • Patent number: 9193741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compound of Formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R11, and R12 are as defined in the claim 1 or as described in detail in the description of the invention, and to the use of said compounds to treat or prevent viral infections and their use to manufacture a medicine to treat or prevent viral infections, particularly infections with RNA-viruses belonging to the family of the Retroviridae, the family of the Flaviviridae and the family of the Picornaviridae and more preferably infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV2), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), Dengue virus, and enteroviruses like Coxsackievirus, Rhinovirus and Poliovirus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K. U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Steven De Jonghe, Ling-Jie Gao, Piet Herdewijn, Jean Herman, Miyeon Jang, Pieter Leyssen, Thierry Louat, Johan Neyts, Christophe Pannecouque, Bart Vanderhoydonck
  • Patent number: 9107943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an eye-drop composition comprising 2-amino-9-[[(1S,2R)-1,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclopropyl]methyl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-Purin-6-one, and the use thereof for the diagnosis and treatment of herpetic eye infections in companion animals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: ARATANA THERAPEUTICS NV
    Inventors: Nesya Goris, Johan Neyts, Erwin Blomsma, Stefaan Wera, Ainola Billiet, Joeri Auwerx, Veerle Debeurme, Maryline Roe, Pascal Puig
  • Publication number: 20150098904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an eye-drop composition comprising 2-amino-9-[[(1S,2R)-1,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclopropyl]methyl]-1,9-dihydro-6H-Purin-6-one, and the use thereof for the diagnosis and treatment of herpetic eye infections in companion animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: ARATANA THERAPEUTICS NV
    Inventors: Nesya Goris, Johan Neyts, Erwin Blomsma, Stefaan Wera, Ainola Billiet, Joeri Auwerx, Veerle Debeurme, Maryline Roe, Pascal Puig
  • Publication number: 20150018427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds for use in a method for the treatment or prevention of parvovirus infections in humans and warm-blooded animals, including feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) infections in felids, canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) infections in canines, minute virus of mice (MVM) infections in mice and B19 parvovirus infections in humans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Aratana Therapeutics NV
    Inventors: Nesya Goris, Johan Neyts, Erwin Blomsma, Stefaan Wera, Jérôme Villers, Ainola Billiet, Joeri Auwerx, Veerle Debeurme, Eleonora Kiss, Chloë Swinnen
  • Patent number: 8884011
    Abstract: This invention relates to a purine or pyrimidine phosphonate compound of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein B, X, and R1-R3 are as defined in classes and subclasses herein. These compounds may be used as antiviral precursors. The invention also relates to therapeutic compositions of these compounds and their use for the preparation of a medication for testing and/or preventing a viral infection in a patient. The invention also provides methods for making these compounds. In particular, the invention provides an H-phosphinate precursor intermediate of formula (II) wherein B is a purine or pyrimidine base as defined herein and R1 is selected from the group comprising a hydrogen atom, and a methyl, ethyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl and C1-6haloalkyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-CNRS, Universite d'Aix-Marseille, K.U. Leuven Research & Development
    Inventors: Bruno Canard, Karine Alvarez, Karine Barral, Jean-Louis Romette, Johan Neyts, Jan Balzarini
  • Patent number: 8796273
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment, alleviation, prevention or reduction in the incidence of symptoms, diseases or conditions resulting from or associated with enteroviruses, more particularly the enteroviral infections they cause.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Biota Scientific Management Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Johan Neyts, Armando De Palma, Hendrik Jan Thibaut, Pieter Leyssen, Simon Tucker